Payments
CD&R Pursues Buyout of $40 Billion Payments Processor Global Payments, FT Reports
Private equity firm CD&R is reportedly pursuing a buyout of payments processor Global Payments, which has an enterprise value of roughly $40 billion, according to
Salesforce to Buy Marketing Platform Braze for $5.7 Billion
Salesforce has agreed to acquire Braze, an AI-powered customer engagement platform, for about $5.66 billion in enterprise value, paying $47.50 per share in cash, a
Toast Launches Fuel SaaS Platform as Walmart Preps Tap-to-Pay at Gas Pumps
Toast, the Boston-based restaurant and retail technology platform, has launched Toast Fuel, a set of capabilities that lets fuel operators and convenience stores run in-store
Mesh Acquires Bluvo
Mesh, a crypto payments network that has connected more than 300 exchanges and wallets through a single integration since 2020, has acquired Bluvo, a developer
Stripe Enters a Data Deal With Federal Express
Stripe will work with FedEx Dataworks, the predictive-analytics service of FedEx, to incorporate signals from FedEx’s shipment network into Stripe’s platform in support of financing
mika Raises €6M to Make German Tax Advisers Optional
mika, a Berlin-based vertical AI startup, has raised a €6 million seed round led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Wecken & Cie. and existing