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Payments platform Square plans to buy Afterpay, an Australian buy now, pay later service, in an all-stock deal valued at around $29 billion.
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Employees of several small businesses weren’t paid Friday after payroll and benefits platform Zenefits closed for the Juneteenth holiday and experienced a glitch, two people affected...
The company's platform provides back office functions so that small businesses can focus on building clientele and maximizing profits.
Palo Alto, California-based edge compute company Macrometa closed a $20 million Series A less than eight months after announcing its $7 million seed funding.
Backed by investors including SoftBank and Toyota, Didi last raised venture financing with a $500 million round led by SoftBank in May 2020, per Crunchbase.
Chief Marketing Officer Vidya Peters tells Crunchbase News that the IPO “has been a wonderful validation of the modern card issuing industry.”
If you’ve walked through security at a major airport in the United States, you’ve likely seen signage for Clear, which allows enrolled members to pass through...
Rae develops supplements targeting women’s well-being in sexual, hormonal and mental health.