San Francisco-based Square said that its services are now available in Ireland, its first country in the Eurozone. The company said in a press release that its software, payments and hardware products will work for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as big companies....
China’s Tencent Holdings said on Thursday (May 20) that it wants to put a greater portion of this year’s incremental profits into sectors that include games, short-form video and cloud services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Communications company Viasat has struck a multi-year deal with the National Basketball Association to deliver live NBA games to JetBlue passengers on the airline’s international flights, according to a Thursday (May 20) press release. The service will not be available on domestic U.S. flights or...
The current surge in COVID-19 cases in India is hitting SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels hard, so the startup is searching for cash. The hotel platform wants to raise $600 million in debt to beef up its bottom line, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...
In today’s top payments news around the world, JD Logistics is reportedly getting ready for an initial public offering (IPO), while a consortium led by Alibaba and Baring Private Equity Asia has bought a stake in The CrownX. Plus, Turkey has introduced a COVID-19 inoculation...
Almost 1 million people went back to work in the U.K. even as new COVID-19 variants continue to circle, according to the Financial Times (FT) on Monday (May 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
The largest tech merger in Indonesian history is not only set to create Southeast Asia’s newest so-called “super app” but will also result in creation of a super cool company name: the GoTo Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Singapore is being canceled due to uncertainty surrounding new variants of COVID-19, dubious travel outlook, and the different speeds that vaccinations are being rolled out across the globe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
In today’s top payments news around the world, Vinted has landed more than $300 million from investors, while Safaricom is reportedly in talks about harnessing its mobile money service on Amazon’s eCommerce platform. Plus, Silvergate Bank will exclusively issue the Diem U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin. Get...
