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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. B2B FinTechs in the U.S. Software-As-A-Service (SaaS).

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India Mulls Requesting eCommerce, Social Media Players To Store Customer Data Locally

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India is mulling the idea of requesting eCommerce and social media companies to only store customer data locally, which could impact the likes of Amazon and Facebook and its WhatsApp messaging service in the country. According to a report in Reuters , the plan was laid out in an updated Draft National Policy.

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Identity As A Service To The Rescue

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Social media platforms are infested with phonies, and not just your best friend’s irritating co-worker (although he totally is). This is about the fact that fake identities comprise 25 percent of new social media accounts created every day, and that 53 percent of all social media logins are fraudulent , according to a recent study.

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Big Tech Faces Regulation Reckoning As 2021 Dawns

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Starting with some of the most recent changes — and a sign of what’s to come — earlier in the month, the European Commission offered up its initial draft of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms.

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Social Shopping Struggles With The Burden Of Potential

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However, 8 percent of Cyber Monday visits did originate from social media, an increase of 17.5 It comes from WBR Insights , which credits customer engagement via social media. Brand advertisers, it says, need to justify social media ROI. percent from the prior year. We’ve identified three.

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Tencent Vows To Comply With Chinese Regulators’ Increasing Oversight

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13), Beijing’s proposed new laws had a negative effect on the market value of the country’s tech leaders like Tencent and Alibaba , dropping some $290 million in two days. Its business units span social media, video streaming, digital payments and wealth management. Jack Ma’s Ant Group is the financial arm of his Alibaba Group.

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WeTrade Platform's Nasdaq Transfer From OTC Could Raise $121 Million

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The Chinese eCommerce services startup WeTrade Group is looking to raise about $121 million in its transfer from the OTC board to Nasdaq, according to the S-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company’s cloud intelligence division, YCloud, recently expanded into those markets. “We