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Amazon Eyes JCPenney Buy
Amazon Eyes JCPenney Buy
May 18, 2020  |  Retail

Amazon could be in talks to acquire the bankrupt clothing retailer JCPenney, Fox Business reported Monday (May 19), citing Women’s Wear Daily (WWD). JCPenney officially...

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Apple Buys VR Broadcasting Startup
Apple Buys VR Broadcasting Startup
May 14, 2020  |  Apple

Apple has confirmed it has purchased NextVR, the virtual reality (VR) streaming startup, CNBC reported. Apple declined to reveal the purchase price or the terms...

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Coupa Acquires Corporate Travel App Developer
Coupa Acquires Corporate Travel App Developer
April 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Spend management company Coupa has acquired business travel app company ETA, according to reports. The company is looking to add more travel tech to its...

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Microsoft Buys 5G Cloud Provider Affirmed Networks
Microsoft Buys 5G Cloud Provider Affirmed Networks
March 26, 2020  |  Acquiring

In purchasing Affirmed Networks, Microsoft is hoping to boost its commitment to highly advanced 5G networks going forward, according to a company blog post. Affirmed,...

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OfferUp, letgo To Merge As Biz Nets $120M In VC Funds
OfferUp, letgo To Merge As Biz Nets $120M In VC Funds
March 25, 2020  |  Acquiring

OfferUp has been winning recently, closing out a $120 million funding round and acquiring its top competitor, letgo, according to a blog post on the...

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Intuit Eyes Buying Credit Sesame, NerdWallet And Finicity
Intuit Eyes Buying Credit Sesame, NerdWallet And Finicity
March 09, 2020  |  Acquiring

Intuit, the tax software company best known as being the enterprise behind QuickBooks and TurboTax, is looking into acquiring FinTech Finicity, according to reports. Intuit...

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Citi Launches Digital Consumer Payments Platform
Citi Launches Digital Consumer Payments Platform
March 26, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions, a unit of Citi, announced Tuesday (March 26) it is developing a new business unit that will enable consumers to...

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Allstate Makes Digital Move With SquareTrade Acquisition
Allstate Makes Digital Move With SquareTrade Acquisition
December 06, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

New technologies and innovation are helping to bring the insurance industry into the 21st century. One big move in the space took place when Allstate announced...

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iZettle Uses Acquisition To Set Up One-Stop POS Shop
iZettle Uses Acquisition To Set Up One-Stop POS Shop
September 07, 2016  |  Point of Sale

Hardware is out. Software is in. Jacob de Geer, CEO and cofounder of iZettle, joined Karen Webster to share how the company’s acquisition of intelligentpos...

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