Education publisher Pearson acquires Credly, which helps businesses issue digital credentials to certify workers' skills, for $140M; Credly has 2,000+ customers (Jonathan Greig/ZDNet)

Jonathan Greig / ZDNet:Education publisher Pearson acquires Credly, which helps businesses issue digital credentials to certify workers' skills, for $140M; Credly has 2,000+ customers  —  Pearson already owned a 20% stake in the digital workforce credentialing platform worth about $40 million but is now buying the entire company.

Education publisher Pearson acquires Credly, which helps businesses issue digital credentials to certify workers' skills, for $140M; Credly has 2,000+ customers (Jonathan Greig/ZDNet)

Jonathan Greig / ZDNet:
Education publisher Pearson acquires Credly, which helps businesses issue digital credentials to certify workers' skills, for $140M; Credly has 2,000+ customers  —  Pearson already owned a 20% stake in the digital workforce credentialing platform worth about $40 million but is now buying the entire company.