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Today In Payments: Wirecard Forces German Accounting Regs Reboot; Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards
Today In Payments: Wirecard Forces German Accounting Regs Reboot; Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards
June 29, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Germany’s deputy finance minister wants to restructure accounting firm regulations, and consumers are turning away from travel rewards cards. Plus, the...

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PE Firms Shun Investments In Older Firms Hard Hit By Pandemic
PE Firms Shun Investments In Older Firms Hard Hit By Pandemic
June 28, 2020  |  Investments

Companies owned by private equity firms are not seeing the money for protection that those firms ostensibly have saved up, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...

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Blackrock, Pimco Tapped By Fed To Help Invest Relief Funds
Blackrock, Pimco Tapped By Fed To Help Invest Relief Funds
May 10, 2020  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve is turning to money managers BlackRock and Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco) to help it handle bond investments and the purchase of...

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IDnow Lands $40M To Grow Online Identity Verification Service
IDnow Lands $40M To Grow Online Identity Verification Service
October 28, 2019  |  Investments

ID verification startup IDnow has received a $40 million growth equity investment from private equity group Corsair Capital, according to reports. Corsair focuses on industries...

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Bain Capital Raising $1B Fund For Software, Cybersecurity
Bain Capital Raising $1B Fund For Software, Cybersecurity
May 30, 2019  |  Investments

Sources have revealed that long-standing private equity firm Bain Capital is trying to raise $1 billion to launch a new technology fund that the firm...

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Kyriba Investment Lands Bridgepoint With Majority Stake
Kyriba Investment Lands Bridgepoint With Majority Stake
March 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Private equity firm Bridgepoint is reportedly readying an acquisition of treasury management technology firm Kyriba, according to Private Equity News reports on Monday (March 25),...

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UK FinTechs Garnered Record VC, PE Investments In 2018
UK FinTechs Garnered Record VC, PE Investments In 2018
February 12, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

The U.K. FinTech market had a strong showing in 2018, with venture capital and private equity investments hitting $3.3 billion. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Investors Say eBay’s More Valuable As Part Of Google, Walmart
Investors Say eBay’s More Valuable As Part Of Google, Walmart
January 23, 2019  |  Retail

Some investors believe that Walmart, Google or several private equity firms might buy eBay — as long as it gets rid of StubHub and its eBay Classifieds...

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N26 Has $2.7B Valuation After Latest Funding Round
N26 Has $2.7B Valuation After Latest Funding Round
January 10, 2019  |  Digital Banking

N26, the European mobile bank operator, announced Thursday (January 10) that it has raised $300 million in venture funding, led by Insight Venture Partners. Get the Full...

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