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The value of cryptocurrencies is constantly fluctuating, but that doesn’t stop people and businesses from using them to conduct money transactions.Nowadays, you can use Bitcoin – the cryptocurrency that started everything – on Amazon, gambling venues such as the Sloto Cash online casino, and as of late – Airbnb as well.On November 11th, it was announced that Fold now supports payments to Airbnb, allowing people to book stays while enjoying some extra benefits.According to ads, Fold users will...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., has announced pricing for its soon-to-come share listing in Hong Kong. Estimated to have a target to raise $13.8 billion, the company will be selling 12.5 million shares exclusively to retail investors and has pegged it at HK$188 per share. Roughly $24, the sale will easily take its place as Hong Kong’s most expensive initial sale in history.The company plans to sell a total of 500 million ordinary shares in the Hong Kong listing, finally placing its focus on the...

In what has come as a shock to many pundits in investment circles, electronic scooter firm Voi Technology has reportedly raised about $85 Million in another funding round which has included several premier investment partners such as Vostok New Ventures. Previous investors Balderton Capital, Creandum and Raine Ventures were included in this round as well.Although the firm hasn’t reached any profitability overall, it expects to achieve this in the next few years. Fredrik Hjelm, Voi’s...

Apart from the popularity of its ride-hailing services, Uber is also very well-known as a market player all over the world and especially in the finance sphere for its continuous and rising loss over the years. Recently the company announced a report for its just-ended 3rd quarter which surpassed estimates predicted by financial analysts. However, Uber’s stock (now it’s trading at approximately $31) still lost up to 5% as the company still announced that it had lost well more than $1...

Ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies Inc. plans to foray into the payments and financial services market. Citing a massive opportunity in this sector, Uber announced a new division called Uber Money catering to the company’s debit and credit card offerings along with digital wallet facilities.Uber Money will first focus on providing services to its fleet of 4 million drivers and couriers across the globe. Peter Hazlehurst, the head of Uber Money said that the drivers will get a mobile bank...

PayPal Holdings Inc. has announced its earned figures in its quarterly report for the third quarter, showing a notable increase in the company’s volume of total payment. According to its report, the company pulled in a $4.38 billion revenue, representing a 19% increase.Furthermore, the company’s earnings per share also increased, going higher than the proposed estimate by market analysts. Experts had estimated a 52 cents per share earnings but PayPal surpassed this, hitting 61 cents which is...

Anheuser-Busch InBev, currently the world’s largest brewing company by revenue, is trying to break big into many parts of Asia, with a considerable focus on China. The company which debuted its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange about a week ago, is also interested in other markets such as South Korea, Vietnam and India as well. However, many who are familiar with the market in China, for example, are yet to see how the company could possibly break into a market that’s already mostly...

Apart from its ongoing antitrust investigation as put forward by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Facebook is also having a rough time regarding its proposed digital currency, the Libra. A few months ago, Facebook announced its plans to float its own cryptocurrency and also released a whitepaper to the effect.As part of the announcement, a Libra Association was announced, an association made up of several big companies including Uber, Mastercard, Visa, eBay, Spotify and many other...

Bird, a startup that rents out electric scooters, has acquired an extra $275 million in Series D funding round led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital. After raising that amount at a valuation of $2.5 billion, the company claims that is a testament to its effort to improve its unit economics.Notably, the new funding raises Bird’s post-money valuation to almost $2.8 billion. This funding round comes just a few months after reports emerged that Bird wanted to raise a Series D round at a $2.5 billion...

Uber is the company known as the one who first has spread on so many ways. There is a ride-hailing business, then scooter sharing and then there is a food delivery – and even though there are Asian companies copying its model, Uber is the only US company that offers these three services (for now).On Thursday they held the launching event in San Francisco where they presented more than 25 changes to its platform among which are combining its ride-hailing app and food-delivery app Uber Eats,...