What’s going on? PayPal (US payment platform) announced that it would buy Paidy (Japanese buy-now-pay-late with 6m users) for $2.7b. What does this mean? PayPal started offering its own buy-now-pay-later service in 2020, through which customers have made $3.5b worth of purchases. This deal comes as part of Paypal’s longer-term plan to push further into the…
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Ep 24: Dassault, Folks
What’s Going On Here? French tech titan Dassault Systèmes announced a $6 billion acquisition of American software company Medidata Solutions, shining a light on previously announced major marriages… What Does This Mean? “Analytics” seems to be a buzzword right now: Salesforce’s purchase helping its customers make more sales to you; Medidata’s tools helping biotech and pharma companies keep track of their drugs during clinical…
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