mergers

E*Trade Buys Student Loan Startup Gradifi
E*Trade Buys Student Loan Startup Gradifi
December 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Online discount brokerage firm E*TRADE has acquired Gradifi, a student loan benefits and financial wellness provider, E*TRADE announced in a press release on Monday (Dec....

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What’s Next For Payments And Merchant Services Megamergers?
What’s Next For Payments And Merchant Services Megamergers?
December 03, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It’s been a wild ride for payment and merchant services in 2019. Big mergers have changed the landscape, instant and same-day payments are gaining ground,...

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Why The Death Of The ISO Is Greatly Exaggerated
Why The Death Of The ISO Is Greatly Exaggerated
November 27, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

For at least the last 15 years, it seems there has always been someone ready to write a eulogy for independent sales organizations (ISOs). The...

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Why Partnerships Matter As ISVs Seek To Provide Merchant Value
Why Partnerships Matter As ISVs Seek To Provide Merchant Value
November 21, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Independent software vendors (ISVs) have to navigate a brave new world where megamergers are reshaping financial services. And the decision to offer payments may lure...

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FTC Chair Hints At Multiple Big Tech Probes In Progress
FTC Chair Hints At Multiple Big Tech Probes In Progress
November 18, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Chairman Joe Simons of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday (Nov. 18) that there were multiple ongoing investigations into Big Tech companies like...

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Just Eat Snubs $6.3B Prosus Offer; Will Move Forward With Takeaway Merger
Just Eat Snubs $6.3B Prosus Offer; Will Move Forward With Takeaway Merger
November 11, 2019  |  Acquiring

Just Eat has turned down a hostile £4.9 billion ($6.3 billion) cash bid from Prosus, the Amsterdam arm of the South African tech conglomerate Naspers,...

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Food Fight Ensues As Takeaway Sweetens Just Eat Bid To Challenge Prosus
Food Fight Ensues As Takeaway Sweetens Just Eat Bid To Challenge Prosus
November 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In the battle to acquire London’s Just Eat, Amsterdam’s Takeaway.com has changed the structure of its offer as it fights a competing bid from South...

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Why It’s Time To Reboot The ISO’s Value Proposition
Why It’s Time To Reboot The ISO’s Value Proposition
October 31, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Just a few weeks left in 2019, and it will go down in history as the year of the payments mega-merger. The headlines were full...

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Payroc Combines With NXGEN, Payscape, BluePay Canada To Serve 46 Countries
Payroc Combines With NXGEN, Payscape, BluePay Canada To Serve 46 Countries
October 27, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Payroc announced that it has merged with Payscape, NXGEN and BluePay Canada to create a combined enterprise with increased capabilities, Payroc said in a press release...

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