acquisitions

Amazon Pay Unveils Indian Bill Payments, Acquires Startup Tapzo
Amazon Pay Unveils Indian Bill Payments, Acquires Startup Tapzo
August 29, 2018  |  Amazon Payments

Amazon has introduced a new bill payments facility in India that allows users to pay for electricity, landline, broadband and other utilities with their Amazon...

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PayPal’s Xoom, Euronet’s Ria Pair On Remittances
PayPal’s Xoom, Euronet’s Ria Pair On Remittances
August 28, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal has increased its foothold in Eastern Europe and Africa, and has boosted its presence in the global remittance market, through a new partnership agreement....

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Allstate To Acquire Employee ID Protection Co InfoArmor For $525M
Allstate To Acquire Employee ID Protection Co InfoArmor For $525M
August 27, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

To help address emerging risks facing consumers, The Allstate Corporation said it has agreed to buy identity protection provider InfoArmor, Inc. The deal, a $525...

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ThinkSmart Sells ClearPay Shares To Afterpay Touch; Sainsbury’s Tests Mobile Checkout
ThinkSmart Sells ClearPay Shares To Afterpay Touch; Sainsbury’s Tests Mobile Checkout
August 23, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes ThinkSmart Europe Limited‘s sale of ClearPay shares to Australia’s Afterpay...

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Flipkart Buys Voice AI Startup Liv.ai
Flipkart Buys Voice AI Startup Liv.ai
August 21, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Flipkart, the Indian eCommerce player being acquired by Walmart, has acquired Liv.ai, the Bengaluru startup working on speech recognition platforms using artificial intelligence. Get the...

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Amazon In The Running To Buy Landmark Theaters
Amazon In The Running To Buy Landmark Theaters
August 16, 2018  |  Amazon Acquisitions

Amazon has set its sights on the movie theater market, with reports that it is among the bidders to purchase Landmark Theaters. Get the Full...

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Data Dive: Buying, Selling And Foreclosing
Data Dive: Buying, Selling And Foreclosing
August 13, 2018  |  Data Dive

Summer 2018 is running down its final weeks. The heat is still going full speed ahead in most of the U.S., but stores are beginning...

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In A Seller’s Market, Entrepreneurs Find Opportunity In M&A
In A Seller’s Market, Entrepreneurs Find Opportunity In M&A
August 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As small businesses embrace a strengthening economy, there is another reason for entrepreneurs to be optimistic: Some advisors say it’s the best M&A market they...

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The Coming Consolidation Of Marketplaces
The Coming Consolidation Of Marketplaces
August 13, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

The tremendous push toward marketplaces and commerce platforms over the last several years really comes down to capturing a single moment in the consumer’s journey,...

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