mergers

VSP Global Acquires Visionworks
VSP Global Acquires Visionworks
October 03, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

VSP Global announced that it has acquired San Antonio, Texas-based Visionworks. The deal, the details of which were not disclosed, is the single largest investment...

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Bill Gates Says No To Big Tech Breakup
Bill Gates Says No To Big Tech Breakup
September 17, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Bill Gates isn’t in support of breaking up the biggest U.S. tech companies. That idea was introduced by U.S. Sen. and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth...

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Grab Looks To Take On Gojek Via OVO Merger
Grab Looks To Take On Gojek Via OVO Merger
September 11, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Indonesian ride-hailing company Grab wants to overtake its rival Gojek, and has some mergers planned to do so, according to Reuters. The SoftBank-backed company is...

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Singapore Enterprise Buys TGI Friday’s; Capgemini Acquires Altran 
Singapore Enterprise Buys TGI Friday’s; Capgemini Acquires Altran 
September 03, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The joint venture partners of TGI Friday’s in India have sold their shares to Singapore-based Universal Success Enterprises, Deal Street Asia reported on Tuesday (Sept....

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Can ISVs And ISOs Thrive Amid Payments Megadeals?
Can ISVs And ISOs Thrive Amid Payments Megadeals?
July 24, 2019  |  Ecosystems

So far, 2019 has been a year of mergers, refashioning the roster of big (and getting bigger) payments solution providers, bringing myriad services under collectively...

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Ebix Pays $337.8M For Merger Deal With India Travel Firm Yatra
Ebix Pays $337.8M For Merger Deal With India Travel Firm Yatra
July 17, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

India’s largest business travel service provider, Yatra Online, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Atlanta-based software firm Ebix. Ebix said the deal has...

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Regulators Eye ‘Excess Capacity’ In European Banking System
Regulators Eye ‘Excess Capacity’ In European Banking System
July 08, 2019  |  Regulation

In Europe, and specifically in banking, mergers – not for scale, but for efficiency? To that end, Andrea Enria, the European Central Bank supervisor, said...

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WEX Finalizes Go Fuel Card Takeover
WEX Finalizes Go Fuel Card Takeover
July 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Commercial card solutions provider WEX has announced the completed takeover of Go Fuel Card, first revealed earlier this year. In a press release issued Monday...

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Payment Megamergers Reshape The Merchant Services Chessboard
Payment Megamergers Reshape The Merchant Services Chessboard
July 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The megamergers of 2019 have been reshaping the payments industry. For merchant services, especially, the chessboard looks much different. Daniela Mielke, CEO of RS2 North America,...

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