Acquisition

An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

Source: merriam-webster.com

Five At Five: Amazon Expands Food Deliveries
Five At Five: Amazon Expands Food Deliveries
June 26, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes a look at an Amazon delivery move...

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
June 25, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods...

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Braintree’s Juan Benitez On The Future Of A PayPal-Owned Hyperwallet
Braintree’s Juan Benitez On The Future Of A PayPal-Owned Hyperwallet
June 20, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It’s a deal that hits some of the most important payment-related hotspots: Online marketplaces. Localized currencies. Global payout services. The gig economy. Expanded eCommerce ecosystems....

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PayPal Will Buy Hyperwallet In $400 Million Deal
PayPal Will Buy Hyperwallet In $400 Million Deal
June 19, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal said on Tuesday (June 19) that it will buy payments payout platform Hyperwallet for $400 million in cash. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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CYBG Agrees To Buy Virgin Money
CYBG Agrees To Buy Virgin Money
June 19, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

CYBG, the owner of Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank, is buying Virgin Money for £1.7 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Truecaller Thinks It Can Beat Paytm In India
Truecaller Thinks It Can Beat Paytm In India
June 14, 2018  |  South Asia

While Sweden’s Truecaller is not new to the Indian payments ecosystem, it entered the India mobile market over a year ago during the launch of...

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Arm Acquires Steam Technologies As More IoT Devices Get Connected
Arm Acquires Steam Technologies As More IoT Devices Get Connected
June 13, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Arm, the semiconductor company, announced on Tuesday (June 12) that it is acquiring Stream Technologies to enable connectivity management of every device, regardless of its...

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Curbside Gets Acquired By Rakuten
Curbside Gets Acquired By Rakuten
June 11, 2018  |  Retail

Providing Curbside with resources to grow its platform globally, Rakuten has acquired the mobile ordering technology company. The deal’s terms were not made public, retail...

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TSYS Buys iMobile3, Bolstering SMB Reach
TSYS Buys iMobile3, Bolstering SMB Reach
June 07, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Three months ago, the “build vs. buy” debate got a fair amount of digital ink in these digital pages, focused on merchant services. Get the...

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