Microsoft has agreed to purchase Activision Blizzard for $75 billion in an all-cash deal, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Jan. 18). Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is expected to step down once the deal is completed, according to sources who spoke to the WSJ....
Window, a company providing environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and risk assessment tools, has acquired Fintech Drift, a publisher that offers insights into how technology affects financial markets. Window announced the deal in a news release Tuesday (Jan. 18), saying it allows the company...
To help its effort to invest in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and the Web3 ecosystem, NFT marketplace OpenSea has acquired digital wallet service Dharma Labs, according to a company blog post. “Our teams share a vision that NFTs will be the cultural focal point of crypto’s...
Subscription management platform Chargebee announced Tuesday (Jan. 18) it had acquired customer retention platform Brightback. The company says the move combines “two best-in-class platforms to maximize revenue growth capabilities for global customers,” and follows Chargebee’s recent acquisition of RevLock, a revenue recognition company. “During the...
Commerce enablement technology company NMI on Tuesday (Jan. 18) acquired merchant services customer relationship management (CRM) and comprehensive merchant management platform IRIS CRM, bringing together streamlined merchant registration and onboarding. The combination expands NMI’s solution outside of gateway services and adds another layer to the...
Microsoft is nearing a deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the video game maker of “Call of Duty” in a deal that would value the company at around $70 billion, according to media reports. The transaction is an all-cash deal for $95 per share. Video games...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading platform BitMEX is planning to purchase the Munich, Germany, bank Bankhaus von der Heydt, one of the oldest financial institutions in the country, for undisclosed terms, according to a blog post on Tuesday (Jan. 18). A privately-owned bank, Bankhaus von der...
Minsait Payments, an arm of the global consultancy Indra, has acquired the Ecuadorian payments provider Credimatic. The Madrid company says Credimatic brings with it services such as such as interoperability and payment acquisition, while also being aligned with Minsait’s focus on the integration of payment...
The global freight booking platform Freightos Group says it has acquired the rate management company 7LFreight. Freightos announced the deal Monday (Jan. 17), saying it would give forwarders using 7LFreight access to the same services they’ve enjoyed, coupled with the ability to get instant pricing...