acquisitions

UK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech

UK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech
UK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech
February 03, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is pushing for more leeway to go after U.S. Big Tech firms in the wake of Brexit, the...

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Takeaway Says Just Eat Takeover Is Done Deal
Takeaway Says Just Eat Takeover Is Done Deal
January 31, 2020  |  Partnerships

While the two firms still need the go-ahead from a competition authority before they combine operations, Netherlands-based online food ordering company Takeaway.com made it known that its...

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PayPal Hits 305M Active Users In Q4, Cautions Future Economic Uncertainty
PayPal Hits 305M Active Users In Q4, Cautions Future Economic Uncertainty
January 30, 2020  |  Earnings

PayPal put on a strong finish to 2019, managing to beat analyst estimates nearly across the board in terms of revenue, active usership and total...

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Challenger Bank Praxia Fails In Greece
Challenger Bank Praxia Fails In Greece
January 28, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Greek challenger bank Praxia, founded by British-American banker and former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, will be sold to payments processor Viva Wallet after the country’s...

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Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ
Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ
January 27, 2020  |  Partnerships

Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company...

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WEX Expands B2B Footprint With eNett, Optal Buys
WEX Expands B2B Footprint With eNett, Optal Buys
January 24, 2020  |  Partnerships

FinTech payments firm WEX is closing a deal to acquire business-to-business (B2B) travel payments startup eNett and B2B optimization company Optal, WEX announced on Friday...

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RS2 To Acquire Germany’s Kalicom Digital Payments System
RS2 To Acquire Germany’s Kalicom Digital Payments System
January 22, 2020  |  Partnerships

Global payments provider RS2 announced its acquisition of Kalicom Liebers Zahlungssysteme KG on Wednesday (Jan. 22), which will be a boost for its goals in...

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New Year, New Mergers Sizzle For Payments Companies
New Year, New Mergers Sizzle For Payments Companies
January 17, 2020  |  Exclusive Series

It’s too early into the new year to definitively call a trend. But then again, only two weeks into 2020, mergers and deal-making in payments,...

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