acquisitions

Microsoft Enters The AI Conversation With Semantic Machines Acquisition

Microsoft Enters The AI Conversation With Semantic Machines Acquisition
Microsoft Enters The AI Conversation With Semantic Machines Acquisition
May 21, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

The tech giants are racing to see who can make their artificial intelligence (AI) the least artificial and the most human-like. Now, Microsoft has become...

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Who Wins And Loses In PayPal’s iZettle Deal
Who Wins And Loses In PayPal’s iZettle Deal
May 21, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal last week announced it will acquire Swedish payments company iZettle in a cash deal valued at $2.2 billion, which is expected to close in...

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Billtrust’s First Institutional Investor Sells Stake
Billtrust’s First Institutional Investor Sells Stake
May 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Edison Partners, the first institutional investor in business payments firm Billtrust, has exited the company. A press release issued Monday (May 14) said Edison sold its...

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Walmart Said To Eye Flipkart IPO
Walmart Said To Eye Flipkart IPO
May 14, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart could launch an initial public offering of Flipkart – the Indian eCommerce player in which it just bought a majority stake for $16 billion...

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MoneyGram Seeks More Digital Gains In 2018
MoneyGram Seeks More Digital Gains In 2018
May 08, 2018  |  Earnings

MoneyGram’s first-quarter revenue and earnings missed Wall Street expectations on Tuesday (May 8), but the company is reporting early benefits from a new money transfer...

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Alibaba Buys Daraz
Alibaba Buys Daraz
May 08, 2018  |  Retail

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has acquired Daraz, Pakistan’s most popular online shopping destination, thus expanding its empire into South Asia. Get the Full Story Complete...

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IBM Acquires Armanta For Watson Financial Services Portfolio
IBM Acquires Armanta For Watson Financial Services Portfolio
May 04, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

IBM has acquired New Jersey-based FinTech firm Armanta to join its Watson Financial Services portfolio. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Square Makes Zesty Catering App Acquisition
Square Makes Zesty Catering App Acquisition
April 20, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Square has acquired “certain assets” of Zesty to strengthen and scale Caviar, its food ordering platform. The acquisition will help grow Caviar’s corporate ordering business, Caviar for Teams, Square...

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Amazon Sizzles, Plenti Fizzles And Goldman Gets Its Consumer Banking Groove
Amazon Sizzles, Plenti Fizzles And Goldman Gets Its Consumer Banking Groove
April 20, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It used to be that when “Goldman Sachs” was mentioned, it was in the context of the storied Wall Street investment banking firm trading and...

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