Newswire Summaries
Fiserv to acquire AIB Merchant Services
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:56:20 (UTC)
MILWAUKEE & DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, announced today that it has agreed to acquire the remaining 49.9% of AIB Merchant Services (AIBMS), its joint venture with AIB Group, in a transaction focused on driving continued growth in Ireland and the broader European market. Founded in 2007, AIBMS is one of Ireland’s largest payment solution providers and one of Europe’s largest e-commerce acquirers. AI...
Shift4 further extends previously announced tender offer to acquire Global Blue
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:55:25 (UTC)
CENTER VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shift4 Payments, Inc. (“Shift4”) (NYSE: FOUR), announced today that it is further extending its previously announced all-cash tender offer through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, GT Holding 1 GmbH, a Swiss limited liability company (“Merger Sub”), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Global Blue Group Holding AG (“Global Blue”) (NYSE: GB) pursuant to the previously announced transaction agreement, dated as of February 16, 2025 betwee...
Pudgy Penguins launches Pengu Clash on TON
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:52:26 (UTC)
MIAMI, May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pudgy Penguins, one of the most successful NFT brands of all-time, today announced the launch of Pengu Clash, a new blockchain-based game debuting on the TON blockchain. The fast-paced multiplayer skill game offers fans a new way to interact with the Pudgy Penguins IP—now reaching more than 1 billion users on Telegram. Pudgy Penguins debuts Pengu Clash on TON, offering a fun and accessible new way for fans to engage with the brand through blockchain gaming...
Fortune reveals the 2025 100 Most Powerful Women in Business list
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:51:00 (UTC)
NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fortune announced the 2025 edition of the Most Powerful Women in Business list, featuring 100 leading businesswomen from finance, tech, health care, telecom, retail, energy, and other industries. The 28th edition of the Fortune Most Powerful Women in Business list honors 100 female leaders from the global business landscape—spotlighting those who hold power now and those on the rise to even greater influence. This year's iteration features 52 wo...
DeFi Technologies begins trading on Nasdaq
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:47:14 (UTC)
TORONTO, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - DeFi Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "DeFi Technologies") (Nasdaq: DEFT) (CBOE CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B), a financial technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance ("DeFi"), is pleased to announce that its common shares (the "Common Shares") will begin trading today on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq"). under the symbol "DEFT". Upon commencement of trading on Nasdaq, the Company's Common Shares will ceas...
Bain & Co., Palantir team up to deliver high impact, end-to-end AI transformations
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:46:08 (UTC)
BOSTON, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bain & Company, a leading global management consulting firm, today announced a partnership with Palantir, a leading provider of AI systems. The partnership pairs Palantir's state-of-the-art AI Operating Systems with Bain's deep industry expertise across sectors and its extensive capabilities in strategic business transformation, enabling clients to adopt this technology more quickly. "At Bain, we are helping clients lead in the era of AI — not just w...
PNC Bank agrees to acquire Aqueduct Capital Group
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:44:13 (UTC)
PITTSBURGH, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PNC Bank today announced entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Aqueduct Capital Group, a placement agent focused on raising capital for private equity, private credit and real asset managers through its broad access to sophisticated, global pools of capital. Founded in 2003, Aqueduct has built a strong reputation advising its clients on a variety of fundraising solutions. "This acquisition is complementary to existing capital advisory capabil...
Chainlink, Kinexys, Ondo aim to bring bank payment rails to tokenized asset markets
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:43:12 (UTC)
NEW YORK, May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chainlink, the standard for onchain finance, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the financial services firm's blockchain business unit, and Ondo Finance, the leading name in real-world asset tokenization, announced today the successful completion of a cross-chain Delivery versus Payment (DvP) test transaction. The successful transaction utilized blockchain deposit accounts on Kinexys Digital Payments' permissioned network for payment settlement, Ondo Chain's next-gene...
US consumer confidence partially rebounds in May
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:41:14 (UTC)
NEW YORK, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® increased by 12.3 points in May to 98.0 (1985=100), up from 85.7 in April. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers' assessment of current business and labor market conditions—rose 4.8 points to 135.9. The Expectations Index—based on consumers' short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions—surged 17.4 points to 72.8, but remained below the threshold of 80, which typically ...
Wirex Pay joins Stellar Ecosystem to power next-gen stablecoin solutions
Friday, June 06, 2025 16:38:57 (UTC)
LONDON, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Wirex Pay, a pioneering stablecoin payment platform, is proud to announce that it is expanding to Stellar, with the help of a top-tier award from the Stellar Community Fund (SCF). Wirex Pay will now deploy its flagship payments infrastructure directly on the Stellar blockchain. The project has been awarded the highest funding tier available through the SCF, enabling Wirex to accelerate its delivery of a fully native, integrated payment experience within th...
