Adapt IT’s Micros strengthens hospitality leadership with Travel Trackers acquisition

Adapt IT’s Micros strengthens hospitality leadership with Travel Trackers acquisition

Shaping the future of hospitality software globally. (Image: Adapt IT) Today, Micros South Africa (Micros), an Adapt IT company, announced the strategic acquisition of Travel Trackers to join its ResRequest business, expanding its hospitality software portfolio. Travel Trackers, founded in 2010, is a provider of business intelligence and analytics for the guided African safari industry….

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Stripe and Advent International in acquisition talks for PayPal

Stripe and Advent International in acquisition talks for PayPal

Payment processing giant Stripe and private equity firm Advent International are in active negotiations to acquire PayPal Holdings, according to The Wall Street Journal. The investor group is seeking a revised agreement after PayPal’s board rejected an initial $60.50 per-share takeover proposal in July that valued the digital payments pioneer at approximately $53 billion. Read:…

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West Africa: Five entrepreneurs to watch

West Africa: Five entrepreneurs to watch

We highlight five entrepreneurs building businesses in West Africa across sectors ranging from retail and footwear manufacturing to fitness. 1. Ghana: From side hustle to 16 stores – a retail entrepreneur’s story In 2012, Charles Antwi-Boahen was scraping by as a commission-only salesman at an air-conditioning company in Accra, often struggling to cover his own…

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