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Ridesharing
Uber App Now Offers Public Transport Tickets For CO Riders
July 09, 2019

Uber is rolling out more ways to get around with expanded train and bus tickets for its customers in Denver, Colorado. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
IBM Closes On Red Hat Acquisition
July 09, 2019

As it looks to bolster its cloud computing business, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has closed its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat Inc. IBM had agreed to purchase the software company in October, which marks the largest acquisition in the company’s history of over...

Investments
Bolt Lands $68M To Create ‘One-Stop Checkout Software’
July 09, 2019

Online checkout startup Bolt announced it has raised $68 million in additional funding, according to a report in Fortune. 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...

Retail
As 5G Looms, Retail Possibilities Become More Clear
July 09, 2019

Retailers surely have more than enough to worry about these days. For one, the pace of innovation keeps speeding up – and that holds true for all types of retail niches, from apparel to grocery to others. Closely tied to that is the increasing demand from...

Retail
How QSRs Bring Mobile And Digital Payments To The Table
July 09, 2019

In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers. Some establishments are rolling out proprietary apps, while others are teaming...

Retail
Facebook To Begin Taking Share Of Fan Subscription Revenue
July 09, 2019

As part of a wider range of announcements related to monetization at VidCon, Facebook said it plans to take a share of up to 30 percent on fan subscriptions. The change will take effect Jan. 1, 2020. The social media company began to launch fan...

Retail
Virgin Galactic To Become First Listed Human Spaceflight Company
July 09, 2019

As part of a deal with a publicly traded shell, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space tourism venture would become the first listed company for human spaceflight. Special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. reportedly intends to invest approximately $800 million for a stake...

Mobile Payments
GoCardless Taps DocuSign For SaaS Payments Platform
July 09, 2019

GoCardless has announced that DocuSign will deploy its SaaS-based payments platform for its European customer base. 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...

B2B Payments
The Other Trade Dispute Disrupting Samsung’s Supply Chain
July 09, 2019

While the trade war between the U.S. and China continues to put pressure on some of the largest multinational conglomerates and their supply chains, it’s not the only geopolitical dispute forcing changes in buyer-supplier relationships. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...