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The MoneyGram Acquisition — Is A Bidding War Coming Soon?
The MoneyGram Acquisition — Is A Bidding War Coming Soon?
March 15, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Who said that money transmitters with large physical footprints weren’t sexy? In a turn of events — surprising enough that if it had happened two...

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Musical Chairs For Payments Mergers?
Musical Chairs For Payments Mergers?
March 14, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Will it be a game of musical chairs in the payments industry? News broke Tuesday (March 14) that MoneyGram is being pursued now by Euronet...

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Alibaba Tracker: Partnership Is The New Acquisition
Alibaba Tracker: Partnership Is The New Acquisition
March 09, 2017  |  Retail

While 2016 values ended on a down note, Alibaba stock (BABA) has largely been on the rise since the new year for a few different...

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Will China Fast-Track Its Initial Public Offerings?
Will China Fast-Track Its Initial Public Offerings?
February 24, 2017  |  International

Reuters reports that the nation’s securities watchdog is in the midst of mulling a “shortcut” that would offer some of the biggest tech firms in...

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Ant Financial Jumps Into S. Korea With $200M Investment In Kakao Pay
Ant Financial Jumps Into S. Korea With $200M Investment In Kakao Pay
February 21, 2017  |  International

Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has made its latest aggressive international push this week — with a $200 million investment into a fintech project belonging to...

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Alibaba’s Ant Financial To Raise $3B
Alibaba’s Ant Financial To Raise $3B
February 09, 2017  |  Investments

Ant Financial, an Alibaba affiliate, is rumored to be looking to raise as much as $3 billion. This move would springboard the online financial firm...

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Facebook Sizzles, Stocks Fizzle And Corporate America Proves We Can Be Friends
Facebook Sizzles, Stocks Fizzle And Corporate America Proves We Can Be Friends
February 03, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Amid earnings season, it’s tough to keep track of who is up and who is down. The stock market is a scorecard, redone on a...

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MoneyGram CEO On Ant Financial — And The Transformation of Payments
MoneyGram CEO On Ant Financial — And The Transformation of Payments
January 30, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In 2015, $582 billion was sent by migrants to relatives in their home countries. Of that total amount, nearly a quarter (23 percent), or $133.5...

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Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
January 27, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

All in a week's work. Beat the Street, make a buy. Alibaba did both, putting to rest fears of a Chinese consumer speed bump with...

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