Salesforce news and trends

Report: Salesforce-Informatica Deal Falls Apart
Acquisitions // April 22, 2024

Salesforce’s plans to purchase data-management software provider Informatica have reportedly stalled. While the two sides were apparently in advanced talks for a deal earlier this month, the companies were not able to come to terms, Reuters reported Sunday (April 21), citing a source familiar with the matter....

Regulations, Innovations and AI Define This Week in Big Tech
Big Tech // April 18, 2024

Big Tech companies, including Meta, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, aren’t getting any smaller. Not only do these businesses represent many of the world’s most valuable public companies by market capitalization, but they increasingly represent the cutting edge of both technological innovation as well as the...

Report: Salesforce Looks to Acquire Informatica
Acquisitions // April 14, 2024

Salesforce is reportedly in advanced negotiations to purchase data-management software provider Informatica. The talks were the subject of a Friday (April 12) Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, citing sources familiar with the matter. The report said Informatica has a market capitalization of more than $11 billion after a...

Salesforce’s New AI Platform Leverages Healthcare Data for Personalized Patient Care
Healthcare // March 13, 2024

The healthcare sector is undergoing significant transformation driven by rapid technological advancements and innovative solutions. This surge in healthcare innovation is fueled by several factors. First, the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and the aging population have put immense pressure on healthcare systems worldwide, prompting the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Walmart Aims to Be an AI Concierge as Amazon Expands Buy With Prime

January 12, 2024
From Walmart looking to be a personal shopping concierge to Amazon expanding its Buy with Prime to more platforms and leveraging tech to help consumers manage their healthcare, the two retail giants faced off this week with news of tech with a personal touch that reaches into many parts of consumers’ daily lives. Walmart and […]

FinTech IPO Index Soars 55% in 2023 as Platforms Notch Triple-Digit Gains 

January 05, 2024
By any stretch of the imagination, the 55.7% rally in the FinTech IPO Index last year was nothing to sneeze at. And the December surge, at 16.7% … well, that...

Salesforce Says the Future of B2B Commerce Is Being Powered by AI Decisioning

July 25, 2023
Customer touchpoints are increasingly coming alive with the help of innovations like artificial intelligence (AI). And it isn’t just consumer-focused. Business-to-business (B2B) and commercial customers are more and more seeing...

CE 100 Index Notches 2.7% Gain as eCommerce Platforms Surge

January 09, 2023
One week in, and the CE 100 Index has already gained some ground, up 2.7%. This time around, the tailwind came as investors notably bid up stocks tied to several...

Quick Reads
Mastercard and Salesforce Team to Resolve Transaction Disputes

May 16, 2024
Mastercard and Salesforce have announced an integration designed to reduce purchase disputes and chargebacks. “Disputes and chargebacks, where a consumer notices a transaction they don’t recognise and requests a chargeback from their bank, represent a significant challenge to the entire payments industry,” the companies said in a news release Thursday (May 16). “The integration will streamline the way issuers, […]

Report: Salesforce-Informatica Deal Falls Apart

April 22, 2024
Salesforce’s plans to purchase data-management software provider Informatica have reportedly stalled. While the two sides were apparently in advanced talks for a deal earlier this month, the companies were not able to...

Report: Salesforce Looks to Acquire Informatica

April 14, 2024
Salesforce is reportedly in advanced negotiations to purchase data-management software provider Informatica. The talks were the subject of a Friday (April 12) Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, citing sources familiar with the matter....

Report: Salesforce to Lay Off 700 Employees, Redirect Spending

January 26, 2024
Salesforce is reportedly laying off 700 employees, or about 1% of its workforce. The cuts are being made across the company, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Jan. 26),...