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Grain Raises $16M in Series A Funding Led By Tiger Global

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Grain, a video meeting workspace, today announced it raised $16M in Series A funding led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Slack Fund, Unusual Ventures, and Freestyle VC with the continued support from Acrew, Peterson Ventures, amongst others. The latest round of financing brings Grain's total funds raised to $20M, following a $4M seed round in April 2020.

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Grain, a video meeting workspace, today announced it raised $16M in Series A funding led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Slack Fund, Unusual Ventures, and Freestyle VC with the continued support from Acrew, Peterson Ventures, amongst others.
NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Grain , a video meeting workspace, today announced it raised $16M in Series A funding led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Slack Fund, Unusual Ventures, and Freestyle VC with the continued support from Acrew, Peterson Ventures, amongst others.
"Grain is building a category-defining business with a remarkably efficient product," said John Curtius, Partner at Tiger Global.
About Grain: Grain transforms video meetings into your company's most valuable asset by enabling teams to easily record meetings, share highlights and build knowledge from all conversations.

i2c Partners with Fintech Unicorn PingPong to Power Rapidly Growing B2B Mastercard Credit Offering

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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i2c Inc. , a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its partnership with PingPong , Hangzhou, China-based fintech unicorn providing business owners with modern, cross-border e-commerce payment solutions.

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i2c Inc. , a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its partnership with PingPong , Hangzhou, China-based fintech unicorn providing business owners with modern, cross-border e-commerce payment solutions.
Leveraging i2cs agile SaaS platform, PingPong will expand its existing commercial credit offering to new regions, specifically Hong Kong SAR and Europe.
We are thrilled to work with such an innovative platform thats redefining global e-commerce for sellers, said Aurangzaib Khan, i2c general manager MEA region.
We chose to work with i2c because of their deep global footprint and unmatched experience in digital payments, said Yu Chen, founder and CEO of PingPong.

DTL Sourcing and FinTech unicorn PingPong Payments partner to build trusted seller-supplier relationships worldwide

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Monday, April 11, 2022

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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PingPong Payments , specialists in cross-border payment, partner with DTL Sourcing , a leading Chinese sourcing company, to provide businesses across the world with a trustworthy channel into China for all their sourcing requirements.

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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PingPong Payments , specialists in cross-border payment, partner with DTL Sourcing , a leading Chinese sourcing company, to provide businesses across the world with a trustworthy channel into China for all their sourcing requirements.
This partnership seeks to connect manufacturers and merchants around the world, building trusted business relationships and improving global trade ties.
Global merchants around the world trust PingPong Payments to help them save on cross-border payments, VAT and supplier payments, and more.
DTL Sourcing leverages a deep network of over 500 trusted manufacturers across the world with a trustworthy channel into China for their sourcing needs since 2008.

DTL Sourcing and FinTech unicorn PingPong Payments partner to build trusted seller-supplier relationships worldwide

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Monday, April 11, 2022

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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PingPong Payments , specialists in cross-border payment, partner with DTL Sourcing , a leading Chinese sourcing company, to provide businesses across the world with a trustworthy channel into China for all their sourcing requirements.

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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PingPong Payments , specialists in cross-border payment, partner with DTL Sourcing , a leading Chinese sourcing company, to provide businesses across the world with a trustworthy channel into China for all their sourcing requirements.
This partnership seeks to connect manufacturers and merchants around the world, building trusted business relationships and improving global trade ties.
Global merchants around the world trust PingPong Payments to help them save on cross-border payments, VAT and supplier payments, and more.
DTL Sourcing leverages a deep network of over 500 trusted manufacturers across the world with a trustworthy channel into China for their sourcing needs since 2008.

PingPong Payments enters a partnership with India Sourcing Network (ISN) to enable international growth for U.S. buyers and Indian sellers

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

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By partnering with India Sourcing Network, Indian sellers can receive funds in real-time, in their domestic currency, and build trusted business relationships with global sellers.

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By partnering with India Sourcing Network, Indian sellers can receive funds in real-time, in their domestic currency, and build trusted business relationships with global sellers.
Kenny Tsang, Managing Director of PingPong Payments comments: "Companies like India Sourcing Network are thriving, thanks to the benefits brought about by an increased demand in cross-border payments.
India Sourcing Network (ISN) makes it easy for global ecommerce sellers and retailers to source products from India for their brands.
India Sourcing Trip is held twice a year, and is a Learning, Sourcing, and Cultural guided tour for international ecommerce sellers.

