acquisitions

German Gov’t Snaps Up Tech Firms To Prevent Foreign Acquisitions

German Gov’t Snaps Up Tech Firms To Prevent Foreign Acquisitions
German Gov’t Snaps Up Tech Firms To Prevent Foreign Acquisitions
December 01, 2019  |  Europe

Germany is planning to temporarily take stakes in high-tech companies in order to stop investors from non-EU countries from acquiring them. Get the Full Story...

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Why The Death Of The ISO Is Greatly Exaggerated
Why The Death Of The ISO Is Greatly Exaggerated
November 27, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

For at least the last 15 years, it seems there has always been someone ready to write a eulogy for independent sales organizations (ISOs). Get...

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Top News In Payments: PayPal Agrees To Buy Honey; Aon Acquires Insurance Platform CoverWallet
Top News In Payments: PayPal Agrees To Buy Honey; Aon Acquires Insurance Platform CoverWallet
November 21, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, PayPal has agreed to acquire shopping discount and rewards platform Honey Science Corporation. Also, professional services company Aon has announced it will buy digital...

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PayPal Sweetens Shopping Ecosystem With $4B Honey Buy
PayPal Sweetens Shopping Ecosystem With $4B Honey Buy
November 20, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal has announced that it’s going to acquire Honey Science Corporation, a shopping discount and rewards platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Policymakers Press Big Tech On Use Of Personal Data
Policymakers Press Big Tech On Use Of Personal Data
November 14, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Big Tech is under siege about its failure to respect users’ privacy as the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee expressed frustration over the companies’ many...

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Just Eat Snubs $6.3B Prosus Offer; Will Move Forward With Takeaway Merger
Just Eat Snubs $6.3B Prosus Offer; Will Move Forward With Takeaway Merger
November 11, 2019  |  Acquiring

Just Eat has turned down a hostile £4.9 billion ($6.3 billion) cash bid from Prosus, the Amsterdam arm of the South African tech conglomerate Naspers,...

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Wirecard To Buy China’s AllScore To Expand Cross-Border Licenses
Wirecard To Buy China’s AllScore To Expand Cross-Border Licenses
November 05, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Wirecard announced that it is set to gradually acquire all shares in Bejing-based AllScore Payment Services so it can expand into cross-border licenses. After the...

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Food Fight Ensues As Takeaway Sweetens Just Eat Bid To Challenge Prosus
Food Fight Ensues As Takeaway Sweetens Just Eat Bid To Challenge Prosus
November 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In the battle to acquire London’s Just Eat, Amsterdam’s Takeaway.com has changed the structure of its offer as it fights a competing bid from South...

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Etsy’s Q3 Results Show GMS, Revenue Boost After Reverb Deal
Etsy’s Q3 Results Show GMS, Revenue Boost After Reverb Deal
October 31, 2019  |  Earnings

Etsy announced strong Q3 earnings results, with total revenue up 31.6 percent year over year, and gross profit increasing more than 24 percent. Get the...

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