acquisitions

As Block Scoops up Afterpay, Super App Race Heats up Right out of the Gate
As Block Scoops up Afterpay, Super App Race Heats up Right out of the Gate
February 01, 2022  |  Connected Economy

In the U.S., the race to create the super app — a connected ecosystem where users navigate their daily online lives after entering one digital...

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Delivery Startup Jokr Reportedly Looking to Drop NYC Biz
Delivery Startup Jokr Reportedly Looking to Drop NYC Biz
February 01, 2022  |  Delivery

Delivery startup JOKR, which aims to bring food and essentials to NYC doorsteps in 15 minutes, is reportedly scouting buyers for its city operations due...

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UK FinTech Trust Payments Acquires WonderLane
UK FinTech Trust Payments Acquires WonderLane
February 01, 2022  |  Acquisitions

U.K. FinTech Trust Payments has acquired retail technology firm WonderLane, the company announced in  a news release Monday (Jan. 31). “The move enables Trust Payments...

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Sony Buys Video Game Maker Bungie for $3.6B
Sony Buys Video Game Maker Bungie for $3.6B
February 01, 2022  |  Acquisitions

A division of Sony Group Corp. has agreed to purchase 100% of the shares of Bungie Inc., an independent video game developer, for $3.6 billion,...

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Today in FinTech: Rapyd, Neat Combine for X-Border Trade; Ayoconnect Raises $15M
Today in FinTech: Rapyd, Neat Combine for X-Border Trade; Ayoconnect Raises $15M
January 31, 2022  |  Digital Banking

In today’s FinTech news, FinTech-as-a-Service firm Rapyd snaps up cross-border trade enabling platform Neat to deliver expanded digital services to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)....

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B2B Payments Provider Vendorin Rebrands as Corcentric
B2B Payments Provider Vendorin Rebrands as Corcentric
January 31, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Payments platform Corcentric has rebranded its B2B payments subsidiary Vendorin as Corcentric Payments, the company announced Monday (Jan. 31). The Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based firm...

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Microsoft Latest M&A May Put It in Regulatory Spotlight
Microsoft Latest M&A May Put It in Regulatory Spotlight
January 31, 2022  |  Big Tech

Microsoft’s $70 billion bid for Activision may be the trigger that puts Microsoft on regulators’ radar, together with Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, something the...

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Rapyd Acquires Neat to Advance Cross-Border Trade
Rapyd Acquires Neat to Advance Cross-Border Trade
January 31, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Global FinTech-as-a-service company Rapyd finalized its acquisition deal for cross-border trade enabling platform Neat, which specializes in assisting small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and startups,...

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RBC Looks To Sell Australia’s Student Payments Platform Cohort Go
RBC Looks To Sell Australia’s Student Payments Platform Cohort Go
January 31, 2022  |  Acquisitions

RBC Capital Markets will auction off global payments platform business Cohort Go, a report says. Cohort Go, based in Brisbane, helps international students pay costs...

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