Finance
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Is Italy the new Greece? These 6 charts explain why Italy is rattling markets
ReutersAn Italian Army parachutist hoists the Italian flag during the Republic Day military parade in Rome Investors today are breathing…
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Benchmark is staying focused, targeting $425M for ninth fund
VC powerhouse Benchmark has filed to raise $425 million for its ninth flagship fund. While other firms close billion-dollar venture…
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Betterment keeps growing as fintech competitors rise
Betterment, which Barron’s recently declared the largest independent online financial adviser, is betting that the future of online investing includes…
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Lending platform Funding Circle raises £300M in London IPO, valuing it at £1.5B, as investor interest cools
Another fintech startup has made the leap into publicly-traded company: Funding Circle, the peer-to-peer lending platform for small and medium…
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Corporate venture investment climbs higher throughout 2018
Many corporations are pinning their futures on their venture investment portfolios. If you can’t beat startups at the innovation game,…
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Singapore is the crypto sandbox that Asia needs
Singapore Blockchain Week happened this past week. While there have been a few announcements from companies, some of the most interesting…
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Understanding Renaud Laplanche’s next Upgraded act
Renaud Laplanche spent ten years building LendingClub. In the process, he created an industry from scratch. Circumventing conventional banking channels…
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Funding Circle, a P2P SME lending platform, steps towards an IPO
UK founded startup Funding Circle, a p2p lending platform which focuses on the underserved small business market, has announced a…
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Thailand is becoming a critical country for blockchain
While United States regulators are still trying to figure out how to think about cryptocurrencies, Thailand’s government is already mapping…
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