M&A

In corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred or consolidated with other entities

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US Startups Raised A Record $130B In 2018
US Startups Raised A Record $130B In 2018
January 10, 2019  |  Investments

U.S. startups had a great 2018 in terms of funding, with new data showing that venture capitalists deployed $130.9 billion, marking a new all-time high....

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Plaid Buys Quovo To Help Developers Build Data-Driven Apps
Plaid Buys Quovo To Help Developers Build Data-Driven Apps
January 08, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Plaid, the FinTech company that enables developers to create financial services applications, announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it has acquired Quovo to make it easier for...

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Standard Cognition Acquires Explorer.ai To Enhance Autonomous Checkout
Standard Cognition Acquires Explorer.ai To Enhance Autonomous Checkout
January 07, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Standard Cognition, the company that makes artificial intelligence-powered autonomous checkout for retailers, announced on Monday (Jan. 7) that it has acquired Explorer.ai, which makes mapping...

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Wirecard, Ctrip Roll Out Multi-Currency Card; Missguided Launches ‘Pay Later’ Option
Wirecard, Ctrip Roll Out Multi-Currency Card; Missguided Launches ‘Pay Later’ Option
January 07, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the launch of Wirecard and Ctrip’s multi-currency Visa cards...

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Indian Tech Startups Broke Funding Records In 2018
Indian Tech Startups Broke Funding Records In 2018
January 04, 2019  |  Investments

Indian tech startups had a huge year in 2018, but the way the money is being distributed has some experts concerned about the future of...

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2018 Recap: B2B Payments Innovation Welcomes Bank-FinTech Collabs — And Beyond
2018 Recap: B2B Payments Innovation Welcomes Bank-FinTech Collabs — And Beyond
December 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Though FinTech has, in many ways, heated up the competition with banks, traditional financial institutions (FIs) widely began to realize in 2018 that their best...

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Visa Inks Deal To Buy UK-Based Earthport For $250.6M
Visa Inks Deal To Buy UK-Based Earthport For $250.6M
December 27, 2018  |  VISA

Visa, the payments company, is acquiring U.K.-based Earthport, which facilitates international transactions for banks and companies. Reuters, citing Visa, reported Visa International Service Association is paying $250.6...

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Ant Financial Could Acquire UK’s WorldFirst For $700M
Ant Financial Could Acquire UK’s WorldFirst For $700M
December 26, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Ant Financial, the affiliate of Alibaba, is in discussions to pay around $700 million for U.K. payments company WorldFirst. The Financial Times reported that if...

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Tradeshift Acquires Babelway For Supply Chain Connectivity
Tradeshift Acquires Babelway For Supply Chain Connectivity
December 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Tradeshift, a company that provides supply chain payments and digitization solutions, announced the acquisition of partner Babelway on Tuesday (Dec. 18). Babelway enables businesses to...

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