Acquiring

An acquisition is when one company purchases most or all of another company's shares to gain control of that company. Purchasing more than 50% of a target firm's stock and other assets allows the acquirer to make decisions about the newly acquired assets without the approval of the company's shareholders.
Acquiring
Apple Pay, By The Day
November 27, 2014

Hard to believe it was just 30 days ago that Apple Pay officially launched and even harder to believe how different the ecosystem is today as opposed to what it was 31 days ago.  Some are firmly in the camp that Apple’s entrance into payments...

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Twitter Expands To Cards
November 26, 2014

There hasn’t been much chirping from Twitter executives about its payments plans recently, but on Tuesday (Nov. 25) the company announced its newest link into the payments world: “Twitter Offers.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Speed Commerce Shifts Up To Fifth Gear
November 25, 2014

Omni-channel e-commerce service leader Speed Commerce, Inc. has completed a $55 million acquisition of Fifth Gear — an order fulfillment, customer care, product personalization and eCommerce technology company that aims to provide a seamless D2C experience. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

To Go Where No Acquirers Have Gone Before
November 14, 2014

When is the sum of the parts in payments greater than the whole? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Worldpay To Acquire SecureNet Payment Systems
November 12, 2014

Worldpay, a global provider of payments technology and services for merchants, partners and developers announced Tuesday (Nov. 11) that it has acquired SecureNet Payment Systems. This move, which is expected to be finalized in December, will position Worldpay to bring its client base integrated payments...

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The Week in Payments Picks, Predictions, Pans and Pushes
November 08, 2014

Payments players around the globe gathered last week to chat about all things payments and commerce.  As you might expect, there were lots of new products, big ideas and big predictionsshared. We thought you’d like to see the things that we thought were worth sharing....

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Amex Launches Tokens
November 04, 2014

American Express has rolled out its tokenization service designed specifically for online commerce and mobile device, the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Pricing Optimization Company Acquired
October 31, 2014

The global technology-focused firm Francisco Partners has put its name and one of its leaders into the B2B space as it announced Thursday (Oct. 30) that it had acquired Vendavo, a B2B pricing optimization firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Next Generation Acquirer Credorax Snags $40M In Funding
October 28, 2014

Massachusetts-based start-up Credorax wants to bust up the silos that house the various pieces of the retail transactions processing process and has just raised another $40 million to do it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...