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General Atlantic Latest To Pony Up Cash For Stake In India’s Jio Platforms

General Atlantic Latest To Pony Up Cash For Stake In India’s Jio Platforms
General Atlantic Latest To Pony Up Cash For Stake In India’s Jio Platforms
May 17, 2020  |  Investments

The New York-based private equity firm General Atlantic closed an $870 million deal for a 1.3 percent stake in Jio Platforms, the digital subsidiary of...

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Applying The Marketplace Approach To Moving
Applying The Marketplace Approach To Moving
March 05, 2020  |  Retail

It’s 2006. “The Departed” is the top movie. The iPhone is a year away. People use beepers for urgent communications. Bush the younger is president....

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LendingClub and Morgan Stanley, A Tale of Two Bank Deals
LendingClub and Morgan Stanley, A Tale of Two Bank Deals
February 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Two deals this past week shone a spotlight on the lure of financial services — done digitally — and the “build vs. buy” debate, settled...

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AP Automation’s Role In Paying The Gig Economy
AP Automation’s Role In Paying The Gig Economy
February 05, 2020  |  Gig Economy

The rise of the gig economy is inexorable. By some estimates, within this decade, about half of the U.S. workforce will be made up of...

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AI-Powered Visual Shopping Experiences For Millennials, Gen Z
AI-Powered Visual Shopping Experiences For Millennials, Gen Z
August 26, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Sixty percent of millennials like using visual searches when shopping online marketplaces. Meeting that "look, buy, have" way of shopping means using AI to optimize...

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Big Tech Firms To Appear Before House Antitrust Subcommittee
Big Tech Firms To Appear Before House Antitrust Subcommittee
July 09, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Representatives from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are scheduled to appear before the House Antitrust Subcommittee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Investor Appetite For Chewy IPO Shows eCommerce Has Bite
Investor Appetite For Chewy IPO Shows eCommerce Has Bite
June 14, 2019  |  IPO

This week marked the debut of a few surging initial public offerings (IPOs), focused on commerce done by bits and bytes. Get the Full Story...

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Deep Dive: Identity Verification In Online Gaming And Gambling
Deep Dive: Identity Verification In Online Gaming And Gambling
April 24, 2019  |  Authentication

Online games are growing in popularity, and regulators are starting to worry as more players are using real-world currency for in-game purchases. To fend off...

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Is Uber Next Decade’s Trillion-Dollar Platform?
Is Uber Next Decade’s Trillion-Dollar Platform?
April 15, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Uber filed its S-1 last Thursday (April 11), two weeks after Lyft went public. By close of business on Friday, Lyft’s stock was trading at...

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