Partnerships

Partnerships
Carl’s Jr. Tweets Amazon Should Buy It
October 10, 2017

President Donald Trump isn’t the only one trying to get a message across via Twitter. Apparently, fast food franchise Carl’s Jr. is also using the medium to get Amazon to acquire the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Mastercard And WeWork Make ‘Hot Desks’ Pay
October 10, 2017

Mastercard’s Sherri Haymond, executive vice president of digital partnerships at Mastercard, says that its product development roadmap is largely driven by the needs of the end users who experience payments pain – whether that involves being paid or paying others – she told PYMNTS in a recent...

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Navient Scoops Up Online Lender Earnest
October 06, 2017

Earnest, a FinTech startup with hopes of creating a modern financial institution, is selling to student-loan giant Navient for $155 million in cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Apple Acquires Init.ai To Help Siri Get Smarter
October 05, 2017

Startup Init.ai announced that it is discontinuing its service – a smart assistant for customer representatives – to join Apple and work on Siri. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Adyen Powers Alipay At The POS
October 04, 2017

Adyen, the omnichannel payments platform based in Amsterdam, announced news on Tuesday (Oct. 3) that it is expanding its partnership with Alipay, the mobile payment platform owned by Alibaba, China’s largest eCommerce company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Apple Ups Its Ante On Visual Search
October 02, 2017

Regaind, the French startup that’s working on an API to analyze the content of photos, has reportedly been acquired by Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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TaskRabbit Acquisition Is Latest Move In Ikea’s Digital Strategy
September 29, 2017

TaskRabbit, the contract labor marketplace startup known and loved within the gig economy, has been purchased by Swedish home goods giant Ikea. TaskRabbit will become an independent subsidiary within Ikea, according to CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Square Takes $25M Stake In Eventbrite
September 29, 2017

Square, the payment processing company, has partnered with Eventbrite, the event ticketing service, and will make an investment in the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Scandinavian Payments Processor Nets Sold For $5.3B
September 26, 2017

Nets, the mobile payments company, has received a 33.1 billion Danish crown ($5.3 billion) offer from Hellman & Friedman, the U.S. private equity (PE) firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...