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Partnerships / Acquisitions
Microsoft Could Sign Deal Monday With Voice-Tech Pioneer Nuance
April 11, 2021

Microsoft is in “advanced talks” to buy Nuance Communications, a leader in voice recognition technologies whose products include Dragon, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
Apex HCM Joins With Xero To Boost Corporate Payroll
April 11, 2021

Apex HCM will be integrating with small business accounting platform Xero along with national accounting firm Carr, Riggs, and Ingram CPAs and Advisors (CRI), according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Metro Bank Debuts On-The-Go Invoicing
April 11, 2021

Metro Bank has rolled out new invoicing technology allowing business customers to create and manage invoices on the go via the bank’s mobile app, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Coupa, Japan Cloud Team On Business Spend Management
April 11, 2021

San Mateo, California-based Coupa Software and Tokyo-based Japan Cloud are forming a joint venture called Coupa K.K. to expand adoption of Coupa’s Business Spend Management offering in Japan, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Treasury Management International Transacts In Crypto
April 11, 2021

Treasury Management International (TMI), a publishing group serving corporate treasurers, announced it has received payment in bitcoin as part of a project involving research related to cryptocurrency assets, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Fake San Francisco Restaurants Trick Delivery Apps, Customers
April 09, 2021

Food delivery apps face a new challenge in fraud: fake restaurants — not here to steal your personal information, but to serve you food that impersonates other stores’ offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

IPO
Chinese Ride-Hail Startup Didi Prepping US IPO
April 09, 2021

China’s ride-hail behemoth Didi Chuxing is going public with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Reuters reported on Friday (April 9), citing sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Regulation
US Senators: Apple Refused To Offer Witness At April Hearing On App Stores
April 09, 2021

Apple refused to offer a witness in a “timely manner” to testify at a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights to look into the competition issues that app stores bring to the surface, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Report: Mobile Payments App Ualá To Acquire Digital Bank Wilobank
April 09, 2021

Argentina’s mobile payments app Ualá plans to acquire Wilobank, the country’s first digital bank, Bloomberg reported on Friday (April 9), citing people with knowledge of the matter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...