acquisitions

Activist Shareholder Starboard Urges ACI Worldwide To Put Itself Up For Sale

Activist Shareholder Starboard Urges ACI Worldwide To Put Itself Up For Sale
Activist Shareholder Starboard Urges ACI Worldwide To Put Itself Up For Sale
December 02, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Activist investor Starboard Value wants payments firm ACI Worldwide to put itself up for sale. Starboard is a significant shareholder with a 9 percent stake in...

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FedEx Makes Major Foray Into eCommerce By Buying ShopRunner
FedEx Makes Major Foray Into eCommerce By Buying ShopRunner
December 02, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

FedEx took a big step on Wednesday (Dec. 2) toward beefing up its eCommerce capabilities, announcing a deal to acquire eCommerce platform ShopRunner for an...

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Bitcoin Daily: BlockFi, Visa To Offer Card With Bitcoin As Rewards; Crypto-Based Event Aims To Raise $1 Million For Charity
Bitcoin Daily: BlockFi, Visa To Offer Card With Bitcoin As Rewards; Crypto-Based Event Aims To...
December 01, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Visa has partnered with BlockFi to launch a credit card that offers bitcoin rewards rather than travel points or cash back, according to an announcement...

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Lightspeed Buys Restaurant POS Upserve To Strengthen Hospitality Offering
Lightspeed Buys Restaurant POS Upserve To Strengthen Hospitality Offering
December 01, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Lightspeed, which provides omnichannel cloud-based platforms, has acquired restaurant management cloud software company Upserve, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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It’s Official: Salesforce Plans To Buy Slack For $27.7 Billion
It’s Official: Salesforce Plans To Buy Slack For $27.7 Billion
December 01, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Salesforce has inked a definitive agreement to buy Slack Technologies for an enterprise value of roughly $27.7 billion based on the Monday (Nov. 30) closing price...

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Salesforce Expected To Announce Slack Acquisition Deal Tuesday
Salesforce Expected To Announce Slack Acquisition Deal Tuesday
November 30, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Market watchers are expecting Salesforce to announce a deal to buy business communication platform Slack after market close on Tuesday (Dec. 1), according to CNBC. Get...

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Facebook To Acquire Chatbot Startup Kustomer
Facebook To Acquire Chatbot Startup Kustomer
November 30, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is acquiring customer service chatbot startup Kustomer, the tech giant announced in a press release Monday (Nov. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Slack Stock Jumps On News Of Potential Acquisition By Salesforce
Slack Stock Jumps On News Of Potential Acquisition By Salesforce
November 25, 2020  |  Markets

Slack’s stock rocketed over 24 percent on Wednesday (Nov. 25) on a report that Salesforce had discussions to acquire the firm, while Salesforce stock fell...

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InComm Acquires Brazilian Gift Card Processor Todo Cartões
InComm Acquires Brazilian Gift Card Processor Todo Cartões
November 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global payments platform InComm Payments has acquired Brazilian gift card processor Todo Cartões, the company announced in a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the...

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