July 29, 2019
Indifi Raises $21.32M Series C Round

Indian B2B lender Indifi raised a $21.32 million (Rs 145 crore) Series C round led by CDC Group. After seeing the company’s latest RoC filings with Ministry of Corporate Affairs,...

July 29, 2019
Refinitiv Expected To Merge With London Stock Exchange In $27B...

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) has revealed that it is in discussions to acquire financial data analytics provider Refinitiv Holdings for $27 billion. The deal would come less than...

July 26, 2019
Previse Bolsters Reverse Factoring Underwriting With Beat

Lloyd’s syndicate Beat Syndicate 4242 is collaborating with trade finance solution provider Previse to underwrite those invoices financed by third parties so suppliers can get paid more quickly, according to...

July 26, 2019
China Testing Radical Plan To Judge Citizens’ Behavior

China is racing to become the first country to implement a pervasive system of algorithmic surveillance, igniting fears that the government will control its citizens’ lives.  The country will step...

July 25, 2019
The Void: Can Virtual Reality Save Malls?

Location-based virtual reality (VR) startup The Void is partnering with mall operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) to open 25 new entertainment outposts in the U.S. and Europe by 2022.  Four temporary pop-ups...

July 25, 2019
France: Reworld Media wins clearance for Mondadori acquisition

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore announced Wednesday, July 24, the sale of its subsidiary Mondadori France to Reworld Media has received clearance from the French regulator, Autorité de la Concurrence. In accordance...

July 25, 2019
Barneys Looks To Raise Funds For Bankruptcy

Barneys New York’s bankruptcy filing could come as early as next week, as reports indicate the New York retailer is currently raising financing for said filing. Barneys has been hoping...

July 24, 2019
France: Retailer Casino to sell three hypermarkets

French supermarket retailer Casino has signed pledges to sell three of its Geant Casino hypermarkets for 42 million euros ($46.8 million) as it seeks to reduce debt. Casino has been...

July 24, 2019
Lawmakers Want The Fed To Run US Faster Payments Rails

To reinforce the Federal Reserve’s authority to create a real-time payments system and mandate that the Fed brings about its own process, two U.S. representatives and two U.S. senators have...