Orbweaver Acquires Budde Marketing Systems to Build End-to-End Electronics Supply Chain Intelligence Platform

Worldeye Technologies Acquires BidX

May 20, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Worldeye Technologies acquired BidX, an AI-driven PPC and DSP advertising automation provider for e-commerce marketplaces. The acquisition integrates BidX into Worldeye’s Seller Suite alongside DataHawk and Viral Launch to expand marketplace advertising automation and analytics capabilities; BidX’s ~45-person team will remain in place and customers will see no disruption.

Leaf Trade and Sweed Merge to Create Integrated Cannabis Wholesale and Retail Platform

March 28, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Leaf Trade and Sweed announced a merger to combine Leaf Trade's wholesale cannabis marketplace with Sweed's all-in-one retail operating platform, creating an integrated B2B2C technology suite for multi-state operators and dispensary groups. The combined platform will unify POS, inventory, eCommerce, loyalty, payments, and data/analytics to streamline wholesale-to-retail operations and enable data-driven forecasting and fulfillment automation.

TransUnion Invests in Bud Financial to Expand Open Banking Capabilities

January 31, 2023

Data & Analytics

TransUnion has made a strategic investment in Bud Financial Limited (Bud), a UK-based leader in Open Banking and transaction data intelligence, to jointly develop credit, affordability and fraud solutions. The partnership will combine TransUnion's global data and insights infrastructure with Bud's platform to expand Open Banking offerings and support Bud's international growth.

PDI Technologies Acquires Orbis Technologies (Orbis Tech)

September 1, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

PDI Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Orbis Technologies Ltd, a provider of cloud-based point-of-sale (POS), back-office, and head-office solutions, expanding PDI’s international cloud POS and back-office capabilities. As part of the move PDI named industry veteran Brad McGuinness as Senior Vice President of Point of Sale Solutions to lead the combined POS offering.

springbig Acquires BudTender

February 2, 2021

Software

springbig, a Boca Raton-based provider of loyalty marketing and communications technology for cannabis retailers, has acquired BudTender, a Toronto-based customer experience and feedback platform for dispensaries. The acquisition adds over 200 clients to springbig's roster (raising its total to more than 1,900 retail partners) and integrates BudTender's survey, reputation management and AI-powered feedback capabilities into springbig's SMS and loyalty platform.

Dun & Bradstreet Acquires Orb Intelligence

January 8, 2020

Data & Analytics

Dun & Bradstreet acquired Orb Intelligence, a digital business identity and firmographic data provider, to enhance its Data Cloud and digital solutions. The acquisition (closed January 8, 2020) will integrate Orb's global dataset and digital identity capabilities into D&B products such as D&B Lattice, Hoovers and audience/visitor intelligence; financial terms were not disclosed.