Partnerships / Acquisitions

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Swish Teams With Nets To Test In-Store Mobile Payments
July 03, 2019

Payments company Nets announced that it is partnering with Swish, the number one payments app in Sweden, on an in-store payments pilot program. 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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Airfox, Mastercard Team To Expand Digital Banking In Brazil
July 03, 2019

Digital challenger banking startup Airfox has announced a partnership with Mastercard Brazil to expand the availability of low-cost banking solutions, according to a release by the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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DOJ Close To Approving T-Mobile, Sprint Merger
July 03, 2019

The Department of Justice (DoJ) is inching closer to approving a merger between the No. 3 and No. 4 telecom companies, T-Mobile and Sprint, according to a report by Bloomberg.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Dish Helps T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Inch Closer To Reality
July 02, 2019

The potential merger between telecommunications giants T-Mobile and Sprint is getting closer to approval after T-Mobile and Dish reached a divestiture deal about the selling off of assets, according to a report by CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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EU Green-Lights FIS Acquisition Of WorldPay
July 01, 2019

The European Union is going to approve the Fidelity National Information Services Inc (FIS) $35 billion dollar bid for payments outfit Worldpay with unconditional antitrust approval, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Payment Megamergers Reshape The Merchant Services Chessboard
July 01, 2019

The megamergers of 2019 have been reshaping the payments industry. For merchant services, especially, the chessboard looks much different. Daniela Mielke, CEO of RS2 North America, weighs in on why, for incumbent players tied to legacy systems and processes, scale is not enough — not when tech...

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Jaja Buys Bank Of Ireland UK Card Business
June 28, 2019

To acquire the Bank of Ireland’s U.K. credit card business, mobile-first company Jaja will pay an initial cash consideration of $671 million at current rates. The FinTech firm will also serve as the consumer credit card issuer for the AA and the bank’s U.K. consumers,...

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Visa To Buy Verifi To Boost Chargeback Capabilities
June 28, 2019

As of Monday morning (June 28), Visa has announced it has signed a definitive acquisition agreement with Verifi. The payment tech firm offers a suite of data-enriched solutions to help merchants avoid chargebacks on card payments. Visa’s intention for the acquisition, according to a release,...

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European Laundry Startups Merge To Dominate UK Market
June 28, 2019

Laundry service startup Laundrapp announced that it has merged with its biggest competitor, Zipjet, to become the largest on-demand laundry service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...