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Fintech startup Ualá which is a finance app that helps people with all things financial has just finished its Series C funding to the tune of $150 million. This round was led by Tencent and Softbank’s Innovation Fund which has as its specific aim the Mercursour region. The app functions very much like Monzo, Nubank and Revolut but this time the focus of this app is on the Argentine market without the trappings and requirements of financial institutions and regulations. With its CEO Pierpaolo...

It appears that Apple Inc., the maker of the popular iPhone series has indicated a forecast of more than 100 million sales of its next iPhone (iPhone 12 line). Sources indicate that the Cupertino California giant has been informing its partners within its distribution network and supply chain to expect this amount to come next year. Already though, iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro sales are expected to be in the region of 80 million units though an increase in this amount will definitely indicate...

Uber Technologies Inc. has had its fair share of woes since its initial public offering (IPO) some months ago in May as it has not been profitable ever since. Now, the ride-sharing company is about to fall deeper into its problems as it has lost the license to operate in London, after several issues.Now Uber is a long way down from its $45 IPO price in May. At the moment, UBER is trading just under $30, representing a 33% loss in about six months. The level is the end result of a 6.3% loss in...

India’s digital payments company Paytm said it got new funding from its shareholders but also some new investors. SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund, Ant Financial and Discovery Capital will, therefore, together with new investors advised by T. Rowe Price Group Inc. fund Paytm to get it in front of its competitors as the country’s finance sector is slightly beginning to grill.From Ant Financial they said they have been searching for investment opportunities in Southeast Asia in order to...

Last Friday, November 22, the Wall Street Journal reported that the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates is betting a massive $1 billion that the global stock markets will fall by March 2020. This report has certainly stirred the emotions of global investors.Already the ongoing uncertainty with Brexit and the U.S.-China trade war has ensued tension within global investors. The WSJ report spread like a wildfire and investors started discussing the future of markets from these...

In what seems to be a comeback for Tesla’s Cybertruck after a mishap involving the breaking of its windows which was supposed to be “unbreakable” CEO Elon Musk has indicated that the electric automaker has received about 200,000 orders so far.However, TSLA stock hasn’t reacted seriously. In premarket it is 3.47% up, however, at the close, it was -6.14%.While Musk didn’t distinguish between “pre-orders” and final “orders” where people have committed to purchase the Cybertruck, the interest in...

Investment apathy in global cryptocurrency markets and also traditional markets deepened over the weekend as Bitcoin price which has been sliding in recent times slipped below the normal psychological $7,000 which everyone within the crypto space has been looking forward towards as a support for one last rally towards the end of this year. Apart from Bitcoin, all other cryptocurrencies are also down as well indicating a market malaise which hasn’t occurred in quite a bit.Ethereum lost almost...

In what seems like an end to a disappointing year for troubled startup WeWork the company recently announced its intention to lay off 2,400 workers from the company following near collapse. The once-famed startup announced this on Thursday. The layoffs amount to roughly 20% of its 12,500 strong workforces. Some more layoffs of over 1,000 people are expected as several business units of the company are going to be shut down, merged or sold off as the company refocuses and resets several...

There are rumors that the bank and stock brokerage company The Charles Schwab Corp. is negotiating a purchase of online broker TD Ameritrade. The two companies are the largest publicly-traded discount brokers in the United States but it is interesting to see what would this merger mean for the cryptocurrency trading.But, let’s start from the beginning. Nebraskan TD Ameritrade has been crypto-friendly for a longer time now – meaning, its clients had the possibility to trade Bitcoin futures...

Co-founder and former Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick, has been in the news recently as he has been offloading his shares in the ride-hailing company, at an alarming rate. Earlier this week, Kalanick disposed approximately $578 million of his Uber shares over a few days notably after a binding lockup period expired on Wednesday, Nov. 6. It would seem like Kalanick might be well on his way to dispose of a lot more of his holdings.According to a Bloomberg report, the ex-CEO’s total...