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....
Colorado lender National Bank Holdings (NBH) Corporation has finalized its acquisition of Texas-based Vista Bank. The $377 million deal, announced Wednesday (Jan. 7), is designed to increase NBH’s footprint in three high-growth markets—Austin, Palm Beach and Dallas-Ft. Worth—while melding its product capabilities with the strength...
Revolut’s international expansion plans could reportedly take the FinTech to Turkey. The company is in discussions to acquire Turkish digital bank FUPS, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Jan. 7), citing unnamed sources. No decisions have been made, and there is no guarantee Revolut will buy FUPS, according...
Accenture plans to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities by acquiring Faculty, a provider of AI-native services and products. The planned acquisition will boost Accenture’s ability to help its clients use AI solutions to reinvent their business processes, the companies said in a Tuesday (Jan. 6) press release. The completion...
AUMOVIO selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider to help the company accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles. The integration of agentic and generative artificial intelligence capabilities into AUMOVIO’s autonomous development and validation workflows will speed up manufacturers’ development, testing and preparation...