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Georges Lands $42.4 Million For SMB Accounting Software
Georges Lands $42.4 Million For SMB Accounting Software
January 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

European upstart Georges, which will be now known as Indy, is raising $42.4 million in new investment. Indy has been at work developing accounting software...

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Apple Working To Launch VR Headset As Precursor To Augmented Reality Tech
Apple Working To Launch VR Headset As Precursor To Augmented Reality Tech
January 21, 2021  |  Apple

The first headset to be rolled out by Apple is likely to be somewhat niche and expensive — and a precursor to eventual augmented reality...

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Biden To Name Dave Uejio Acting Head Of CFPB
Biden To Name Dave Uejio Acting Head Of CFPB
January 21, 2021  |  Regulation

After the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) resigned to follow the wishes of the new administration, the White House said President Joe Biden would...

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TransferWise Appoints Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley For London IPO
TransferWise Appoints Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley For London IPO
January 21, 2021  |  IPO

British payments group TransferWise will file its anticipated initial public offering (IPO) with joint coordinators Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, two of the biggest U.S....

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Plaid Launches FinRise Incubator For Entrepreneurs Of Color
Plaid Launches FinRise Incubator For Entrepreneurs Of Color
January 21, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Plaid announced that it has launched a program called FinRise, an incubator aimed at making entrepreneurship more accessible to people of color. “We want to...

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TripActions Raises $155 Million To Boost Travel Spend Management
TripActions Raises $155 Million To Boost Travel Spend Management
January 21, 2021  |  Investments

TripActions, a travel management company, has raised $155 million in a Series E funding round at an increased valuation of $5 billion, intending to help...

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OneSource Virtual Rolls Out Invoice Pay For Vendor Payments
OneSource Virtual Rolls Out Invoice Pay For Vendor Payments
January 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

OneSource Virtual (OSV) has rolled out its Invoice Pay offering, which lets its Workday clients make payments and control vendor payment choices, as a supplement...

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Bitcoin’s Swoon Highlights Yellen, Lagarde Caution On Volatility
Bitcoin’s Swoon Highlights Yellen, Lagarde Caution On Volatility
January 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

If 2021 is cryptocurrencies’ headline year — after a 2020, where, of course, names like bitcoin shattered previous highs — the news may be less...

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Biden’s First Executive Orders Mandate Masks, Establish COVID-19 Response Coordinator
Biden’s First Executive Orders Mandate Masks, Establish COVID-19 Response Coordinator
January 21, 2021  |  News

With the stroke of a pen, President Joe Biden’s first round of executive orders forged a commitment to combatting the coronavirus pandemic and its associated economic...

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