Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo To Acquire UK’s Sophos For $3.8B
Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo To Acquire UK’s Sophos For $3.8B
October 14, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

British cybersecurity software company Sophos is being acquired for $3.8 billion by U.S. private equity firm Thoma Bravo, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Oct. 14). Get...

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Alipay Bans Crypto Transactions
Alipay Bans Crypto Transactions
October 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Alipay revealed that it will be banning any transactions related to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Its announcement came the day after crypto exchange Binance tweeted that...

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Walmart Names New US CEO
Walmart Names New US CEO
October 10, 2019  |  Walmart

Walmart has announced the departure of Greg Foran, president and CEO of Walmart U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Should QSRs Be Scared Of ‘Ghost’ Restaurants?
Should QSRs Be Scared Of ‘Ghost’ Restaurants?
October 10, 2019  |  Retail

Travis Kalanick, ousted founder of Uber, recently made his next big investment. His real estate company, City Storage Systems, bought a stake in Rebel Foods...

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BuyerQuest Loops Procurement Tech Into Amazon Business
BuyerQuest Loops Procurement Tech Into Amazon Business
October 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Procure-to-pay solutions provider BuyerQuest is integrating its solution into Amazon Business by joining its Partner Network, the company said in a press release Wednesday (Oct....

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Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility
Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility
October 10, 2019  |  Loans

Twelve years ago, LendingClub Founder Renaud Laplanche built a business to help consumers manage the $800 million in outstanding credit card debt. That product was...

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The Push And Pull Of Real-Time Payments
The Push And Pull Of Real-Time Payments
October 10, 2019  |  Faster Payments

With real-time payments spreading throughout the world (perhaps more slowly than expected, but still spreading), the characteristics of pull payments mean they are likely to...

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Facebook Preps For ‘Make Or Break’ Meeting In Geneva
Facebook Preps For ‘Make Or Break’ Meeting In Geneva
October 09, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

It seems fitting that Libra’s make-or-break moments seem to be happening during October, which is, of course, tied to the Libra astrological sign. Depending on...

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Apple’s AR Glasses Could Hit Stores In First Half Of 2020
Apple’s AR Glasses Could Hit Stores In First Half Of 2020
October 09, 2019  |  Retail

TF International Securities Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple is working with third-party brands to launch augmented reality (AR) glasses in the first half of 2020,...

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