mergers

US Ponders Tougher Regs for Regional Banks, Muddling Merger Deals
US Ponders Tougher Regs for Regional Banks, Muddling Merger Deals
August 07, 2022  |  Regulation

Regulators in the U.S. are looking into whether big regional banks should be required to add to the debt buffer that helps them in times...

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Signs of Life but No Renaissance for Payments SPACs
Signs of Life but No Renaissance for Payments SPACs
August 05, 2022  |  SPAC

In payments, the rebound in SPAC listings — if we can call it that — will likely be a short one. We wonder: Is the...

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Plastiq Plans SPAC Merger With Colonnade in Move to Go Public
Plastiq Plans SPAC Merger With Colonnade in Move to Go Public
August 04, 2022  |  SPAC

Plastiq, a B2B payments platform that empowers the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) economy, is planning to go public via a merger with Colonnade Acquisition...

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Today in B2B Payments: PayStand Adds Yaydoo in Latam Tech Merger; Bizongo Raises $25M for Supply Chain Automation
Today in B2B Payments: PayStand Adds Yaydoo in Latam Tech Merger; Bizongo Raises $25M for...
August 03, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, embedded finance is seen as the next phase in business payments, Vori expands its grocery store inventory management platform with a...

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M&A in Payments Sector Down but Not Out
M&A in Payments Sector Down but Not Out
July 25, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Reports that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fell 20% in the first half of 2022 compared to last year show how fast action can cool off,...

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Big Tech M&A Regulation Looms in 2022
Big Tech M&A Regulation Looms in 2022
July 21, 2022  |  Big Tech

Big Tech companies have been in the spotlight for most of 2022, from antitrust concerns to allegations of harmful content in their platforms or violations...

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Economic Gloom Puts M&A Market Back Into Value Mode
Economic Gloom Puts M&A Market Back Into Value Mode
July 21, 2022  |  Investments

When overvalued companies deflate in a wave, as we’re seeing now, that’s either heralding bad times ahead or an oncoming era of growth, depending on...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Dufry, Autogrill, Merge to Form $13B Travel Retail Empire
Today in the Connected Economy: Dufry, Autogrill, Merge to Form $13B Travel Retail Empire
July 11, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, travel-related retailers Autogrill and Durfy join forces to launch a $13 billion airport and rest stop juggernaut. Also, Indian B2B AgriTech...

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As Flight Delays Mount, Travel-Related Retail Tries to Make it Better
As Flight Delays Mount, Travel-Related Retail Tries to Make it Better
July 11, 2022  |  Retail

In a deal touted to unleash a “flurry of innovation” the world’s largest operator of travel-related retail stores is combining with the top airport and...

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