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Airbnb’s Total Booking Value Soars 30 Pct. YoY

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billion in total booking value, a 31 percent boost from the previous year. Sources told The Wall Street Journal that the home rentals company booked 91 million nights on its platform in the quarter. Airbnb’s last raise was in 2017, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and General Atlantic.

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Bain Capital Technology’s Bet On hey And Japan’s Digital Payments Shift

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And yet Japan remains a heavily cash-based economy, Darren Abrahamson , managing director of Bain Capital Tech Opportunities told Karen Webster. That’s allowed small merchants to start accepting things like different card brands and new digital options like mobile wallets. “It The Pandemic Has Opened Up New Investment Opportunities.

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Travel Firm Booking Invests $500M In Didi Chuxing

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Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings. dollars on its balance sheet after it raised $4 billion in new capital late last year. In addition, Didi customers can book hotels through Booking.com and its sister site Agoda.

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Life House Tech-Focused Hotel Brand Closes $30M Fundraise

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Previous investors Global Founders Capital, Comcast Ventures and Trinity Ventures also gave money. Among the fastest-growing hotel brands, Life House has over 800 beds and 25 hotels that are expected to be operational by early next year. . Its website directly garners more than 65 percent of its bookings. .

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Capital One Sees Domestic Card Purchase Volumes Surge 11 Pct

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Amid the spate of financial institutions reporting results that show increased traction in consumer spending — especially across credit cards — add Capital One Financial to the list. He said “there will be a growing front book, which will be the originations that we will do under this new partnership.”. In results posted Tuesday (Jan.

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Brex Rolls Out Corporate Card For eCommerce Cos

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The card bridges companies in the eCommerce space, including online brands and eRetailers, to 60-day payment terms, interest-free financing and no foreign transaction fees. In October the firm closed a $125 million Series C funding round from Greenoaks Capital, DST Global and IVP, valuing the firm at $1.1

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Goldman Sachs To Pay $2.5B For General Motors' Credit Card Business

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GM was the first company to let drivers use touchscreens to do things like order food, pay for gas or book hotels. Goldman has worked out a rough deal with Capital One Financial Group , with the purchase price included. Without a well-known brand or branches, Goldman has turned to partnerships like the Apple Card , which had $4.5

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