acquisitions

Global Payments, TSYS Ink $21.5B Deal To Merge
Global Payments, TSYS Ink $21.5B Deal To Merge
May 28, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Megadeals everywhere in payments? Global Payments has inked a deal to acquire Total System Services (TSYS) in a $21.5 billion deal. Bloomberg, citing to people...

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AI Search Startup SearchSpring Sold To Scaleworks
AI Search Startup SearchSpring Sold To Scaleworks
May 23, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Scaleworks, a private equity firm focused on acquiring startups, inked a deal to acquire SearchSpring, an artificial intelligence (AI) eCommerce company. VentureBeat, citing Scaleworks, reported...

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Analyst: Tesla Should Have Sold To Apple For $240/Share
Analyst: Tesla Should Have Sold To Apple For $240/Share
May 22, 2019  |  Apple

An analyst has revealed that Tesla missed out on the chance to sell to Apple six years ago for around $240 per share. “Around 2013,...

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India’s Snapdeal Marketplace In Talks To Buy Rival ShopClues
India’s Snapdeal Marketplace In Talks To Buy Rival ShopClues
May 22, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Indian eCommerce company Snapdeal is reportedly in talks to buy its rival ShopClues in an all-stock deal. Sources said the due diligence process has already...

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Walmart Bolsters Artificial Intelligence Efforts
Walmart Bolsters Artificial Intelligence Efforts
May 17, 2019  |  Retail

Beyond serving as a place to pick up groceries on the evening commute, Walmart customer service is doing a lot of work behind the scenes...

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WeWork Announces $3B Fund To Invest In Its Own Rentals
WeWork Announces $3B Fund To Invest In Its Own Rentals
May 15, 2019  |  Investments

WeWork, which recently renamed itself The We Company, has built a multibillion-dollar valuation with its business model of renting out spaces. The company now wants...

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Why Visa Brought Earthport Into Its Orbit
Why Visa Brought Earthport Into Its Orbit
May 15, 2019  |  VISA

Visa is moving "beyond the card" with its acquisition of cross-border payments firm Earthport to turbo-charge account-to-account payments. Bill Sheley, head of global push payments at...

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Real-Time Payments, Mastercard And Visa Deals Dominate This Week’s News
Real-Time Payments, Mastercard And Visa Deals Dominate This Week’s News
May 10, 2019  |  News

At the end of another busy week, it can pay to look back at some of the biggest recent news in payments and commerce. And...

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Edgewell Personal Care Plans To Buy Harry’s
Edgewell Personal Care Plans To Buy Harry’s
May 09, 2019  |  Retail

In one of the biggest recent cases of an established firm buying an eCommerce rival, Edgewell Personal Care reportedly plans to buy shaving startup Harry’s....

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