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Today in FinTech: AstroPay Furthers Latam Expansion; Romania Clears Elrond’s Twispay Buy; Paxos Granted Digital Payments License

Today in FinTech: AstroPay Furthers Latam Expansion; Romania Clears Elrond’s Twispay Buy; Paxos Granted Digital Payments License
Today in FinTech: AstroPay Furthers Latam Expansion; Romania Clears Elrond’s Twispay Buy; Paxos Granted Digital...
March 10, 2022  |  Digital Payments

In today’s FinTech news, AstroPay is launching Payment Links in Peru, Chile, Mexico and Colombia, and the Romanian central bank gave the green light to...

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Visa Closes Deal to Acquire European Open Banking Platform Tink for $2B
Visa Closes Deal to Acquire European Open Banking Platform Tink for $2B
March 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Visa has finalized its deal to purchase Tink, the Sweden-based open banking platform, for $2 billion, according to a Thursday (March 10) press release. Get...

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Romanian Central Bank Approves Elrond’s Acquisition of Twispay
Romanian Central Bank Approves Elrond’s Acquisition of Twispay
March 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Layer 1 blockchain Elrond Network was granted approval to acquire Romanian payments firm Twispay for undisclosed terms, a tie-up that brings an electronic money (eMoney)...

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Amazon Likely to Win MGM Acquisition Case in EU, Report Says
Amazon Likely to Win MGM Acquisition Case in EU, Report Says
March 09, 2022  |  Amazon Entertainment

Amazon is likely to claim victory in a European Union antitrust court regarding its case to buy movie studio MGM for $8.5 billion, Reuters reported...

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Today in FinTech: Stax Joins Unicorn Club; PPRO Acquires Alpha
Today in FinTech: Stax Joins Unicorn Club; PPRO Acquires Alpha
March 08, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, minority-led startup Stax hits unicorn status, while PPRO aims for a bigger Asia Pacific (APAC) presence with the purchase of Alpha...

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Amazon Acquires Online Business Management Startup Veeqo
Amazon Acquires Online Business Management Startup Veeqo
March 08, 2022  |  Amazon Acquisitions

Amazon acquired Veeqo, an eCommerce software company that makes tools to help online businesses sell products on and off Amazon, in November but did not...

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Payments Infrastructure Firm PPRO Buys Alpha Fintech
Payments Infrastructure Firm PPRO Buys Alpha Fintech
March 08, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Digital payments infrastructure firm PPRO acquired payments technology platform Alpha Fintech for undisclosed terms, according to a Tuesday (March 8) press release. Get the Full...

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NCR Buys Intellectual Property to Advance Open Banking
NCR Buys Intellectual Property to Advance Open Banking
March 08, 2022  |  Acquisitions

NCR Corporation, a global enterprise technology provider, has purchased FinTech intellectual property for open banking from Canada-based Spoke Technologies, NCR announced Tuesday (March 8). Terms...

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Google Plans $5.4B Acquisition of Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
Google Plans $5.4B Acquisition of Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
March 08, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Alphabet’s Google has a $5.4 billion deal in place for the acquisition of cybersecurity firm Mandiant, a move intended to complement Google Cloud’s security strengths...

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