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Google joins mobile payments race in cash-reliant India

Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Google introduced a digital payments service specifically designed for India as competition heats up for the country’s billion-plus potential users. Tez, the Hindi word for fast, debuted on Monday for download on iPhones and Android devices and joins an increasingly crowded field. The service is compatible with the Indian government-backed Unified Payments Interface, which simplifies financial transactions ...

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Chinese online insurer ZhongAn starts $1.5 billion Hong Kong IPO

Bloomberg ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., China’s largest online insurer, started taking orders for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as $1.5 billion. The Shanghai-based company is offering 199.3 million new shares at HK$53.70 to HK$59.70 apiece, according to terms for the deal obtained by Bloomberg. Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to purchase 71.9 million ...

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CBS’s Ten acquisition overcomes legal hurdles

Bloomberg CBS Corp. overcame a last-ditch attempt to derail its planned takeover of ailing Australian broadcaster Ten Network Holdings Ltd. after a Sydney court dismissed a challenge by local media mogul Bruce Gordon. CBS is free to vote on its proposed acquisition at Tuesday’s meeting of Ten creditors, Justice Ashley Black said in a ruling on Monday at the New ...

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