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Block acquires music financial services startup Hifi

TechCrunch: M&A

Block, the Jack Dorsey-founded fintech company previously known as Square, has acquired Hifi, a music-focused fintech startup. The company declined to share deal terms. Hifi founder and CEO Damian Manning announced the news in a LinkedIn post yesterday.

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Elon Musk’s X Partners With Visa to Provide Financial Services

The New York Times: Banking

The social media company said it would start a peer-to-peer payments service, moving to expand the apps abilities.

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Consumer Industries at Cisco Live 2024

Cisco: M&A

We’re excited to bring together forward-thinkers from retail, financial services, hospitality, and sports, media, and entertainment from June 2-6 in Las Vegas. Engage with visionaries, discover innovative solutions and gain insights that will drive your industry forward. Elevate your vision and Go Beyond!

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Zomato buys Paytm’s entertainment ticket business for $244 million

TechCrunch: M&A

Zomato, the Indian food delivery giant, has acquired the entertainment ticketing business of financial services firm Paytm for $244.1 The acquisition, among the largest M&A deals among new-age Indian tech companies, includes Paytm’s ticketing services for movies, sports and events.

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Bloomberg taps BNY Mellon for new electronic trading and analytics solutions hire

The TRADE

Elsewhere in his career, Williams held a pricing analyst role at Financial Times and a junior business development role at Deloitte. Williams announced his appointment in a social media post, adding: “[I’m] privileged to be starting a new and exciting role at one of the leading financial services global brands.”

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Where to find fintech investment

Growth Business

It invests in early-stage companies in software, SaaS, healthcare, fintech, security and media. Arie Capital London-based ARIE Capital is a global VC with a primary focus on connectivity, life sciences, fintech, sports and media tech, helping start-ups enter the Chinese market. They invest in verticals that include marketplaces (e.g.

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Top Skills Needed to Succeed as a Private Equity Associate

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When you are a junior at a financial service firm, your job is to complete deliverables and take orders – nobody cares about your opinion, because quite frankly, you do not have enough seniority and experience in the field to the point where your opinion could be justified in any capacity. investment banking, private equity , VC, etc.)