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Wirecard misses billions, EU investigates Apple, we interview the CEO of Parkwalk

Jun 22, 2020
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EU vs. Apple

  • EU launches antitrust probes into Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay (CNBC)
  • Opinion: Apple deserves the EU antitrust scrutiny it’s getting (Bloomberg)
  • Opinion: Apple’s antitrust issues won’t go away; the company should act now (9to5Mac)

Wirecard’s missing billions

  • Wirecard, a Payments Firm, Is Rocked by a Report of a Missing $2 Billion (The New York Times)
  • Wirecard’s disappearing $2.1 billion (Fortune)
  • Wirecard and the Dangerous Allure of Lots of Cash: Opinion (Bloomberg Tax)

Highlighting two interesting acquisitions:

  • Facebook acquires crowdsourced mapping company Mapillary (Reuters)
  • Square Buys European P2P App Verse (PYMNTS.com)

Highlighting three interesting funding rounds:

  • Swedish video game developer Stillfront raises €113 million (Tech.eu)
  • Berlin’s Contentful raises $80 million Series E for omnichannel content platform (Tech.eu)
  • Monzo value falls 40% in latest fundraising (FT)

 Moray Wright, co-founder and CEO of UK-based Parkwalk Advisors

  • London’s Imperial College debuts ‘Innovation Fund’ to back startups founded by students and staff (Tech.eu)
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