Samsung, payments acceptance solutions provider Ingenico and payments technology firm Talus have joined forces. The partnership is designed to bring a “modern mobile business operating solution to the North American marketplace,” according to a Monday (Jan. 12) press release. The effort uses Ingenico’s software point-of-sale...
Snowflake plans to acquire Observe to deliver artificial intelligence-powered observability that is built on open standards and designed for the requirements of AI-driven enterprises. The companies signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition, though the closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions,...
Rent-based rewards program Bilt launched a partnership with payments technology provider Verifone. The collaboration will integrate Bilt’s customer experience into the Verifone commerce platform, according to a Thursday (Jan. 8) press release. “The partnership transforms how merchants engage customers at point of sale, embedding loyalty,...
A regulatory decision on Google’s largest ever acquisition could be weeks away. European competition regulators will decide by Feb. 10 whether to allow the company’s $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity provider Wiz, according to a filing on the European Commission (EC) website. Google announced the deal in March, calling it an...
PayPal is working with Microsoft to support the launch of the tech giant’s Copilot Checkout. This service allows shoppers to browse and pay without needing to leave Copilot, the companies said in a Thursday (Jan. 8) news release. For its part, PayPal will power “surfacing merchant inventory, branded checkout,...
The users of FreshBooks’ small business management software can now access Kick’s automated bookkeeping capabilities. This offer results from a new strategic partnership of FreshBooks and Kick, which is a bookkeeping platform designed for business owners and their accountants, the companies said in a Wednesday...
Consumer payments platform Zilch plans to acquire Fjord Bank to gain a European banking license that will enable Zilch to accelerate its expansion across Europe. The transaction is expected to close in the second half, subject to regulatory approvals, the companies said in a Wednesday...
Payment technology firm Modulr is launching in the United States in partnership with FIS. This collaboration marks Modulr’s first step in bringing its real-time, API-first payment capability to one of the largest payments markets in the world, the company said in a Wednesday (Jan. 7)...
Blockchain infrastructure company Fireblocks has acquired TRES Finance, a crypto accounting and financial reporting platform. The purchase, announced on the Fireblocks blog Wednesday (Jan. 7), is designed to address the growing demand for companies doing business on the blockchain to have “audit-ready, tax-compliant” financial records....