acquisitions

Why Visa Brought Earthport Into Its Orbit

Why Visa Brought Earthport Into Its Orbit
Why Visa Brought Earthport Into Its Orbit
May 15, 2019  |  VISA

Visa is moving "beyond the card" with its acquisition of cross-border payments firm Earthport to turbo-charge account-to-account payments. Bill Sheley, head of global push payments at...

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Real-Time Payments, Mastercard And Visa Deals Dominate This Week’s News
Real-Time Payments, Mastercard And Visa Deals Dominate This Week’s News
May 10, 2019  |  News

At the end of another busy week, it can pay to look back at some of the biggest recent news in payments and commerce. And...

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Edgewell Personal Care Plans To Buy Harry’s
Edgewell Personal Care Plans To Buy Harry’s
May 09, 2019  |  Retail

In one of the biggest recent cases of an established firm buying an eCommerce rival, Edgewell Personal Care reportedly plans to buy shaving startup Harry’s....

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Mastercard: Transactis Buy Speeds Bill Pay’s Digitization
Mastercard: Transactis Buy Speeds Bill Pay’s Digitization
May 06, 2019  |  Mastercard

Forty-four percent of the 15 billion bills in the U.S. are paid with cash or check — archaic methods in a mobile world. Mastercard is...

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Mastercard To Acquire Transactis
Mastercard To Acquire Transactis
May 03, 2019  |  Mastercard

To strengthen its bill payment services, Mastercard said on Friday (May 3) that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transactis. The move supports efforts to transform...

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Mergers Not A Priority For Big Bank CEOs
Mergers Not A Priority For Big Bank CEOs
April 25, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Ever since BB&T and SunTrust merged for $28 billion in February, many industry analysts predicted it would start a trend of similar moves from other...

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Equifax Acquires PayNet
Equifax Acquires PayNet
April 25, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Equifax announced that it has acquired PayNet, a provider of credit ratings on small businesses (SMBs). Through its use of state-of-the-art analytics, PayNet provides commercial...

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eBay In Talks To Invest In Paytm Mall
eBay In Talks To Invest In Paytm Mall
April 22, 2019  |  Investments

eBay is reportedly in talks to lead an investment in Paytm Mall in an effort to branch into offline-to-online commerce in India. Get the Full...

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Microsoft Acquires Express Logic To Boost IoT
Microsoft Acquires Express Logic To Boost IoT
April 19, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft announced that it has acquired Express Logic, a leader in real-time operating systems (RTOS) for Internet of Things (IoT), and in edge devices powered by...

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