acquisitions

Bending Spoons Deploys AI to Overhaul Acquired Software Companies

Bending Spoons Deploys AI to Overhaul Acquired Software Companies
Bending Spoons Deploys AI to Overhaul Acquired Software Companies
October 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence has been valuable to Bending Spoons, a company that buys digital businesses and then increases their revenue per customer, CEO Luca Ferrari told...

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Starbucks Weighs Takeover Bid for Slumping Chipotle
Starbucks Weighs Takeover Bid for Slumping Chipotle
October 08, 2026  |  Business

Starbucks has worked with advisors on a takeover proposal for Chipotle Mexican Grill, the Financial Times reported Thursday (Oct. 8), citing unnamed sources. The status...

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Anchorage Buys Routable to Link Stablecoin and Fiat Infrastructure 
Anchorage Buys Routable to Link Stablecoin and Fiat Infrastructure 
October 06, 2026  |  Blockchain

Anchorage Digital has acquired payments company Routable in a bid to extend its rails to the world’s biggest companies. Founded in 2017, Routable helps businesses...

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Uber Eats Enters Catering Space With $2.3 Billion ezCater Deal
Uber Eats Enters Catering Space With $2.3 Billion ezCater Deal
October 06, 2026  |  Acquiring

Uber is paying $2.3 billion to acquire catering and workplace meal platform ezCater, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 6) news release. The all-cash deal is...

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OppFi’s Banking Ambitions Opposed by Senate Democrats
OppFi’s Banking Ambitions Opposed by Senate Democrats
October 05, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Two U.S. Senators are opposing OppFi’s attempt to acquire a national bank. Democrats Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts wrote to...

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Basware Acquires Trustpair for Fraud Prevention
Basware Acquires Trustpair for Fraud Prevention
October 05, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Invoice lifecycle management Basware has completed its acquisition of payment fraud prevention platform Trustpair. “The acquisition extends Basware’s invoice lifecycle management capabilities all the way to the payment...

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PhonePe and Revolut Test the Price of Going Global
PhonePe and Revolut Test the Price of Going Global
October 01, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Digital platforms spread technology and product development across millions of customers, a model that makes adding another market attractive. However, international expansion brings more local...

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Nubank Says It Has No Plans to Acquire Monzo
Nubank Says It Has No Plans to Acquire Monzo
October 01, 2026  |  Acquiring

Nubank thinks highly of fellow digital bank Monzo but doesn’t want to buy it. The Brazilian lender made that pronouncement Wednesday (Sept. 30) in a securities...

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