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 —...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Albertsons Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s largest grocers, announced that it is buying meal kit company Plated. 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...
Could the secret to winning the grocery wars lie not in groceries, but in adjacent brands and services? That’s the strategy Hy-Vee is investing in, and the latest move along the trajectory has been a partnership between the Iowa-based supermarket chain and two unlikely comrades:...
Cars produce data on a scale and scope that is hard to wrap one’s head around. Think gigabytes. And that’s just the cars of today, with readings shooting forth from the engine, safety systems, infotainment systems, security systems and everything else currently controlled by a...
