acquisitions

It’s On: Amazon Confirms $8.5 Billion MGM Acquisition That Will Roil Streaming Video Space

It’s On: Amazon Confirms $8.5 Billion MGM Acquisition That Will Roil Streaming Video Space
It’s On: Amazon Confirms $8.5 Billion MGM Acquisition That Will Roil Streaming Video Space
May 26, 2021  |  Retail

The worst-kept secret in Hollywood was confirmed Wednesday morning (May 26) when Amazon announced that it had reached an $8.45 billion deal to acquire 100-year-old...

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FortisPay Acquires EpicPay, Change Merchant Solutions
FortisPay Acquires EpicPay, Change Merchant Solutions
May 26, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

FortisPay, a payment technology provider for businesses, developers and independent software vendors (ISV), has acquired Change Merchant Solutions and EpicPay, according to a press release...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Ebanx Considers LatAm Acquisitions; Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Welcomes SPACs
Today In Payments Around The World: Ebanx Considers LatAm Acquisitions; Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Welcomes...
May 25, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Ebanx is said to be eyeing acquisitions in Latin America, and blank-check companies can now trade on...

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Fraud Prevention Firm Sift Acquiring Dispute Startup Chargeback
Fraud Prevention Firm Sift Acquiring Dispute Startup Chargeback
May 25, 2021  |  Acquiring

Fraud prevention platform Sift is making plans to acquire the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) dispute startup Chargeback, the companies said in a press release on Tuesday (May...

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Mission Lane Acquires Honeydue To Expand Debit, Digital Banking
Mission Lane Acquires Honeydue To Expand Debit, Digital Banking
May 24, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

FinTech Mission Lane has bought Honeydue, which is a fellow FinTech focused on helping consumers manage their finances, according to a press release. Get the...

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Brazil’s FinTech Ebanx Readies IPO, Eyes LatAm Acquisitions
Brazil’s FinTech Ebanx Readies IPO, Eyes LatAm Acquisitions
May 24, 2021  |  IPO

Brazilian FinTech Ebanx is looking at acquisitions in Latin America as it prepares for a possible initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported. Get the Full...

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Amazon Closes In On $9 Billion Deal To Buy MGM
Amazon Closes In On $9 Billion Deal To Buy MGM
May 24, 2021  |  Acquiring

Amazon could be getting close to a $9 billion deal to purchase Hollywood studio MGM, according to The Wall Street Journal. The agreement, which would...

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Zip Co Snaps Up BNPL Firms Twisto Payments And Spotii Holdings
Zip Co Snaps Up BNPL Firms Twisto Payments And Spotii Holdings
May 24, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Zip Co Limited has announced deals to acquire the remaining shares of buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies Twisto Payments and Spotii Holdings, according to a...

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Blackstone Takes Stake In ‘Data-Centric’ Furniture e-Tailer Walker Edison
Blackstone Takes Stake In ‘Data-Centric’ Furniture e-Tailer Walker Edison
May 24, 2021  |  Retail

Citing the growth in demand for online furniture shopping and the rise of data-centric eCommerce, one of the world’s largest investment firms said on Monday...

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