Acquisitions

Acquisitions
Shopify Eyes Tech Startup Deliverr Acquisition to Streamline Order Fulfillment
April 20, 2022

Canadian eCommerce firm Shopify Inc. is in discussion to purchase technology startup Deliverr, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg Wednesday (April 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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India’s Gupshup Acquires AI Firm AskSid
April 20, 2022

Gupshup, which provides conversational messaging to help businesses speak to customers, has acquired AskSid, a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) provider for eCommerce and retail brands. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Regulators Worried Next ‘Big Tech’ Will Be Created on Their Watch
April 20, 2022

Mergers and acquisitions in the tech space have become a critical issue for regulators worldwide. Agencies probably feel that they have underenforced the law in the past. In an interview, Matthew Readings, global antitrust chair at Shearman & Sterling, told PYMNTS that agencies might be...

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Lyft to Acquire Bike-Share Provider PBSC Urban Solutions
April 20, 2022

Ride-sharing app Lyft announced Tuesday (April 19) that it has agreed to buy PBSC Urban Solutions, a supplier of bicycle sharing equipment and technology to customers around the world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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FinTech Brex Expands Its Capabilities With Acquisition of Financial Planning Platform Pry
April 20, 2022

Brex, a provider of financial software and services geared for startups, Tuesday (April 19) announced it has acquired Pry Financials, a financial modeling platform oriented toward the same market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Robinhood to Acquire Crypto Asset Platform Ziglu
April 19, 2022

Stock and cryptocurrency exchange Robinhood has signed an agreement to acquire U.K.-based electronic money institution and cryptocurrency asset firm Ziglu Limited, according to a Tuesday (April 19) company blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Thunes Snaps up Majority Stake in Compliance Firm Tookitaki
April 19, 2022

Global payments firm Thunes is acquiring a $20 million majority stake in the anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance platform Tookitaki to drive international growth for both businesses, according to a press release on Tuesday (April 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Yahoo Owner Apollo Global Eyes Bid for Twitter
April 18, 2022

Apollo Global Management is thinking about taking part in a bid for Twitter, a Wall Street Journal report said Monday (April 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Billionaire Francois Pinault, Partners to Buy Deezer for $1.1B
April 18, 2022

Billionaire Francois Pinault and the other founders of Paris-based blank-check firm I2PO are buying music-streaming platform Deezer for €1.075 billion ($1.16 billion) and plan to take it public, according to a Bloomberg report Monday (April 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...