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Intuit agrees to buy Sequence to bring usage billing to QuickBooks

Sequence, founded in 2021 and based in London and New York, automates quoting, billing, collections and revenue recognition. Terms were not disclosed; Intuit will keep supporting Sequence customers.

15 Oct 2026

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Cybersecurity

Lineal buys Swiss forensics and eDiscovery firm Forentec

15 Oct 2026

Artificial Intelligence - AI

Zeta Global to acquire Toronto AI firm Senso, terms undisclosed

7 Oct 2026

Shipping Software

Sendcloud buys Sendy and ends shipping on it after 31 October

6 Oct 2026

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Credit Risk Management

FICO to cut about 15% of positions in AI-driven restructuring

A $27.0 million severance charge lands in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, and the plan should be substantially complete by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2027.

7 Oct 2026

IT Consulting

Accenture completes purchase of Danish software firm Mjølner Informatics

Mjølner, founded in 1988 in Aarhus, serves energy, utilities and manufacturing clients in western Denmark, and Accenture will keep providing IT services to its former owner Norlys.

6 Oct 2026

IT Consulting

Ryan buys Brazilian tax technology firm Comtax to enter Brazil

Comtax was founded in 2018 and works on SAP and Oracle tax integrations for large Brazilian companies; Ryan had almost no Brazilian staff before the deal, Baguete reports.

6 Oct 2026

Restaurant Management Software

Constellation's Volaris buys Brazilian restaurant software maker Teknisa

The 1990-founded company serves more than 900 customers in Brazil, according to Volaris, and joins a portfolio where Constellation has made about 20 Brazilian purchases since 2019, Baguete reports.

6 Oct 2026

HR Software

SAP to buy Belgian AI skills platform TechWolf, closing in Q4

TechWolf, founded as a Ghent University project, will stay a separate company under its CEO and keep serving customers that do not run SAP. Financial terms are not disclosed.

6 Oct 2026

CRM Software

HubSpot cuts about 660 jobs, 7% of its workforce, in a reorganisation

Chief executive Yamini Rangan says the cuts are not driven by AI savings. Product teams move from Hubs to customer outcomes, and severance runs to 30 weeks of base pay.

6 Oct 2026

IoT

Schneider Electric agrees to acquire PTC for $205 a share, with closing expected by Q3 2027

PTC and Schneider Electric signed a merger agreement on 4 October and announced it on 5 October: $205 in cash per share, about $22.6bn for the equity, closing anticipated by Q3 2027 subject to shareholder, HSR and…

5 Oct 2026

Telecommunications

BT Group buys TalkTalk and PlatformX out of administration; DCMS issues a public interest notice and a regulatory review follows

BT says it acquired TalkTalk Telecommunications and PlatformX Communications debt-free on 5 October, covering 1.5 million retail and 1 million wholesale customers. The UK government has intervened under the Enterprise…

5 Oct 2026

Payment Processing

NEOPAY agrees to acquire a 65 percent controlling stake in noon payments, adding Saudi Arabia and Egypt, subject to approvals

UAE payments company NEOPAY signed a definitive agreement on 5 October 2026 to buy 65 percent of noon payments, which operates in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Completion needs regulatory and antitrust approval; no…

5 Oct 2026

Data Center

Swiss sovereign-cloud provider Infomaniak lists on SIX Swiss Exchange

Infomaniak, the Geneva-based cloud and collaboration provider, started trading on SIX Swiss Exchange on 1 October 2026 through a reverse takeover of Perrot Duval Holding, with a market value of about CHF 262 million at…

5 Oct 2026

Speech Recognition Software

Inworld acquires Seattle voice AI company Ultravox; Ultravox customers move to Inworld's voice technology

Inworld has acquired Ultravox, the Seattle voice AI company that began as Fixie, for an undisclosed sum. Both companies' sites carry the news, and Ultravox customers are to be upgraded to Inworld's Realtime TTS-2 voice…

4 Oct 2026

Telecommunications

Claro completes purchase of 72.83% of Brazilian broadband provider Desktop for R$1.75 billion; tender offer and B3 exit to follow

Claro NXT closed its purchase of control of Desktop on 1 October 2026 at R$20.63 a share; a tender offer, conversion to category B and exit from the Novo Mercado are planned, and the price may still be adjusted.

