Новости за 10.04.2021

Here at PYMNTS, we are strongly pro-monkey, because monkeys are almost always an improvement to a situation. There’s a reason that “a barrel full of monkeys” is the relevant quantum we all use to describe fun at its highest level: Monkeys are fun animals. Not fun in a way that implies one should attempt to […]

Food delivery apps face a new challenge in fraud: fake restaurants — not here to steal your personal information, but to serve you food that impersonates other stores' offerings. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday (April 9) that two sushi restaurants in San Francisco have been using the names of legitimate businesses without permission […]

China’s ride-hail behemoth Didi Chuxing is going public with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Reuters reported on Friday (April 9), citing sources. The mobile transportation platform just notched $1.5 billion of debt financing, Bloomberg reported, as it looks ahead to a U.S. initial public offering (IPO). The Softbank-backed startup has signed on with JPMorgan Chase […]

China’s ride-hail behemoth Didi Chuxing is going public with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Bloomberg reported on Friday (April 9), citing sources. The mobile transportation platform just notched $1.5 billion of debt financing as it looks ahead to a U.S. initial public offering (IPO). The Softbank-backed startup has signed on with JPMorgan Chase & Co., […]

Apple refused to offer a witness in a “timely manner” to testify at a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights to look into the competition issues that app stores bring to the surface, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) and U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) wrote in a […]

Argentina’s mobile payments app Ualá plans to acquire Wilobank, the country’s first digital bank, Bloomberg reported on Friday (April 9), citing people with knowledge of the matter. The acquisition would help Ualá, which gives unbanked consumers access to financial services by linking a prepaid card to their mobile app, expand and reach more customers. With Wilobank’s […]

Grab Holdings Inc. has garnered the interest of Temasek Holdings Pte and T. Rowe Price Group Inc. for its intended business combination with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. The unnamed sources told the news outlet that the companies have made their interest known in becoming a part of a private […]

Small business closures are up around the world, according to Facebook’s most recent Global State of Small Business Report, and are approaching the peak of last May. Some 24 percent of respondents said their businesses were closed, compared to 16 percent in October — and very near the 29 percent seen last May. Facebook surveyed […]

Small business closures are up around the world, according to Facebook’s most recent Global State of Small Business Report, and are approaching the peak of last May. Some 25 percent of respondents said their businesses were closed, compared to 16 percent in October — and very near the 29 percent seen last May. Facebook surveyed […]

In today’s top retail news, PriceSmart reported a 3.4 percent rise in total revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, while Handy is partnering with Gotham Properties. Plus, Levi Strauss intends to open new stores. PriceSmart Reports Rising Revenues Amid Warehouse Club Expansion International warehouse club operator PriceSmart reported that its total revenues for […]

Walmart has hired Julia Unger to serve in the position of vice president of financial services. Unger will report to Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Janey Whiteside, and her first day will be Monday (April 12), according to a memo. “[Unger] has impressive experience developing innovative consumer finance services while also delivering strong business […]

Gojek and Tokopedia are joining forces to create Indonesia’s biggest internet firm, Bloomberg reported, citing sources, on Friday (April 9). The deal is tracking to close in the coming summer months. Terms and investor approval are pending, and shareholders are considering a consent package, sources told Bloomberg. Both startups are looking toward a merger, and […]

Gojek and Tokopedia are joining forces to create Indonesia’s biggest internet firm, Bloomberg reported, citing sources, on Friday (April 9). The deal is tracking to close in the coming summer months. Terms and investor approval are pending, and shareholders are considering a consent package, sources told Bloomberg. Both startups are looking toward a merger, and […]