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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

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billion global payments Tongdun Technology 2 billion intelligent risk management BITMAIN Technologies Valuation: $12 billion BITMAIN, founded in 2013, produces digital currency mining servers under the ANTMINER brand. Company Valuation ($) Segment BITMAIN Technologies 12 billion digital currency mining Jimu 1 billion lending Huisuanzhang 1.28

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Staged Digital Wallet Fees

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In early 2017, Visa announced a staged digital wallet fee, which came well after Mastercard imposed a similar fee in 2013. Apple Pay and PayPal are examples of digital wallets. Imposed in 2013, the Mastercard fee is tiered and calculated on the prior year’s transaction volume. However, those days are long gone.

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The Conversation Continues: AI, Data Apps, and Fintech Investment on the Finovate Podcast

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Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Plotly enables organizations to collaboratively develop and deploy apps in secure, scalable, managed environments. The firm co-led a $21 million Series A funding round with PayPal Ventures in January. Episode 247.

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At $4 billion, did PayPal overpay for Honey?

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With only 17 million users, compared to PayPal’s 300 million, Honey seems minuscule. But this is PayPal's largest acquisition ever by price, and it far eclipses the $800 million PayPal spent in 2013 for Braintree, which owned Venmo.

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How Braintree's Latest Moves Guide PayPal's Strategy

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When eBay and PayPal purchased Braintree for $800 million in 2013, it was seen as an immediate fix for PayPal's troubled relationship with the developer community. Today, that transaction is showing a long-term benefit as well.

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PayPal Eyes Buying Crypto Firm BitGo, Others

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PayPal is looking at acquisition possibilities for cryptocurrency companies, including bitcoin custodian BitGo , a report from Bloomberg says. The move would help PayPal boost its embrace of digital coins. According to sources quoted by Bloomberg, PayPal has had discussions with BitGo, which helps store bitcoin in a safe manner.

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PayPal Approved To Process SMB PPP Loans

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PayPal has become one of the first non-bank institutions allowed to distribute loans to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a press release. Dan Schulman, PayPal CEO, said in a press release that it is a “race” to help save jobs for the future.