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Square Afterpay Acquisition Closes, Sellers Can Now Offer BNPL
BNPL // January 31, 2022

Square is debuting a BNPL product with Afterpay after its buy of the latter company, a press release says. The product will give BNPL functionality to sellers, making use of Square Online for eCommerce customers in the U.S. and Australia. This will allow Square sellers...

PayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Antitrust Watchdog
Partnerships / Acquisitions // November 27, 2018

The U.K. antitrust watchdog is looking into PayPal‘s acquisition of European startup iZettle, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In May, PayPal announced it was buying the FinTech company for $2.2 billion in cash. The news came almost one year after iZettle said it would enable...

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TravelPerk Acquires AmTrav as US Business Travel Rebounds

June 18, 2024
TravelPerk is expanding into the U.S. by acquiring fellow business travel platform, Chicago-based AmTrav. “Both platforms will capitalize on proprietary tech, AI capabilities, and expanded resources to further expand in the US — a market valued at $329 billion in business travel spend in 2023, according to the GBTA,” Spain-based TravelPerk said in a news […]

Square Afterpay Acquisition Closes, Sellers Can Now Offer BNPL

January 31, 2022
Square is debuting a BNPL product with Afterpay after its buy of the latter company, a press release says. The product will give BNPL functionality to sellers, making use of...

PayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Antitrust Watchdog

November 27, 2018
The U.K. antitrust watchdog is looking into PayPal‘s acquisition of European startup iZettle, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In May, PayPal announced it was buying the FinTech company for...