Acquisition

An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

Source: merriam-webster.com

Albertsons Is Buying Rite Aid
Albertsons Is Buying Rite Aid
February 21, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Albertsons announced it is buying drug store chain Rite Aid so both companies can better compete with larger pharmacy chains and the looming threat of...

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Boosting EMV And Omnichannel, NMI Acquires Creditcall
Boosting EMV And Omnichannel, NMI Acquires Creditcall
February 20, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

NMI, which provides payments enablement technology for independent sales organizations (ISOs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and value-added resellers (VARs), said Tuesday (Feb. 20) that it...

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Careem Buys RoundMenu To Launch Food Delivery Service
Careem Buys RoundMenu To Launch Food Delivery Service
February 19, 2018  |  Delivery

Careem, the ride-hailing company based in the Middle East and an Uber rival, announced Sunday (Feb. 18) that it acquired RoundMenu, the restaurant listing and...

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Uber May Sell Its Southeast Asia Rideshare Business
Uber May Sell Its Southeast Asia Rideshare Business
February 16, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber is reportedly gearing up to sell its ridesharing business in Southeast Asia to Singapore-based Grab. In return, Uber would obtain a substantial stake in...

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Fitbit Expands Its Health Care Reach With Twine Health Buy
Fitbit Expands Its Health Care Reach With Twine Health Buy
February 14, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Fitbit, the maker of wearable devices, announced Tuesday (Feb. 13) that it is acquiring Twine Health, the health coaching platform that aims to help people...

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Jack Dorsey Says No Sale Now For Twitter
Jack Dorsey Says No Sale Now For Twitter
February 14, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Despite rumors about it being a possible acquisition target, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he wants the company to remain independent. “I’ve always thought that...

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Visa B2B Payments: Where The Fraedom Buy Fits
Visa B2B Payments: Where The Fraedom Buy Fits
February 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

If it seems like Visa has been on a B2B payments kick lately, it’s because they have. The payments giant has struck several new partnerships,...

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Walmart Acquires VR Startup Spatialand
Walmart Acquires VR Startup Spatialand
February 06, 2018  |  Retail

As Walmart seeks to invest in tech to compete with Amazon, the retailer has acquired a small virtual reality (VR) startup. Spatialand will become the...

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Auto Leasing Startup, Fair, Raises $50M And Buys LA Leasing Biz
Auto Leasing Startup, Fair, Raises $50M And Buys LA Leasing Biz
February 06, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

After recently acquiring Uber’s leasing portfolio, Xchange Leasing, Fair raised another round of funding and bought Skurt, a service that allows customers to rent a car and have...

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