We talk to Transferwise CFO Matt Briers, and about Zynga buying Rollic, Uber buying Autocab, Fitbit and more

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:

Zynga buys another Turkish gaming company

• Zynga Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Istanbul-based Rollic, One of the Fastest Growing Hyper-Casual Mobile Game Companies (PR)
• Zynga acquires hypercasual mobile company Rollic for $168m (GamesIndustry.biz)
• Zynga is acquiring hypercasual mobile game firm Rollic for at least $168 million (Venturebeat)

Uber buys the UK’s Autocab

• Uber is buying a taxi software company to expand its foothold in the UK (CNBC)
• Uber is buying its biggest rival in the UK (Engadget)
• Uber to acquire Autocab in expansion partnership (Intelligent Transport)

Northvolt riding the ‘momentum of electrification’

• Battery developer Northvolt raises $US1.6 billion for two new gigafactories (The Driven)
• Northvolt secures $1.6bn backing for twin battery gigafactories (PV Magazine)

European Commission moves to investigate the Google/Fitbit deal

• EU launches ‘in-depth’ probe of Google bid for Fitbit (Euractiv)
• EU Regulators Open Investigation Into Google’s Fitbit Acquisition, Cleary Leads (Law.com)
• Google-Fitbit takeover: EU launches full-scale probe (BBC News)

🎙 Matthew Briers, CFO of TransferWise