acquisitions

Western Union CEO: Speedpay Sale Speeds Way To X-Border Payments Growth
Western Union CEO: Speedpay Sale Speeds Way To X-Border Payments Growth
March 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The year 2019 is already shaping up as a big year for deal-making in financial services and payments. Western Union, of course, just sold Speedpay,...

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ACI To Purchase Western Union’s Speedpay Business
ACI To Purchase Western Union’s Speedpay Business
February 28, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

ACI Worldwide has announced a deal with The Western Union Company that will see ACI acquire Speedpay, Western Union’s United States bill pay business, for...

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The Uncharted Territory Of M&A Cyber Risks
The Uncharted Territory Of M&A Cyber Risks
February 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continues to accelerate as 2019 progresses, both in terms of volume and value of M&A deals. Deloitte research found 79...

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Amazon Vet To Head Pharmacy Unit
Amazon Vet To Head Pharmacy Unit
February 28, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon chose a 14-year company veteran to head up its new pharmacy business. Citing an internal company document, CNBC reported that Nader Kabbani is now “vice...

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Walmart Buys Israeli Startup Focused On Natural Language Processing
Walmart Buys Israeli Startup Focused On Natural Language Processing
February 26, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart announced Tuesday (Feb. 26) it has acquired Aspectiva, the Israel-based startup that is focused on natural language processing capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Digital Challengers Are Closing Argentina’s Banking Gap
Digital Challengers Are Closing Argentina’s Banking Gap
February 20, 2019  |  Digital Banking

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Alibaba Bids For Metro Brick-And-Mortar Stores In China
Alibaba Bids For Metro Brick-And-Mortar Stores In China
February 14, 2019  |  Retail

One of the hottest battlegrounds in eCommerce these days — and that includes global, multi-pronged, behemoth eCommerce operators — is a firm in the physical world,...

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Trump Admin Allows Faster Fed, OCC Bank Merger Approvals
Trump Admin Allows Faster Fed, OCC Bank Merger Approvals
February 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Banks are finding it easier to merge since Donald Trump took office, and since federal regulators have revised policies to make the approval process faster...

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Fiverr CEO On ClearVoice Acquisition, Focusing On Gig Talent
Fiverr CEO On ClearVoice Acquisition, Focusing On Gig Talent
February 13, 2019  |  Gig Economy

As the gig economy grows and becomes more diverse (with more skilled workers entering the marketplace), opportunities abound for platform providers that can meet the...

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