Partnerships / Acquisitions

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Uber Freight Eyed Logistics Startup Load Delivered
January 30, 2018

Sources have revealed that Uber was in talks to acquire a freight logistics company, but the deal fell through. 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...

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ING Takes 75 Percent Stake In Payvision To Expand Omni Offering
January 30, 2018

ING announced Monday (Jan. 29) that it has purchased a 75 percent position in Payvision, the omnichannel payments service provider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Ken Chenault Joins General Catalyst As Chairman
January 30, 2018

Kenneth Chenault announced last fall that he was officially stepping down as the head of American Express — after almost 20 years of leadership that spanned such critical events as 9/11 and the financial crisis. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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ThreatMetrix CEO: RELX Buy Means ‘1+1=4’ In Fraud Battle
January 30, 2018

Longstanding partners in identity across the digital and physical spheres – LexisNexis (via RELX) is buying ThreatMetrix. Reed Taussig, CEO of ThreatMetrix, tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that scale matters in the everlasting battle against fraud, and so does speed. Here’s why the deal, he said,...

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Relx To Buy ThreatMetrix For £580
January 29, 2018

Relx — a U.K.-based information and analytics firm — has formally agreed to purchase ThreatMetrix for 580 million pounds ($819 million) in cash. ThreatMetrix analyzes some 100 million transactions per day to hunt for cases of fraud and is considered one of the largest repositories of...

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ADP: How Payments Power The Evolving Workforce
January 26, 2018

Contract, or 1099, workers aren’t a new workforce phenomenon by any stretch of the imagination. But in the era of on-demand services — and a seemingly ever-proliferating number of platforms that match employees to short-term labor contracts — the last decade has seen the emergence of the...

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First Data Inks Deal With SBI Card, Expands In India
January 26, 2018

First Data has announced that it is partnering with SBI Card to expand its card management solutions in India. 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...

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Kroger And Alibaba In Early Talks For Partnership
January 25, 2018

Less than a year after Amazon made headlines with its acquisition of Whole Foods Market, another grocer and eCommerce retailer may be teaming up, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Lowe’s Is Reaching Out Via Apple’s Text App
January 25, 2018

Apple and Lowe’s are partnering to change how the home improvement brand interacts with its customer base. According to news from Chain Store Age, the retailer is collaborating with Apple on the launch of Business Chat, a feature designed for customers to interact directly with...