Partnerships / Acquisitions

Partnerships / Acquisitions
GoDaddy To Buy Social Content Startup Over
January 30, 2020

Continuing its strategy to enhance and move beyond website domain management, GoDaddy will acquire social media start-up company Over, according to published reports Wednesday (Jan. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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UPS To Team With Waymo, Arrival For Electric Vans
January 30, 2020

The United Parcel Service (UPS), looking to cut costs and pollution, is teaming with Arrival and Waymo for an electric vehicle deal, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Online Coupon Company Honey Nets Founders $1.5B After Sale
January 29, 2020

George Ruan and Ryan Hudson, the co-founders of online coupon service Honey, received a pre-tax haul of $1.5 billion after their company was sold to PayPal, according to a report Tuesday (Jan. 28)  by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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La Banque Postale Customers Can Send Global Transfers Via Western Union
January 28, 2020

French banking subsidiary La Banque Postale is teaming up with Western Union to expand cross-border payments, Western Union announced on Tuesday (Jan. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ
January 27, 2020

Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company Circ. Bird also unveiled a $75 million extension to its Series D fundraising round, which had the size of that...

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Grubhub Chief Says He’s Open To Deals
January 24, 2020

The CEO of GrubHub Matt Maloney has denied rumors that the company is looking to sell, but he did say he was open to a merger, although there are no current offers on the table, according to the New York Post. Get the Full Story...

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WEX Expands B2B Footprint With eNett, Optal Buys
January 24, 2020

FinTech payments firm WEX is closing a deal to acquire business-to-business (B2B) travel payments startup eNett and B2B optimization company Optal, WEX announced on Friday (Jan. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Mercari Acquires Rival Marketplace App Origami
January 24, 2020

Mercari, the flea market app in Japan with nearly 15 million users, announced Thursday it is purchasing Origami, a payments platform also in Japan. The purchase amount is undisclosed, according to DealStreetAsia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Mastercard, SoFi Team Up On Debit Card, Payment Products
January 23, 2020

Mastercard and digital personal finance company SoFi have teamed up on a suite of products and experiences to benefit SoFi’s nearly one million customers, the companies announced in a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...