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The Latest Advances In Payments And Fraud Prevention

The Latest Advances In Payments And Fraud Prevention
The Latest Advances In Payments And Fraud Prevention
April 18, 2019  |  Today In Data

Point-of-sale financing just got a big boost via an acquisition that could lead to more payment synergies down the road. Meanwhile, the new world envisioned by...

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Telecom Reliance Jio Backs Indian Virtual Assistant Startup
Telecom Reliance Jio Backs Indian Virtual Assistant Startup
April 05, 2019  |  Investments

Telecom firm Reliance Jio announced that it has acquired a majority stake in startup Haptik, which develops “conversational” platforms and virtual assistants for corporations. The...

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Apple’s M&A Head Gets Direct Access To Cook With New Role
Apple’s M&A Head Gets Direct Access To Cook With New Role
April 04, 2019  |  Apple

Apple could be stepping up its acquisition strategy as it aims to move beyond the iPhone, elevating Adrian Perica to head up mergers and acquisitions....

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Kyriba Investment Lands Bridgepoint With Majority Stake
Kyriba Investment Lands Bridgepoint With Majority Stake
March 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Private equity firm Bridgepoint is reportedly readying an acquisition of treasury management technology firm Kyriba, according to Private Equity News reports on Monday (March 25),...

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Data Dive, Better Together Edition: Worldpay, FIS, Google, eBay, PayPal, Instagram
Data Dive, Better Together Edition: Worldpay, FIS, Google, eBay, PayPal, Instagram
March 25, 2019  |  Data Dive

While the competition part of the story is usually where the action is in payments and commerce  – who’s ahead, who’s behind, who’s innovating, who’s...

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Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
March 22, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the...

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VC FinTech Funding Sets Sights On ‘Alternative’ Data
VC FinTech Funding Sets Sights On ‘Alternative’ Data
March 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

If data makes the world go ’round, so, too, does it garner investor interest, as evidenced by venture capital and other investors’ funds coming into...

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Prepaid Tech Buys Karmic Labs’ dash
Prepaid Tech Buys Karmic Labs’ dash
March 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Prepaid Technologies, a provider of business payment solutions for more than 20 years, announced that it has acquired Karmic Labs‘ dash, the company’s purchasing card...

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FIS’ Lowthers On Worldpay Buy: Creating A Global Commerce Community
FIS’ Lowthers On Worldpay Buy: Creating A Global Commerce Community
March 20, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

There is scale — then there is scale. There is growth, and the resulting — often massive — increase in customers and revenues in markets across...

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