acquisitions

OpenAI Picks Up AI Presentation Creator NextSlide

OpenAI Picks Up AI Presentation Creator NextSlide
OpenAI Picks Up AI Presentation Creator NextSlide
August 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to help workers develop presentations. The deal happened earlier this year but was announced Friday...

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Enova CEO Says Better Data, Not AI Hype, Will Decide Who Gets Credit
Enova CEO Says Better Data, Not AI Hype, Will Decide Who Gets Credit
August 07, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Watch more: Need to Know With Enova’s Steve Cunningham Enova doesn’t want its customer relationships to end when the loan is repaid. That’s the larger...

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Santander’s $12 Billion Webster Bank Deal Wins Fed Approval
Santander’s $12 Billion Webster Bank Deal Wins Fed Approval
August 05, 2026  |  Acquiring

Santander says the Federal Reserve has approved its acquisition of Webster Bank. The $12 billion deal for the Connecticut-based Webster is now expected to close...

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Payment Fraud Is Moving Upstream, and Visa Just Bought the Data to Follow It
Payment Fraud Is Moving Upstream, and Visa Just Bought the Data to Follow It
August 04, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

The payments industry’s brightest minds have built some of cybersecurity’s most sophisticated defenses around the moment money moves. But artificial intelligence is now forcing it...

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Buy the Firm, Then Rebuild It With AI
Buy the Firm, Then Rebuild It With AI
August 04, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A new class of buyers, sometimes called AI roll-ups, is emerging across accounting, property management and customer service. Unlike traditional acquirers, these companies are not...

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Walmart Finalizes Purchase of TV Ad Platform Vibe.co
Walmart Finalizes Purchase of TV Ad Platform Vibe.co
August 04, 2026  |  Retail

Walmart has completed its acquisition of self-service streaming TV advertising platform Vibe.co. The deal will help Walmart’s commerce media business Walmart Connect bring to market...

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Visa Buys BioCatch for $2.4B to Detect Scams Before Money Moves
Visa Buys BioCatch for $2.4B to Detect Scams Before Money Moves
August 03, 2026  |  Acquiring

Visa is set to acquire Israel-based fraud intelligence company BioCatch for $2.4 billion. The all-cash deal, announced Monday (Aug. 3) aims to complement Visa’s cyber,...

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Mastercard Finalizes Purchase of Crypto Infrastructure Platform BVNK
Mastercard Finalizes Purchase of Crypto Infrastructure Platform BVNK
August 03, 2026  |  Acquiring

Mastercard says it has completed its acquisition of cryptocurrency infrastructure platform BVNK. The deal is designed to help Mastercard offer more choice in “how people...

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