Acquisition

An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

Source: merriam-webster.com

Fandango To Buy Vudu Video Streaming Service From Walmart
Fandango To Buy Vudu Video Streaming Service From Walmart
April 20, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Fandango Media LLC, the California-based company that sells movie tickets online, has agreed to buy the on-demand video streaming service Vudu Inc. from Walmart. Terms of...

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Verizon To Purchase Video Conferencing Firm BlueJeans
Verizon To Purchase Video Conferencing Firm BlueJeans
April 16, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Verizon has announced it is set to acquire BlueJeans, a video-conferencing company catering to business customers. The move comes as the COVID-19 crisis has changed...

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Payroll FinTech Paylocity Acquires Video Communication Platform
Payroll FinTech Paylocity Acquires Video Communication Platform
April 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Paylocity, which provides HR and payroll services, has acquired VidGrid, which works with peer-to-peer video services, according to a press release. Paylocity said the partnership...

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Mastercard’s Nets Takeover Hits Antitrust Snag
Mastercard’s Nets Takeover Hits Antitrust Snag
April 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Based on information from six nations, with the inclusion of the U.K., regulators in Europe said on Monday (April 6) that Mastercard’s plans to purchase a...

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Safaricom, Vodacom Acquire M-PESA Payments Platform
Safaricom, Vodacom Acquire M-PESA Payments Platform
April 06, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Safaricom, Kenya’s telecommunications giant, and the South African mobile communications company Vodacom have completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, along with its product development...

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Apple Buys AI Voice Assistant Startup To Make Siri Smarter
Apple Buys AI Voice Assistant Startup To Make Siri Smarter
April 06, 2020  |  Apple

Siri is getting an assistant by way of the artificial intelligence startup Voysis, which Apple acquired to improve natural language technology, according to a Bloomberg...

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Acquires CoinMarketCap; SEC Seeks Comment On BSTX Rule Change Proposal
Bitcoin Daily: Binance Acquires CoinMarketCap; SEC Seeks Comment On BSTX Rule Change Proposal
April 02, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain company Binance has acquired the CoinMarketCap cryptocurrency data tracking website, according to an announcement. CoinMarketCap, which is a source for digital currency prices and...

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Open Banking Platform Tink Acquires Eurobits
Open Banking Platform Tink Acquires Eurobits
March 29, 2020  |  B2B Payments

European open banking platform Tink will now have more room to expand with the acquisition of Eurobits, which works in account aggregation technology, according to...

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Facebook’s Deal For 10 Pct Of Indian Telco Postponed Due To COVID-19
Facebook’s Deal For 10 Pct Of Indian Telco Postponed Due To COVID-19
March 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Facebook is in talks to buy a multibillion-dollar stake in Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio, but the deal’s timetable has been stalled due to the...

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