Eight Roads launches latest dedicated US$350m technology fund for China

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

SHANGHAI, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight Roads, the global venture capital firm backed by Fidelity, today announced its latest dedicated technology fund for China, Eight Roads China Technology Fund V, extending the momentum of capturing China's growing technology investment opportunities.

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SHANGHAI, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight Roads, the global venture capital firm backed by Fidelity, today announced its latest dedicated technology fund for China, Eight Roads China Technology Fund V, extending the momentum of capturing China's growing technology investment opportunities.
Since its first investment in China in the 1990s, Eight Roads has evolved with the development of the technology industry in China and remains committed to supporting Chinese entrepreneurs todevelop the next generation of global technology companies with its deep domain expertise and unrivalled global network.
The launch of Eight Roads China Technology Fund V is a hallmark milestone along our committed journey which we look forward to continuing for the many decades to come.
The launch of our latest specialized China technology fund, following our new US$400m dedicated healthcare fund last year, shows our belief in the country's capacity for the long game in technology innovation, development, and adoption" remarked Jarlon Tsang, Managing Partner and Head of Eight Roads Ventures China: "Eight Roads, with our exceptional team and global network, will continue to bring sectoral knowledge and technology know-how to add value to the companies and founders we partner with."

Sportradar Integrity Services Highlight the Scale of Match Fixing in Sport Over the Last 18 Months

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Sportradar Integrity Services is a unit of Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) (Sportradar or the Company), aleading global sports technology company.

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Sportradar Integrity Services is a unit of Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) (Sportradar or the Company), aleading global sports technology company.
In the last 18 months Sportradar has utilised its bet monitoring system, the Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS), to detect suspicious activity in 12 different sports across more than 70 countries worldwide.
According to Sportradars UFDS figures, soccer is the sport at most risk of betting related corruption with more than 500 suspicious matches detected in 2021 to date.
Sportradar Integrity Services are a global supplier of monitoring, intelligence, education and consultancy solutions for sport organisations and state authorities to support them in the fight against betting-related and sports corruption.

P&G Puts Athletes Who Lead with Love Center Stage at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Celebrating Their Efforts and Inspiring Positive Action in Others

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

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In the lead up to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, P&G was inspired by the selfless actions of Olympic and Paralympic athletes around the world who stepped up and served others.

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In the lead up to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, P&G was inspired by the selfless actions of Olympic and Paralympic athletes around the world who stepped up and served others.
This led P&G to create the Athletes for Good Fund in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
For Tokyo 2020, Athletes for Good Fund provided more than $500,000 in grants to help fuel the efforts of the recipients charities of choice.
His call to action resulted in hundreds of exchanges with athletes, both via social media and in-person at Tokyo 2020.

The Table Tennis Federation of Ukraine and Sport Integrity Team Partner to Stamp out Match Fixing

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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Thanks to the global rise in popularity and interest in the game, players participating in Ukrainian Table Tennis tournaments are facing increasing temptation by being offered match fixing agreements.

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Thanks to the global rise in popularity and interest in the game, players participating in Ukrainian Table Tennis tournaments are facing increasing temptation by being offered match fixing agreements.
We are a fully independent organisation and our primary objective is to develop and grow the sport of Table Tennis in Ukraine.
"The Ukrainian Table Tennis Federation is very concerned about the problem of match fixing and decided to react strongly.
We are confident that we will make table tennis in Ukraine a sport free from match-fixing," said Francesco Baranca, consultant at Sport Integrity Team S.r.l.

The Table Tennis Federation of Ukraine and Sport Integrity Team Partner to Stamp out Match Fixing

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Sports, Summer Olympic sports, Match fixing, Sports law, Table tennis, Tennis

Thanks to the global rise in popularity and interest in the game, players participating in Ukrainian Table Tennis tournaments are facing increasing temptation by being offered match fixing agreements.

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Thanks to the global rise in popularity and interest in the game, players participating in Ukrainian Table Tennis tournaments are facing increasing temptation by being offered match fixing agreements.
We are a fully independent organisation and our primary objective is to develop and grow the sport of Table Tennis in Ukraine.
"The Ukrainian Table Tennis Federation is very concerned about the problem of match fixing and decided to react strongly.
We are confident that we will make table tennis in Ukraine a sport free from match-fixing," said Francesco Baranca, consultant at Sport Integrity Team S.r.l.