Starbucks has worked with advisors on a takeover proposal for Chipotle Mexican Grill, the Financial Times reported Thursday (Oct. 8), citing unnamed sources. The status of the proposal and any submission of a formal offer to Chipotle could not be determined, according to the report....
Anchorage Digital has acquired payments company Routable in a bid to extend its rails to the world’s biggest companies. Founded in 2017, Routable helps businesses onboard payees, automate compliance, and orchestrate high-volume payouts globally, Anchorage said in a news release Tuesday (Oct. 6). “Behind every...
Uber is paying $2.3 billion to acquire catering and workplace meal platform ezCater, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 6) news release. The all-cash deal is designed to combine ezCater’s catering and B2B expertise, Uber Eats’ global reach among consumers and restaurants, and Uber for Business’s...
Two U.S. Senators are opposing OppFi’s attempt to acquire a national bank. Democrats Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts wrote to the company last week to voice their opposition, arguing that OppFi’s business model is based on “predatory lending practices,” such...
October 01, 2026
Digital platforms spread technology and product development across millions of customers, a model that makes adding another market attractive. However, international expansion brings more local infrastructure with it: licenses, regulated entities, bank relationships and connections to domestic payment systems. Recent moves by PhonePe and Revolut provide two examples. As reported last week, PhonePe has received […]
September 01, 2026
FinTech buyers looking for growth in a tough funding and software market are finding something valuable inside real estate closings, municipal bills, healthcare practices and commercial banking. The payment is...
June 23, 2026
Watch more: How Technology Is Transforming Foreign Investment Reviews The questions surrounding a cross-border acquisition don’t stop with ownership or market share. Governments increasingly want to understand what technologies are...
June 10, 2026
As consumers increasingly expect banking relationships to combine specialized expertise with digital convenience, financial institutions face a difficult question: how can they preserve the distinct communities that built their franchises...
October 09, 2026
Artificial intelligence has been valuable to Bending Spoons, a company that buys digital businesses and then increases their revenue per customer, CEO Luca Ferrari told Bloomberg in a report published Friday (Oct. 9). Bending Spoons’ portfolio includes AOL, Vimeo, WeTransfer and Evernote. When the firm buys and overhauls companies, it often boosts the revenue per […]
October 08, 2026
Starbucks has worked with advisors on a takeover proposal for Chipotle Mexican Grill, the Financial Times reported Thursday (Oct. 8), citing unnamed sources. The status of the proposal and any...
October 06, 2026
Anchorage Digital has acquired payments company Routable in a bid to extend its rails to the world’s biggest companies. Founded in 2017, Routable helps businesses onboard payees, automate compliance, and...
October 06, 2026
Uber is paying $2.3 billion to acquire catering and workplace meal platform ezCater, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 6) news release. The all-cash deal is designed to combine ezCater’s catering...
