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Gojek acquires payments startup Moka for $130m

Bloomberg Indonesia’s ride-hailing and food-delivery giant Gojek has acquired a mobile point-of-sale startup called Moka for about $130 million, according to people familiar with the deal. The transaction, which has been under negotiations since last year, was completed about a month ago, said the people, who asked not to be named because the information is private. It hasn’t been announced ...

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Luckin collapse adds to Credit Suisse’s losses

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG was stung by the collapse of Luckin Coffee Inc in China following an accounting scandal, which led to a five-fold increase in Asian loan-loss provisions. The Swiss bank set aside 97 million Swiss francs ($100 million) for soured loans, primarily related to three cases, the largest of which was Luckin Coffee, according to a person ...

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SoFi acquires Hong Kong’s 8 Securities in first global push

Bloomberg Social Finance (SoFi) Inc acquired 8 Securities, a Hong Kong mobile investing startup, marking its first expansion outside of the US. Rebranded as SoFi Hong Kong, the company will be the only brokerage service that delivers fee-free stock trading on more than 15,000 US and Hong Kong stocks, as well as exchange traded funds, the company said. The acquisition ...

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