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Re:WeWork parent pulls IPO following pushback: sources by twic on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @06:50AM (#20993552)
Does PayPal count money paid through its app as revenue?
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Re:WeWork parent pulls IPO following pushback: sources by OJFord on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @08:15AM (#20994025)
Good point. I believe it (and similarly Amazon marketplace sales) uses nominee accounts.

I don't use Uber so I don't know if the payments are always to the same 'Uber Ltd' or not, but you're right that would seem to be a good option.

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Re:WeWork parent pulls IPO following pushback: sources by dd36 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @08:43AM (#20994289)
No. Neither does a bank. That’s, for lack of a better term, escrow.
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