November 08, 2013
In Defense Of JP Morgan

By Richard A. Epstein  The Obamacare rollout is not the only mess the federal government is making.  JP Morgan Chase (JPM) just had a bad week dueling with the federal...

November 08, 2013
Bitcoins For Hitmen, Payment Demons Strike WalMart and BestBuy Kills...

Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to offer over the past five days. Which...

November 04, 2013
US: Homebuilders ink $2.7B merger deal

Home builder Tri Pointe Homes will reportedly merge with Weyerhaeuser’s builder subsidiary in a $2.7 billion deal. The deal will use a reverse Morris trust, meaning the merger will be...

October 31, 2013
UAE: Abu Dhabi investor looking to make deal with UBS

The Abu Shabi Investment Authority is reportedly in talks to acquire a more-than $1 billion property portfolio in France from Swiss lending giant UBS. Reports say the Authority, known as...

October 23, 2013
US: ARCP tries buyout again, inks $11.2B real estate deal

American Realty Capital Properties has reportedly inked a deal to buy Cole Real Estate Investments for $11.2 billion, following ARCP’s failed buyout of Cole Credit Property Trust III earlier this...

October 14, 2013
Germany: Advancing $2.3B real estate buy could alter EU rankings

Germany-based real estate giant GSW has reportedly encouraged its shareholders Monday to accept a buyout offer from Deutsche Wohnen in a $2.3 billion move that could alter the rankings of...

September 27, 2013
Retail: The Tip Of The MPOS Iceberg

“Consumers like the convenience that [mobile point of sale] (mPOS) solutions provide in traditional retail stores and say they are willing to recommend retailers that use those solutions to their...

September 09, 2013
Dubai Imprisons Businessmen For Writing Bad Checks

A group of businessmen remain in a Dubai prison, sitting in their cells on a hunger strike for being incarcerated over writing bad checks. Failing to pay back debts in...

September 03, 2013
Conde Nast Leads Vestiaire Collective’s $20M Series C

France-based global fashion resale marketplace Vestiaire Collective has raised $20 million in new capital as part of its Series C round, paidContent reported on September 2. Conde Nast led the...