Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Klarna is expanding its partnership with gift card company Blackhawk Network (BHN). The new collaboration, announced in a news release Thursday (Nov. 20), is aimed at offering shoppers greater choice and flexibility for purchasing gift cards ahead of the...
Uber Technologies and Starship Technologies plan to begin rolling out autonomous sidewalk robot delivery for Uber Eats by the end of the year. The companies plan to launch this offering in Leeds, United Kingdom, in December, and then expand it to several European countries in...
FICO and Plaid launched a credit score that uses real-time cash flow data. The new score, an update of FICO’s (Fair Isaac Corp.) UltraFICO Score, will rely on traditional data compiled by FICO and augmented by cash flow data collected by Plaid, according to a...
Walmart is reportedly in talks to acquire R&A Data, a startup that already serves as a third-party vendor helping the retailer screen listings on its online marketplace for counterfeiting and other compliance issues. Reducing counterfeits and scams on online marketplaces is R&A Data’s specialty, and...
Adobe plans to acquire Semrush to add that company’s generative engine optimization (GEO) capabilities to Adobe’s range of tools for marketers. The companies’ definitive agreement for the acquisition includes a total equity value of $1.9 billion, they said ina Wednesday (Nov. 19) press release. The...
United Kingdom-based Lloyds Banking Group acquired London-based digital wallet FinTech Curve. The deal will allow Lloyds to expand its digital footprint, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 19) press release. “This strategic acquisition of Curve marks another significant step forward in Lloyds Banking Group’s digital transformation...
Equifax said Monday (Nov. 17) that it acquired Vault Verify, a company that offers services that include employment and income verification. This acquisition enhances the data that Equifax already provides to verifiers and provides another mechanism for employers to provide data to a verifications provider,...
FinTech and digital bank Green Dot and financial services firm Amscot Financial launched a banking partnership. The collaboration will see Florida-based Amscot use Green Dot’s Arc embedded finance platform to offer customers access to banking services that include demand deposit accounts (DDAs), a built-in secured...
Food supply chain company GrubMarket has acquired produce industry trading and software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Procurant. The acquisition will expand GrubMarket’s software portfolio and strengthen its position as an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider for the U.S. food supply chain, CEO Mike Xu said in a Monday (Nov....