In just 6 years, Grab has managed to attract $6 billion in funding. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, SoftBank Group Corp is nearing a deal to invest nearly $500 million in Grab. The potential deal is part of a nearly $1 billion funding that Grab aims to tap in its latest…
The 3-way deal, ahead of SoftBank’s planned listing of its domestic telecoms unit – likely to be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades, could boost demand for online shopping and mobile payments among Japan’s tech-savvy shoppers. In a move that sees Japan’s SoftBank Group tightening its grip over Yahoo Japan, the conglomerate disclosed…
This merger assumes significance midst the growing global clamour for going cashless. In a significant development, French payments processing company Worldline has agreed to acquire Digital River World Payments (DRWP), its Swedish peer. The move marks a pickup in the merger activity in the payments sector. Although Worldline did not disclose the quantum it had…
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