3 Oct 2026

Cybersecurity

Snyk’s accounts show it cut about 203 jobs, about a fifth of its staff: what customers of the security vendor should check

A UK Companies House filing by Snyk, the developer-security vendor, states a reduction in force of about 203 employees, about 20% of its global workforce, more than double the earlier press figure. What customers…

2 Oct 2026

DataBase

Supabase is acquiring Turso, the SQLite database company: both say nothing changes for existing users

Supabase announced on 2 October 2026 that it is acquiring Turso, the company behind libSQL and a hosted SQLite database. Both products continue: Supabase stays on Postgres and Turso on SQLite. No price was stated.

2 Oct 2026

Telecommunications

South Africa’s Competition Commission recommends approving MTN’s takeover of tower operator IHS, with access and independence conditions

On 30 September 2026 South Africa’s Competition Commission recommended that the Tribunal approve MTN’s acquisition of IHS Holding, on condition that IHS stays independent and gives all operators fair,…

2 Oct 2026

HR Software

Layoffs at software vendors, week to 2 October 2026: Oracle in California, Nutanix, Salesforce, PayPal, Synopsys and Expedia

State layoff notices show Oracle cutting 441 roles at three California sites from 13 November 2026, Nutanix and Salesforce cuts taking effect on 5 October, and notices from PayPal, Synopsys and Expedia. What customers…

2 Oct 2026

Cybersecurity

Layoffs follow-up, 1 October 2026: F-Secure plans up to 145 role cuts in a new operating model; Oracle filed a WARN notice for 359 Seattle jobs

F-Secure plans to cut up to 145 roles (58 in Finland, 87 elsewhere) as it reorganises into three business units from 1 January 2027; talks start 6 October. Washington State lists an Oracle notice for 359 permanent…

1 Oct 2026

IoT

Connectivity and IoT takeovers on 1 October 2026: Inseego completes its purchase of Nokia’s fixed wireless business, VEGA acquires akenza

Inseego completed its purchase of Nokia’s fixed wireless access business on 1 October 2026, and German sensor maker VEGA has acquired the Zurich IoT platform akenza, which says nothing changes for its customers. What…

1 Oct 2026

Cybersecurity

IT services filings on 1 October 2026: Wipro completes the Alpha Net contracts deal, Loihde completes BLC Turva and withdraws guidance, Avensia cuts staff

Wipro has taken over selected customer contracts of Alpha Net Consulting; Finland’s Loihde has completed its EUR 28 million purchase of BLC Turva and withdrawn its 2026 guidance; Sweden’s Avensia is cutting staff to…

1 Oct 2026

Cybersecurity

Software takeovers on 30 September and 1 October 2026: Opus 2 buys Bundledocs, Xopero buys Vigil Guard

Legal-technology firm Opus 2 has acquired Bundledocs, the document-bundling software; backup vendor Xopero Software has acquired Vigil Guard, an AI-security platform. Neither states a price. What changes for customers.

1 Oct 2026

Cap Table Management

Pulley, the cap-table software, shuts down on 8 December 2026: export your data before 31 January 2027

Pulley says its cap-table app shuts down on 8 December 2026, with limited data access until 31 January 2027. Customers who want its Carta migration offer must opt in by 30 November 2026. What to do now.

1 Oct 2026

HR Software

Layoffs at software vendors, week to 1 October 2026: Workday, Microsoft and Blaize, and what customers should check

Workday is cutting about 2.5% of its workforce, mainly in product and technology (8-K, 29 September); Microsoft filed a WARN notice for 277 jobs in Redmond; Blaize is cutting about 26%. What each says, and what…

1 Oct 2026

IT Consulting

IT services takeovers completed on 30 September and 1 October 2026: Capgemini Government Solutions, OPTiM, GMO NIKKO, Empire State

Capgemini sold its US government unit to ITC Federal; Valtes bought OPTiM; GMO Commerce took over GMO NIKKO and GMO Insight; Usonar bought 70% of Empire State; Asia Quest agreed to buy Tetra Communications. What…

1 Oct 2026

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