acquisitions

College Payments Co UMB Blackboard Transact Could Sell For $720M

College Payments Co UMB Blackboard Transact Could Sell For $720M
College Payments Co UMB Blackboard Transact Could Sell For $720M
February 13, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Providence Equity Partners is reportedly looking at takeover offers for UMB Blackboard Transact, a campus-focused payments company that could sell for around $720 million. According...

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Fraud Prevention Co IDology Bought By GBG For $300M
Fraud Prevention Co IDology Bought By GBG For $300M
February 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

GBG, the U.K.-based identity data intelligence specialist, has announced it is acquiring IDology, a U.S.-based provider of identity verification and fraud prevention services, for $300...

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Corporate Payments Growth Fuels FLEETCOR Q4 Earnings
Corporate Payments Growth Fuels FLEETCOR Q4 Earnings
February 07, 2019  |  Earnings

Fuel and commercial payments company FLEETCOR published its Q4 2018 earnings data on Wednesday (Feb. 6). Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ron Clarke is pleased with...

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Bitcoin Daily: Kraken Buys Trading Startup For $100M+; SEC Wants To Monitor Blockchain Via Big Data
Bitcoin Daily: Kraken Buys Trading Startup For $100M+; SEC Wants To Monitor Blockchain Via Big...
February 05, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Kraken has bought a trading startup called Crypto Facilities in a deal described as a “nine-figure” acquisition, CoinDesk reported. Through the deal, users of Kraken...

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Chinese Corporates Brace For Rising Annual Losses
Chinese Corporates Brace For Rising Annual Losses
February 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Amid a sluggish economy and rising debts, China’s corporations are bracing for losses and drops in asset values, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said on Friday (Feb....

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Past Acquisition Failures, Wins Hang Over Talk Of Big Deals
Past Acquisition Failures, Wins Hang Over Talk Of Big Deals
January 24, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The past few weeks have been interesting ones when it comes to imagining potential acquisitions in the world of commerce and payments. Get the Full...

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ShopRunner Gets UPS Investment, Acquires Precognitive
ShopRunner Gets UPS Investment, Acquires Precognitive
January 24, 2019  |  Retail

Online shopping network ShopRunner has had a big week. First, it announced an investment from UPS which will allow both companies to boost their retailer demand generation programs,...

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Capital One Misses On Q4 Revenue As Card Loans Increase
Capital One Misses On Q4 Revenue As Card Loans Increase
January 23, 2019  |  Earnings

Capital One’s domestic card loans increased 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, the bank said on Tuesday (Jan. 22) as company executives gave...

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WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
January 21, 2019  |  Healthcare

Innovation is good, but flexibility and agility count, too — as does striking while it’s hot. Those are among the factors that drove the recent...

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