Audio By Carbonatix
Online payments company PayPal plans to invest $500 million in Uber Technologies as the ride-hailing firm unveiled terms for its initial public offering on Friday, Refinitiv IFR reported.
PayPal will invest in Uber through a concurrent private placement at the IPO price, IFR reported on Thursday, citing sources.
A financial services component is important to Uber as it works to expand into a “superapp” of logistics and transportation services.
Superapps are applications where customers go for a range of services, such as transportation, shopping and payments. Such companies can be much more lucrative than those that offer just one core business or service.
Uber set a price range of $44 to $50 per share for its IPO Friday in an updated filing. It would be valued at about $84 billion at the high end of the range.
The company seeks to raise about $10 billion in its IPO. The company will begin its IPO roadshow on Friday.
The valuation sought is less than the $120 billion valuations that investment bankers told Uber last year it could fetch, and closer to the $76 billion valuations it attained in its last private fundraising round last year.
Uber and PayPal were not immediately available to comment on the IFR report.
Latest Stories
-
GCB staff donate maternity equipment to Ketu South Municipal Hospital
18 minutes -
I have space for about 800 students – Mansoman SHS headmaster raises concerns about placement changes
32 minutes -
Stay or fly out of Ghana: Joy FM listeners share divided views on Abeiku Santana’s ‘opportunities’ argument
54 minutes -
CBG launches PWD loan initiative to deepen financial inclusion
58 minutes -
Support PWD entrepreneurs to grow their businesses – Korklu Foundation Founder
1 hour -
NSA to begin GH¢41 refunds for eligible national service personnel by Tuesday
1 hour -
30-year-old man rescued after alleged kidnapping at Assin Fosu
1 hour -
GCB staff support Kpando Hospital with wheelchairs, stretchers and laptops
1 hour -
CBG to take PWD finance nationwide – Deputy Managing Director
1 hour -
Tano South MP supports 300 SHS students with educational supplies
2 hours -
CBG to expand responsible credit access for PWD-owned businesses – Managing Director
2 hours -
More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
2 hours -
Six Nigerians to be extradited to US over alleged $6m online romance scams
2 hours -
GPL 2026/27: Kotoko target first victory as Heart of Lions visit Kumasi
2 hours -
NAIMOS launches Operation Water Shield against illegal mining in Ghana
2 hours