The global bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) recent purchased Mexican online payments startup Openpay as part of what it calls a strategy "to accelerate transformation by growing its portfolio of digital businesses." Earlier in 2016, the...

While e-commerce is booming, millions of dollars in venture capital is flowing to tech startups focused on physical stores or on the intersection of online and bricks-and-mortar retail.

In fact, companies aiming to help merchants harness the power...

Providence St. Joseph Health, one of the nation's largest nonprofit health systems, was an early adopter of mobile on-demand healthcare app Medicast, which launched about three and a half years ago, billing itself as the "first mobile-app-based...

Hundreds of startups rushing to automate the world's supply chains are drawing interest and, in many cases, big-ticket purchase prices from corporations aiming to capture their innovative technologies. So what's behind the supply chain M&A spree?...

Every innovative startup presents a potential opportunity for corporations interested in the business's unique offering. There's more than one way to capture the value of those upstarts, and corporate leaders must decide on the best approach — or...

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Ford's foray into ride-sharing via its purchase of the Chariot shuttle service in the beginning of September marks one of the latest moves of big automakers seeking innovation through partnerships with transportation startups.

Other major global...

A significant majority of large companies now consider startup relationships to be important, according to the study The State of Startup/Corporate Collaboration 2016 from nonprofit Boston startup accelerator MassChallenge and software and advisory...

JetBlue's venture investment in airport ground-transport booking firm Mozio in July is one in a recent series of high-profile deals that demonstrate the eagerness of big businesses to partner with tech startups that can provide expertise, new...

It's no secret that large companies hungry for innovative technology are looking for startups to collaborate with, invest in or acquire. This can work out well both for corporate management and for entrepreneurs who need funding, guidance and the...