acquisitions

thredUP Acquisition Sets Europe As Next Resale Battleground
thredUP Acquisition Sets Europe As Next Resale Battleground
July 27, 2021  |  Retail

California-based thredUP is preparing to enter the European market via the acquisition of reCommerce platform Remix, a move that comes as the resale market is...

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Klarna Adds To Retail Support Services With Another Social Commerce Acquisition
Klarna Adds To Retail Support Services With Another Social Commerce Acquisition
July 27, 2021  |  Retail

Payments and shopping platform Klarna announced plans to acquire another social commerce company on Tuesday (July 27), in a move aimed at helping it round...

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Starling Bank Buys Fleet Mortgages In $69.1M Deal
Starling Bank Buys Fleet Mortgages In $69.1M Deal
July 26, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

London-based Starling Bank has announced its first acquisition, buying 7-year-old Fleet Mortgages in a cash and share deal worth 50 million pounds, or about $69,114,700....

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Sephora Advances European Growth Strategy With Acquisition Of Feelunique
Sephora Advances European Growth Strategy With Acquisition Of Feelunique
July 26, 2021  |  Retail

In a move that provides it with a formidable presence in the British beauty market, Sephora is purchasing digital beauty merchant Feelunique. The deal is...

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Thunes Acquisition Of Limonetik Brings Two Global Pain Points Under A Single Solution
Thunes Acquisition Of Limonetik Brings Two Global Pain Points Under A Single Solution
July 26, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

There was another jump forward in the global payments market this week, as Singapore-based cross-border payments leader Thunes announced its planned acquisition of Paris-based payments platform Limonetik. The...

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Taboola Acquiring eCommerce Platform Connexity For $800M
Taboola Acquiring eCommerce Platform Connexity For $800M
July 23, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Taboola has agreed to acquire Connexity, one of the world’s biggest independent platforms for eCommerce, from Symphony Technology Group for about $800 million, according to...

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Uber’s Transplace Buy Signals Platform Approach To Logistics
Uber’s Transplace Buy Signals Platform Approach To Logistics
July 22, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The emergence of the platform economy brings all facets of commerce together – including logistics — which focuses on the matter of getting goods where...

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MoneyGram Mulls Takeover Interest From Stellar Development
MoneyGram Mulls Takeover Interest From Stellar Development
July 22, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Cross-border transfer company Stellar Development Foundation and private equity firm Advent International are mulling the acquisition of MoneyGram, according to a Bloomberg report citing sources.  The...

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For Visa, APIs — And Acquisitions — Target Cross-Border Payment Pain Points 
For Visa, APIs — And Acquisitions — Target Cross-Border Payment Pain Points 
July 22, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

The rise of global commerce between enterprises, always on in a 24/7 world across time zones and currencies, shows that cross-border payments need a (digital)...

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