FireEye Closes $400 Million Blackstone Investment Days After Cybersecurity Breach
FireEye Closes $400 Million Blackstone Investment Days After Cybersecurity Breach
December 14, 2020  |  Investments

FireEye has closed on a $400 million investment by Blackstone, barely a week after one of the world’s top cybersecurity firms disclosed that its own...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Huntington Merges With TCF Financial; Revolut Launches Four New Crypto Tokens
Today In Digital-First Banking: Huntington Merges With TCF Financial; Revolut Launches Four New Crypto Tokens
December 14, 2020  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Huntington Bancshares is joining forces with TCF Financial in a $22 billion deal, while Revolut has rolled out four...

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Today In Payments: Huntington Merging With TCF Financial In $22 Billion Deal; Affirm Delays IPO Until Q1 2021
Today In Payments: Huntington Merging With TCF Financial In $22 Billion Deal; Affirm Delays IPO...
December 14, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Huntington Bancshares is merging with TCF Financial, and Affirm has delayed its IPO. Plus, Mastercard faces a £14 billion lawsuit over...

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YouTube’s Brief Outage Focuses Attention On Its Growing Commerce Role
YouTube’s Brief Outage Focuses Attention On Its Growing Commerce Role
December 14, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Google’s massive outage on Monday (Dec. 14) showed not only how much the world relies on services like Gmail, but also spotlighted the company’s YouTube...

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Chase, Air Canada, Mastercard Team Up For US Aeroplan Credit Card
Chase, Air Canada, Mastercard Team Up For US Aeroplan Credit Card
December 14, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Chase Bank and Mastercard have partnered with Air Canada to introduce the airline’s Aeroplan credit card in the U.S. “Chase’s many strengths, including digital innovation,...

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Square Partners With POWDR To Offer Ski Resorts Contactless Transactions
Square Partners With POWDR To Offer Ski Resorts Contactless Transactions
December 14, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Square has partnered with POWDR to advance payments, eCommerce and point of sale (POS) at ski resorts across the U.S. and Canada, according to a...

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All Eyes On Congress As New Stimulus Bill Takes Shape
All Eyes On Congress As New Stimulus Bill Takes Shape
December 14, 2020  |  Politics

The pending release of a $908 billion bipartisan stimulus in Congress on Monday (Dec. 14) is likely to trigger further frenzied rounds of talks, as...

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Murphy Agrees To $645 Million Acquisition Of QuickChek
Murphy Agrees To $645 Million Acquisition Of QuickChek
December 14, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Arkansas fuel chain Murphy USA has agreed to a $645 million all-cash deal to acquire New Jersey convenience store chain QuickChek. The purchase price includes...

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Blank-Check Firms, Or SPACs, Poised For $300 Billion M&A Spree 
Blank-Check Firms, Or SPACs, Poised For $300 Billion M&A Spree 
December 14, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It turns out blank-check companies, which were behind billions in mergers and acquisitions in 2020, were just getting warmed up. We could see as many...

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