Paymentus to acquire fintech partner Payveris for $152m
The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2021.
Mergers & Acquisitions/M&A
Western Union agrees sale of Business Solutions division for $910m
Investment firms Goldfinch and Baupost are paying in cash.
Objectway acquires German core vendor Die Software Peter Fitzon
Italian software company plans all-in-one wealth and core product suite.
DueDil to merge with Artesian Solutions due to “lack of funding”
Reports indicate DueDil shareholders won’t get a return on investment.
Paysafe signs deal to acquire alternative payments platform PagoEfectivo
The deal is expected to close by the end of August.
Broadridge acquires Alpha Omega in Itiviti combination plan
Broadridge will combine Alpha Omega and Itiviti’s post-trade solutions.
Fifth Third completes acquisition of healthcare fintech Provide
Provide offers financial products targeted at healthcare practices.
NCR to acquire crypto ATM firm LibertyX
The deal will see NCR deploy LibertyX across its software suite.
Airtel Africa’s mobile money business receives $200m from QIA
QIA gains a minority stake in African mobile payments firm.
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Klarna builds out retailer support with APPRL acquisition
The deal adds a platform for linking creators and retailers to Klarna’s retail ecosystem.
Square plans $29bn acquisition of Aussie BNPL firm Afterpay
The deal will become Australia’s largest ever acquisition.
Lloyds to acquire savings firm Embark Group in £390m deal
UK bank aims for “top three” position in the retirement and savings market.
Singapore fintech Thunes acquires payments platform Limonetik
The firm will combine Limonetik’s PaaS model with its existing global payments network.
Solarisbank raises €190m in Series D, acquires Contis for UK foothold
German BaaS provider hits unicorn valuation and looks towards the UK.
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Klarna acquires German payments fintech Stocard
Rumoured deal is valued at around €110 million.
Starling makes Fleet Mortgages its first acquisition with £50m deal
UK challenger looks to expand into mortgages as an asset class.
Bank of Ireland to acquire Davy in €440m deal
Davy is also selling Davy Global Fund Management and its shareholding in Rize ETF to other third parties.
Visa to acquire Currencycloud in deal valued at £700m
Payments giant seeks to strengthen its foreign exchange business.
Aussie challenger bank Volt acquires neolender Australian Mortgage
The two companies had entered into a partnership earlier this year.
Singapore start-up Bambu acquires investment and trading wealthtech Tradesocio
Bambu plans to tap into Tradesocio’s presence across EMEA and India.
RVU snaps up online mortgage broker Mojo
RVU also owns Uswitch, Confused.com and Money.co.uk.
Better acquires UK digital mortgage broker Trussle
The deal represents Better’s first entry into the UK mortgage market.
Circle to go public in $4.5bn SPAC deal
The combined company plans to float on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
BNY Mellon to acquire fund management tech firm Milestone Group
The New York bank is looking to expand its digital offerings and core capabilities.
Singapore fintech Nium to acquire Wirecard Forex India
The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021.
Signicat acquires Spanish video identity firm eID
Norwegian vendor pulls the acquisition trigger after four years of partnership.
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Rapyd to acquire Valitor in $100m deal
The payments fintech is looking to expand its reach across Europe.
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Danske Bank to merge MobilePay with Nordic payment apps Vipps and Pivo
The parties say they have joined forces to “strengthen product development and innovation”.
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Deutsche Börse acquires Swiss digital assets firm Crypto Finance
German group paid “a modest three-digit million” sum for the firm.
NatWest sells Ulster Bank commercial lending business to AIB in €4.2bn deal
NatWest continues with its withdrawal from the Irish market.
JP Morgan to acquire fintech start-up OpenInvest
The US bank is looking to boost its ESG investment offerings.
JP Morgan Chase acquires 40% stake in Brazil’s digital challenger C6 Bank
Launched in 2019, digital bank C6 has more than seven million customers.
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Cross River Bank acquires data analytics firm PeerIQ
The firm says its new acquisition will create a “comprehensive” suite of offerings.
Raisin and Deposit Solutions merge to create pan-European fintech giant
The newly formed Raisin DS is already turning its eyes towards the US.
