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Storefriendly Opens Hong Kong’s First Self-Owned Self-Storage Facility
October 7, 2021
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ISS Inside Self-Storage

Storefriendly Opens Hong Kong’s First Self-Owned Self-Storage Facility

Asia-based Storefriendly Self Storage Group has opened a new facility in the Kwun Tong district of Hong Kong. It’s the first self-storage company in the region to own rather than lease the building in

PayPal acquires Japan’s Paidy for $2.7B to crack the buy now, pay later market in Asia
September 8, 2021
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TechCrunch

PayPal acquires Japan’s Paidy for $2.7B to crack the buy now, pay later market in Asia

PayPal Holdings, the U.S. fintech company, announced an acquisition of Paidy, a Japanese buy now, pay later (BNPL) service platform, for approximately $2.7 billion (300 billion yen), mostly in cash, t

Amount raises $99M at a $1B+ valuation to help banks better compete with fintechs
May 18, 2021
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TechCrunch

Amount raises $99M at a $1B+ valuation to help banks better compete with fintechs

Amount, a company that provides technology to banks and financial institutions, has raised $99 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation of just over $1 billion.

Excision BioTherapeutics Completes $60 Million Financing to Advance CRISPR-Based Infectious Disease Programs
February 17, 2021
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Global News Wire

Excision BioTherapeutics Completes $60 Million Financing to Advance CRISPR-Based Infectious Disease Programs

Excision BioTherapeutics (“Excision”), a leading developer of potentially curative CRISPR anti-viral therapies to improve patient lives, today announced the completion of a $60 million financing.

KALE Initiative Co-founder Veronica Chan Talks About COVID-19 and Humanity with SCMP
March 20, 2020
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South China Morning Post

KALE Initiative Co-founder Veronica Chan Talks About COVID-19 and Humanity with SCMP

The virus might be deadly but a lack of compassion is surely fatal to humanity