Five At Five: Pay U Acquires New Payments Platform
Five At Five: Pay U Acquires New Payments Platform
July 23, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes a new acquisition by online payment...

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Third Point Takes New Position In PayPal
Third Point Takes New Position In PayPal
July 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Third Point, the hedge fund run by Daniel Loeb, has taken a new position in PayPal. According to a report in CNBC, citing a Third...

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European Commission Looking Into Thales’ Proposed Acquisition Of Gemalto
European Commission Looking Into Thales’ Proposed Acquisition Of Gemalto
July 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Gemalto, the digital security company that is being acquired by Thales, the French aerospace and defense company, will see the European Commission launch an in-depth...

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BNP Paribas Unveils UK SME Debt Fund; Nanjing Rolls Out $1.5M Blockchain Fund
BNP Paribas Unveils UK SME Debt Fund; Nanjing Rolls Out $1.5M Blockchain Fund
July 23, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes BNP Paribas Asset Management’s new U.K. debt fund. In addition,...

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Trade Wars, IP Wars, And Who Wins Between China And US?
Trade Wars, IP Wars, And Who Wins Between China And US?
July 23, 2018  |  International

It’s earnings season, which leads us to mull the fate of companies large and small, and of industries that are global in scope. Get the...

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Pinterest Nearing $1B In Ad Rev; Eye 2019 IPO
Pinterest Nearing $1B In Ad Rev; Eye 2019 IPO
July 23, 2018  |  IPO

Pinterest, the social media company, is nearing $1 billion in advertising revenue and is eyeing an initial public offering in the middle of next year....

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SoftBank, Paytm To Launch Digital Payment Service In Japan
SoftBank, Paytm To Launch Digital Payment Service In Japan
July 23, 2018  |  Digital Payments

SoftBank of Japan is gearing up to announce the launch of a mobile digital payment service in the country by the end of this year....

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Winning, Losing And Playing Catch-Up
Winning, Losing And Playing Catch-Up
July 23, 2018  |  Data Dive

While the world loves to pick winners and losers – and will occasionally turn things into horse races that possibly shouldn’t be – it is...

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President Trump Launches Fresh Round Of Attacks On Amazon
President Trump Launches Fresh Round Of Attacks On Amazon
July 23, 2018  |  Amazon

President Donald Trump is once again outraged at Amazon, and is once again complaining that the eCommerce giant is using the U.S. Postal Service as...

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