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FAA OKs American Robotics Drones To Fly Without Human Operators
FAA OKs American Robotics Drones To Fly Without Human Operators
January 17, 2021  |  Regulation

The Federal Aviation Administration is letting commercial drone-maker American Robotics operate drones without on-site pilots — but with a number of caveats, according to a...

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UBS Eyes $400 Million Investment In India’s Paytm
UBS Eyes $400 Million Investment In India’s Paytm
January 17, 2021  |  Investments

UBS Group might be investing $400 million in India’s Paytm, which is owned by Ant Group, according to a report from Tech in Asia. Paytm...

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Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden’s Top Antitrust Job
Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden’s Top Antitrust Job
January 17, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

President-elect Joe Biden is looking at two ex-President Barack Obama officials to run the top antitrust job at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Reuters...

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JPMorgan Provides $100 Million Financing Facility To Figure For Mortgage Lending
JPMorgan Provides $100 Million Financing Facility To Figure For Mortgage Lending
January 17, 2021  |  Loans

Figure Technologies, which works in blockchain-based finance tech transformations, has worked with J.P. Morgan and closed a $100 million financing facility to help with conforming...

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Deliveroo Valued At $7 Billion-Plus Ahead Of Potential IPO
Deliveroo Valued At $7 Billion-Plus Ahead Of Potential IPO
January 17, 2021  |  Investments

British delivery power-house Deliveroo said Sunday (Jan. 17) in an announcement that it has raised $180 million in new investments, which push its valuation to...

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Home COVID Test Startup Everlywell Nets $75 Million For Investor Liquidity
Home COVID Test Startup Everlywell Nets $75 Million For Investor Liquidity
January 17, 2021  |  Investments

Everlywell, an Austin, Texas-based producer of home tests for COVID-19 and other diseases and health conditions, has raised $75 million on top of a recent...

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Bookkeeper360 Gets $1 Million For SMB FinTech Solutions
Bookkeeper360 Gets $1 Million For SMB FinTech Solutions
January 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Bookkeeper360, a FinTech working with accounting solutions, has raised $1 million in seed funding, according to a press release. The round comes with a new...

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AlignBooks, ICICI Bank Team For Streamlined SMB Banking
AlignBooks, ICICI Bank Team For Streamlined SMB Banking
January 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Cloud-based accounting software solution provider AlignBooks will be working with ICICI Bank, a private-sector bank, to deliver a new, simple digital banking experience for small-...

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New Everpeaks Logistics Platform Uses Malaysian Free Trade Zone
New Everpeaks Logistics Platform Uses Malaysian Free Trade Zone
January 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Malaysian eCommerce logistics firm Everpeaks has launched a logistics platform called Fulfilment [sic] by Everpeaks that the company said will reduce costs for manufacturer-to-consumer shipping...

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