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DECEMBER 11, 2020

In today’s top news, FinTech startup Tink raised €85 million to bring its valuation to €680 million, and Starbucks plans to shift more toward drive-thru and online ordering. New Funding Values Swedish FinTech Startup Tink at $824 Million. Plus, Airbnb shares soared in its first day of trading.

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OCTOBER 6, 2019

Coinbase is reportedly in talks to acquire rentals startup Omni’s engineering team. The startup has also received interest in its engineering team from Thumbtack. The news comes as Omni has been struggling. Two sources told TechCrunch that Omni also laid off seven operations team members on Friday (October 4).

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

With the advent of emerging FinTech startups, banks face some competition for payments. As a result, banks are investing in and engaging with FinTech startups to grow their customer base and their market share. That news comes as apps such as Earny can analyze credit card spending. Since Apple launched Apple Pay in the U.S.,

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MAY 22, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Inserts, packaging and leaflets can come with near-field communication (NFC) tags and quick-response (QR) codes to allow customers to sign as well as pay using their smartphones for their subscriptions. and Australia. In Australia and the U.K.,

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MARCH 16, 2017

based payments startup that enables financial service developers to create cross-border payment tools and services. The funding round will be put toward Currencycloud’s continued global expansion. The funding round will be put toward Currencycloud’s continued global expansion. among others. Alphabet is likely betting on the U.K.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 23, 2023

BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, another extra special guest, Robin Grew, President of Man Group, $145 billion publicly traded hedge fund in the UK, and soon to be Man Group’s CEO. Then suddenly in the ensuing weeks, you get tagged to be CEO. That has to be a little bit of a surreal experience.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 25, 2023

I mean, at first, I got out of undergrad, and a degree in finance coming out of a small college at the time, Quinnipiac College, the gigs I was offered were essentially customer service jobs at mutual funds, call service, manning the phones, which I was no stranger to. For most of the clients that come to us for startup work, right?

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