acquisitions

Amazon Pay Unveils Indian Bill Payments, Acquires Startup Tapzo

Amazon Pay Unveils Indian Bill Payments, Acquires Startup Tapzo
Amazon Pay Unveils Indian Bill Payments, Acquires Startup Tapzo
August 29, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has introduced a new bill payments facility in India that allows users to pay for electricity, landline, broadband and other utilities with their Amazon...

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PayPal’s Xoom, Euronet’s Ria Pair On Remittances
PayPal’s Xoom, Euronet’s Ria Pair On Remittances
August 28, 2018  |  Partnerships

PayPal has increased its foothold in Eastern Europe and Africa, and has boosted its presence in the global remittance market, through a new partnership agreement....

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Allstate To Acquire Employee ID Protection Co InfoArmor For $525M
Allstate To Acquire Employee ID Protection Co InfoArmor For $525M
August 27, 2018  |  Partnerships

To help address emerging risks facing consumers, The Allstate Corporation said it has agreed to buy identity protection provider InfoArmor, Inc. The deal, a $525...

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ThinkSmart Sells ClearPay Shares To Afterpay Touch; Sainsbury’s Tests Mobile Checkout
ThinkSmart Sells ClearPay Shares To Afterpay Touch; Sainsbury’s Tests Mobile Checkout
August 23, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes ThinkSmart Europe Limited‘s sale of ClearPay shares to Australia’s Afterpay...

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Flipkart Buys Voice AI Startup Liv.ai
Flipkart Buys Voice AI Startup Liv.ai
August 21, 2018  |  Partnerships

Flipkart, the Indian eCommerce player being acquired by Walmart, has acquired Liv.ai, the Bengaluru startup working on speech recognition platforms using artificial intelligence. Get the...

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Amazon In The Running To Buy Landmark Theaters
Amazon In The Running To Buy Landmark Theaters
August 16, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has set its sights on the movie theater market, with reports that it is among the bidders to purchase Landmark Theaters. Get the Full...

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Data Dive: Buying, Selling And Foreclosing
Data Dive: Buying, Selling And Foreclosing
August 13, 2018  |  Today In Data

Summer 2018 is running down its final weeks. The heat is still going full speed ahead in most of the U.S., but stores are beginning...

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In A Seller’s Market, Entrepreneurs Find Opportunity In M&A
In A Seller’s Market, Entrepreneurs Find Opportunity In M&A
August 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As small businesses embrace a strengthening economy, there is another reason for entrepreneurs to be optimistic: Some advisors say it’s the best M&A market they...

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