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Exclusive-Worldline attracts early stage interest from private equity firms, sources say
Date: December 3, 2024
By Amy-Jo Crowley and Mathieu Rosemain LONDON (Reuters) -French payments group Worldline has attracted early stage takeover interest from private equity firms, as it grapples with a falling share price, profit warnings and leadership change, five people with knowledge of the matter said. Bain Capital is among private equity firms that have been in the...
Britons spent $4.6 billion online over black Friday/Cyber Monday period, says adobe
Date: December 3, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – British shoppers spent 3.63 billion pounds ($4.6 billion) online over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday (Nov. 29-Dec. 2) period, a 5.2% increase year-on-year, according to data from Adobe Analytics published on Tuesday. UK retailers were looking to the discount weekend to kick start trading in the run up to Christmas after official data...
Italy’s biggest bank intesa says all tech issues resolved
Date: December 3, 2024
MILAN (Reuters) – Intesa Sanpaolo has resolved all technical issues that made it difficult for clients to access its home banking app on Monday, a spokesperson for Italy’s biggest bank said, after users reported problems with the services earlier in the day. “All access channels are back to normal,” the spokesperson told Reuters. “Pension payments...
Exclusive-Worldline attracts early stage interest from private equity firms, sources say
Date: December 2, 2024
By Amy-Jo Crowley and Mathieu Rosemain LONDON (Reuters) -French payments group Worldline has attracted early stage takeover interest from private equity firms, as it grapples with a falling share price, profit warnings and leadership change, five people with knowledge of the matter said. Bain Capital is among private equity firms that have been in the...
Worldline says payment services disruptions in italy not yet resolved
Date: November 29, 2024
MILAN (Reuters) – French digital payments company Worldline on Friday said gas roadworks accidentally damaged its network connection to its data centres in Italy, disrupting services for customers that have yet to be resolved. The disruption occurred amid the busy Black Friday shopping season. Worldline said in a statement its payment services have been disrupted...
Preparing for 2025: Securing payments in the GenAI era
Date: November 26, 2024
By Andy Vrabel, General Manager, Payment Ecosystem Solutions at LegitScript As we approach 2025, financial organizations and e-commerce platforms face unique risks amplified by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Changes to AI-related policy priorities and governance in the wake of the November elections are likely to accelerate these risks. As a new administration enters the White...