As of yesterday, First Data has officially agreed to acquire rival payment processor CardConnect for around $750 million. The deal will reportedly be covered mostly in cash — and will include the repayment of CardConnect’s debt. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
USA Technologies (USAT), a payment technology provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail, announced Wednesday (May 24) a strategic agreement with Five Star Food Service, a full-service vending, micromarkets, office refreshment services and corporate dining company, to expand their partnership. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Hello Alvin, a mobile healthcare network providing consumers and their families direct access to healthcare through any mobile device, announced a partnership with epay that will bring its services to more than 22,000 retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
“You can either put up red tape or roll out the red carpet,” Bill Peduto, the mayor of Pittsburgh, said in September of opening its proverbial doors to Uber’s driverless car program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Indonesia-based media company Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek Group) has acquired large stakes in two of the country’s digital payment services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Just Eat Plc’s 200 million-pound ($259 million) acquisition of Hungryhouse has raised concerns it will cause poor service for British restaurants using either delivery service, which has led to an in-depth probe by U.K. regulators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
A new partnership recently announced between Capital One and Spotify aims to discount subscriptions as a means to draw more users into signing up for the music streaming service’s premium option. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
“The world is getting smaller. People are traveling the world, and they are selling and purchasing property, getting educated, purchasing healthcare, spending and shopping. The question is how to make those purchases possible — and better — for global citizens, whether they’re halfway across the world or...
The Whirlpool Corporation, the world’s largest home appliance maker, has acquired Yummly, a visual and semantic recipe search engine and aggregator. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
