Acquiring

Acquiring
Uber’s $3B Bid for Map
May 08, 2015

Uber has made a bid for Nokia’s Here, Google Maps’ main competitor, for as much as $3 billion, reports The New York Times. Nokia had announced last month that it was interested in selling and now plans on signing a deal by the end of...

App Annie Grows With Mobidia Acquisition
May 07, 2015

The biggest mobile intelligence platform has gotten even bigger with the acquisition of a mobile measurement company. 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...

PayPal’s Ready Talks One Touch For Web
April 29, 2015

The problem with handcuffing a mobile wallet to an operating system (or hardware set) is it that it makes getting to scale among both consumers and merchants really, really hard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Bigcommerce Might Be Closing In On First Acquisition
April 28, 2015

Having raised a good amount of funding for itself, it appears that Bigcommerce might be looking to spend some of that money to buy a startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Zomato Moves To Take On OpenTable With NexTable Acquisition
April 23, 2015

With no pause to enjoy their reportedly billion dollar valuation, Zomato has snapped up NexTable – a restaurant reservation business and table management platform, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Solving Merchant Payment Problems With One Platform
April 23, 2015

Across the U.S., merchant payments is an area that’s experiencing rapid growth and transformation. And when it comes to delivering solutions for the space, Neil Randel, CEO of First American Payment Systems says merchants want to do a lot more with a lot less –...

Snapdeal Snaps Up Indian Bill Payment Service
April 09, 2015

With its latest acquisition, Snapdeal is a very big deal in India. 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. By...

Salesforce Bulks Up Mobile Security with Acquisition
April 03, 2015

Toopher is one for Salesforce. 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. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

“It’s Hazy, Man.” How Google Actually Agreed To Buy Softcard
April 01, 2015

For those who have spent the last month or so wondering why exactly Google decided to purchase Softcard, there’s some good news and some bad news. The bad news: you will probably never know. The good news: you understand it about as well as Google’s...