acquisitions

GoHenry Acquires Pixpay to Strengthen Youth Banking Outreach
GoHenry Acquires Pixpay to Strengthen Youth Banking Outreach
July 11, 2022  |  Acquisitions

London-based GoHenry, which provides Visa debit cards and a financial education app for children aged 6 to 18, has acquired the French company Pixpay, which...

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Twitter Preps for Court Battle With Musk
Twitter Preps for Court Battle With Musk
July 10, 2022  |  Legal

Elon Musk might be headed for a courtroom fight with social media giant Twitter, in the wake of Musk dropping out of his $44 billion...

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Musk Touts Mars Colony, Avoids Twitter at Sun Valley Tech Conference
Musk Touts Mars Colony, Avoids Twitter at Sun Valley Tech Conference
July 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Elon Musk, speaking to an audience at the Allen & Co Sun Valley Conference, was more focused on talking about colonizing Mars rather than his...

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Creditas Raises $200M, Buys Brazilian Bank
Creditas Raises $200M, Buys Brazilian Bank
July 08, 2022  |  Investments

Brazilian lender Creditas is raising $200 million and buying a bank and a mortgage startup in a move to bolster profitability, according to a Friday...

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Today in The Connected Economy: Pinterest Invests in Shopping, Amazon Courts Influencers
Today in The Connected Economy: Pinterest Invests in Shopping, Amazon Courts Influencers
July 07, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Amazon tries to attract influencers to its livestream shopping service, while Pinterest invests more in social commerce. Amazon Lures Influencers...

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Toast Acquires Sling as POS Providers Roll Out Full ResTech Stacks
Toast Acquires Sling as POS Providers Roll Out Full ResTech Stacks
July 07, 2022  |  ResTech

As customer payments power the restaurant industry, payment processing solutions power the technology that holds it all together, or at least they will if point-of-sale...

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Toast Serves up Expanded Restaurant Solutions with Sling Acquisition
Toast Serves up Expanded Restaurant Solutions with Sling Acquisition
July 07, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Digital tech platform for restaurants Toast is finalizing a deal for the acquisition of employee scheduling, communication and management solution Sling for undisclosed terms, according...

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UK Antitrust Watchdog Scrutinizes Microsoft-Activision Deal
UK Antitrust Watchdog Scrutinizes Microsoft-Activision Deal
July 06, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, is looking into Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Forges Deal With Grubhub
Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Forges Deal With Grubhub
July 06, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Amazon makes a deal with Grubhub that could give it as much as a 15% stake in the food delivery...

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