No matter the vertical, the world in which enterprises operate is ever more complicated. Supply chains are constrained. Interest rates are volatile. And currencies gyrate wildly against one another on the threat that the current Russia-Ukraine conflagration might escalate and spread. Through it all, buyers...
Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS) is slated to acquired by Goldfinch Partners and The Baupost Group in a $910 million deal that will rename the business Convera, according to a press release on Thursday (Aug. 12). Under the new standalone entity, former Amazon Pay executive...
Today in B2B payments, Western Union Business Solutions collaborates on cross-border corporate payments, while Deutsche Bank invests in corporate treasury automation. Plus, High Radius and Sage pair up for accounts receivable, Revolut Business debuts an expense management solution and J.P. Morgan taps HSBC talent. Triterras...
“Turbulent” is the word Scott Johnson selects to describe the events of 2020. And as vice president and head of product at Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS), Johnson would know. His eye on business payments and FX risk management gives him a unique vantage point...
March 02, 2022
No matter the vertical, the world in which enterprises operate is ever more complicated. Supply chains are constrained. Interest rates are volatile. And currencies gyrate wildly against one another on the threat that the current Russia-Ukraine conflagration might escalate and spread. Through it all, buyers and suppliers must still source — and pay for — […]
February 25, 2021
“Turbulent” is the word Scott Johnson selects to describe the events of 2020. And as vice president and head of product at Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS), Johnson would know....
June 14, 2017
There was a time when the telegraph was as important to keeping people connected as the smartphone is today. And while the telegraph’s heyday may well be over, the network...
July 10, 2023
B2B FinTech Convera says it has completed its acquisition of Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS). WUBS was acquired last year by Goldfinch Partners and The Baupost Group for $910 million and rebranded as Convera, a new standalone payments operation. In a news release Monday (July 10), the company announced it had concluded the acquisition of its European business, thus marking the […]
August 12, 2021
Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS) is slated to acquired by Goldfinch Partners and The Baupost Group in a $910 million deal that will rename the business Convera, according to a...
June 10, 2020
To help facilitate global small and medium-sized business (SMB) trade, Morgan Goodwin has linked its EdgeCTP digital trade technology with the WU EDGE system of Western Union Business Solutions. The...
June 29, 2016
Western Union Business Solutions, operating within currency exchange, said Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with DriveWealth to bring better access to the stock market to individual investors. The...
