Tagged: music-streaming

Akazoo, a Music Streaming Service, Settles With SEC in $38.8M Alleged SPAC Fraud

October 27, 2021 @ 10:33 pm By Tony Zerucha |

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced a $38.8 million settlement of charges against Akazoo S.A., a purported music streaming business based in Greece, for allegedly defrauding investors out of tens of millions of dollars in connection with a 2019 SPAC business combination. Akazoo’s… Read More

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Acquisition of Jay-Z’s Tidal by Square to have No Material Impact on Fintech Firm’s Revenue, Company Says, as Analyst Breaks Down the Deal

March 6, 2021 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi |

Rob Walker, a Senior writer at Marker on the intersections of design, consumer culture, branding and business, is asking whether Jack Dorsey is playing Jay-Z, or is the billionaire hip-hop artist and entrepreneur playing the Twitter and Square CEO? Walker, a longtime NYT contributor and… Read More

Read more in: Fintech, General News, Opinion | Tagged acquisition, jack dorsey, jay-z, music-streaming, square, tidal, twitter