acquisitions

EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal

EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal
EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal
July 23, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google will have to make “major concessions” to win speedy European Union approval of its planned purchase of Fitbit, the Financial Times reported on Thursday...

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Amazon Looks To Snag 9.9 Pct Stake In Reliance Retail
Amazon Looks To Snag 9.9 Pct Stake In Reliance Retail
July 23, 2020  |  Partnerships

Amazon is in early-stage discussions to acquire a 9.9 percent stake in Reliance Retail Ltd., a unit of India’s Reliance Industries, The Economic Times reported,...

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Flipkart To Acquire Walmart’s India Wholesale Business
Flipkart To Acquire Walmart’s India Wholesale Business
July 23, 2020  |  Partnerships

Wal-Mart India Private Limited, which operates the Best Price wholesale business in India, will be acquired in its entirety by Flipkart Group. Get the Full...

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Should eBay Buy Overstock?
Should eBay Buy Overstock?
July 20, 2020  |  Partnerships

After a boardroom battle in which one side wanted eBay to get back to its roots, the company was rewarded Monday (July 20) by word...

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Uber Buys Transit Software Provider Routematch
Uber Buys Transit Software Provider Routematch
July 16, 2020  |  Partnerships

Uber Technologies Inc. said Thursday (July 16) it has acquired Routematch, a software company that collaborates with more than 500 transit systems worldwide. Get the...

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Google Caves On Data To Get Fitbit Merger Approval
Google Caves On Data To Get Fitbit Merger Approval
July 13, 2020  |  Google

Google, trying to meet regulators halfway, offered to pledge not to use fitness data to help it target ads in its purchase of Fitbit, Reuters...

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This Week In Payments: Retail’s Digital Shift, Uber To Buy Postmates, The Digital Yuan Advances
This Week In Payments: Retail’s Digital Shift, Uber To Buy Postmates, The Digital Yuan Advances
July 10, 2020  |  News

There was no shortage of news in payments and commerce this week, but perhaps the biggest news that didn’t make a headline was that this...

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One7 Buys Rapidoo To Broaden Cash Flow Access For SMBs
One7 Buys Rapidoo To Broaden Cash Flow Access For SMBs
July 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

One7 has bought FinTech Rapidoo in a bid to expand in the Brazilian market and offer more cash flow options to small- to medium-sized businesses...

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