mergers

WEX Finalizes Go Fuel Card Takeover
WEX Finalizes Go Fuel Card Takeover
July 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Commercial card solutions provider WEX has announced the completed takeover of Go Fuel Card, first revealed earlier this year. In a press release issued Monday...

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Payment Megamergers Reshape The Merchant Services Chessboard
Payment Megamergers Reshape The Merchant Services Chessboard
July 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The megamergers of 2019 have been reshaping the payments industry. For merchant services, especially, the chessboard looks much different. Daniela Mielke, CEO of RS2 North America,...

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State AGs Sue To Block Sprint/T-Mobile Merger
State AGs Sue To Block Sprint/T-Mobile Merger
June 11, 2019  |  Legal

Ten or more state attorneys general are reportedly gearing up to jointly file suit to block the $26 billion merger of Sprint and T-Mobile. Reuters,...

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ECB Policymaker Calls Bank Consolidation ‘Desirable’
ECB Policymaker Calls Bank Consolidation ‘Desirable’
June 05, 2019  |  Europe

A European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker has called bank mergers in the EU “desirable,” but admits that it’s ultimately up to individual banks to decide...

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Data Dive, Yes Please, No Thank-You And Maybe Later Edition: Global Payments, Apple And Amazon
Data Dive, Yes Please, No Thank-You And Maybe Later Edition: Global Payments, Apple And Amazon
June 03, 2019  |  Data Dive

Summer may be about to begin, but apparently someone forgot to send payments and commerce players the memo about slowing down for the vacation season....

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TSYS And Global Payments: The Details Of The $21B Deal
TSYS And Global Payments: The Details Of The $21B Deal
May 28, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

For Total System Services (TSYS) and Global Payments, it’s official. To that end, the companies said they would enter into a merger valued about $21.5...

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Global Payments And TSYS In Deal Talks
Global Payments And TSYS In Deal Talks
May 24, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Payments companies Global Payments and Total System Services have reportedly held deal talks, ushering in what could amount to the third huge merger for the...

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UK Watchdog Blocks Asda And Sainsbury’s Merger
UK Watchdog Blocks Asda And Sainsbury’s Merger
April 25, 2019  |  Retail

With concerns that a merger between Asda and Sainsbury’s would raise prices for shoppers, the arrangement has been blocked by the competition watchdog in the...

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