article thumbnail

FIS Buys Worldpay In $35B Cash, Stock Deal

PYMNTS

Fidelity Information Services ( FIS ), a global financial services technology company, announced Monday (March 18) it is merging with Worldpay , the global eCommerce and payments company, in a roughly $35 billion dollar deal. For Worldpay, it expands its distribution footprint and accelerates its entrance into new regions.

article thumbnail

TRENDING: Minor League Baseball, Jumbo Shrimp And A Payments Payroll Changeup

PYMNTS

FIs and companies need to understand what they can expect from a given faster payments scheme, the level demand from their customers, and which products and services they should offer by leveraging the scheme to best answer that demand. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Hit A Payments Home Run. Around The Faster Payments World.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

PYMNTS

“Verizon launched the world’s first commercial 5G Ultra Wideband network in October 2018 with the rollout of 5G Home broadband internet service in Houston, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Indianapolis,” the company said. Meanwhile, at the CES show in Las Vegas in January, companies demonstrated potential 5G use cases. 5G Potential.

Mobile 168
article thumbnail

Amid Economic Vigor, Small Firms Struggle To Find Talent

PYMNTS

McMahon told the media outlet about one small business owner in Jacksonville, Florida who attributed rising investments and hiring to recent tax reform. For the companies that will seek funding, two-thirds will first go to a bank to do so. “I hear all these sorts of stories all over the country,” McMahon said.

article thumbnail

EverBank's Largest Investor Cashes Out

American Banker

EverBank Financial's biggest investor is cashing out ahead of the Jacksonville, Fla., company's sale to TIAA.

article thumbnail

Memorial Day: Remember Maurice "Maury" Hukill

Jeff For Banks

A hamlet in the Scots-Irish settled area of western Lancaster County and epicenter for the Mars Chocolate Company's North American production of Dove Chocolate bars. service members who lost their lives is located in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where Camp Lejeune is located. A Beirut Monument dedicated to the U.S.

article thumbnail

NFL-Twitter Deal Gives Social Commerce Its Make-Or-Break Moment

PYMNTS

First, take a look at why the NFL made a handshake deal with Twitter as opposed to the other companies (Amazon, Verizon and Facebook) rumored to have been in the running for the partnership. An in-the-know source told Adweek that Twitter is also looking into leveraging region-targeted ads as a function of its global broadcast range.