mergers

Urban FT Makes Bid For Troubled Online Bank Digiliti
Urban FT Makes Bid For Troubled Online Bank Digiliti
August 16, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Urban FT has launched a bid for struggling mobile money firm Digiliti. To get a sense of the strategy behind the deal, Karen Webster got an exclusive first look...

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FinTech Mergers a-Plenty, While in Trump Era, Fewer Fines for Firms
FinTech Mergers a-Plenty, While in Trump Era, Fewer Fines for Firms
August 14, 2017  |  Regulation

On the regulatory front, last week saw a bit of news about mergers – actually, more than a bit. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Did Amazon Block Whole Foods From Seeking Other Bidders?
Did Amazon Block Whole Foods From Seeking Other Bidders?
July 10, 2017  |  Amazon Acquisitions

You can dance, but only with us. So said Amazon, in effect, to Whole Foods upon making its bid for that company last month. In...

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First Data Completes Its Purchase Of CardConnect
First Data Completes Its Purchase Of CardConnect
July 07, 2017  |  Payment Methods

First Data Corporation, the commerce-enabling technology  and CardConnect, a payment processing and technology solutions provider, announced Thursday (July 6)  the successful completion of First Data’s...

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Snapdeal Holds Out For A Better Offer On Flipkart Takeover
Snapdeal Holds Out For A Better Offer On Flipkart Takeover
July 06, 2017  |  Retail

India’s second- and third-largest eCommerce firms, Flipkart and Snapdeal, have been in talks for months about a possible alliance to keep ahead of Amazon, but...

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Vantiv For Worldpay Shows Lure Of Size And Reach In Payments
Vantiv For Worldpay Shows Lure Of Size And Reach In Payments
July 06, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

 Crossing borders and oceans in search of the rewards of eCommerce? More U.S. firms are likely to do so in search of payments scale and potential. The...

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Investor Urges Saks Owner Hudson’s Bay to Refocus
Investor Urges Saks Owner Hudson’s Bay to Refocus
June 20, 2017  |  Retail

In today’s retail landscape, there has been a lot of movement with regards to mergers, acquisitions and digitally influenced strategies. Get the Full Story Complete...

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As Dollar Tree Grows, Competitors Wither – And They’re Suing
As Dollar Tree Grows, Competitors Wither – And They’re Suing
June 05, 2017  |  News

So much for family ties. After merging with Family Dollar to create a 13,000-store behemoth in 2015, Dollar Tree has been accused of smothering spinoff...

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