Q2 to acquire Cloud Lending Solutions
Digital banking solutions provider loves the lending look.
Mergers & Acquisitions/M&A
US Bank to sell card processor Elan
EXCLUSIVE. Finastra, FIS and Fiserv believed to be in final bid.
CurrencyFair to buy Convoy Payments for Asia advance
All part of a €20 million investment plan.
Paytm acquires savings start-up Balance Technology
Where will it find space for the six-member team?
SoftBank mulls stake in insurtech wefox
Bank’s Vision Fund on the prowl again.
DocuSign to acquire CLM software provider SpringCM for $220m
All part of its plan to modernise companies’ systems of agreement.
Barclays takes stake in SME lender MarketInvoice
First high street bank to enter into a partnership with the fintech firm.
Xero buys paperless accounting hero Hubdoc
“Business has never been so beautiful.” Awww. Pass the sick bag.
SS&C to acquire wealthtech Eze Software for $1.45bn
Boston-based Eze is a provider of investment management solutions.
Entrust Datacard acquires SMS Passcode
Entrust hopes to further establish itself in the authentication space.
UK leads the way with record $16bn fintech investment
KPMG report highlights state of affairs in UK and Europe.
Bank Leumi to sell card business to Warburg Pincus for $682m
Warburg Pincus opens its fintech warchest yet again.
TransferMate finds €21m investment mate in ING
They want more SME customers and corporate clients.
GMEX takes gold-coated stake in Usave Blockchain
All part of a plan to build a digital exchange for physical gold.
City of London Group to acquire Acorn to Oaks for £1.4m
A2O focuses on SME and insurance products.
Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk and Blackstone create Refinitiv
Will be a standalone company. And should lead to shorter headlines.
Powerful PayPal parades financial prowess
Revenue, income and payment volumes are all up.
Five Degrees buys Icelandic core banking provider Libra
Dutch firm seeks boost to its digital banking ambitions.
LaSalle Capital gets perfect payments present with National Gift Card acquisition
Chicago-based private equity firm grabs some payments action.
Investors in fintech provider FNZ plan £2bn sale
Duo want to offload stakes in New Zealand-based tech firm.
Atos to acquire digital dynamo Syntel for $3.4bn
Syntel provides cloud, social media, mobile, analytics and IoT solutions.
PayU acquires ZOOZ to build cross-border payment platform
With aims to expand to high-growth markets.
State Street to buy Charles River Systems for $2.6bn
Will acquire US investment management front office solutions provider.
JLT buys saving and investment service Moola
UK-based JLT Employee Benefits looks to digital benefits.
EY buys into blockchain for an Elevated Consciousness
Buys US start-up’s crypto-asset accounting and tax functions.
FundAmerica acquired by Prime Trust
Blockchain-driven trust firm buys crowdfunding regtech company.
Allianz completes Ensure Insurance acquisition in Nigeria
All part of its plan for long-term growth in Africa.
Euroclear takes stake in fixed income tech provider Algomi
Algomi focuses on banks, institutional investors, inter-dealer brokers and exchanges.
Equifax acquires alternative data provider DataX
DataX brand and employees integrated into Equifax’s Banking and Lending Division.
Central 1 and Agility Forex in FX-ing great partnership
Special FX for Central 1’s clients and credit union members in Canada.
Kassir acquisition just the ticket for Tinkoff
Kassir will sell tickets via bank and mobile app.
Accuity safely acquires Safe Banking Systems
With SBS it gets KYC and AML solutions.
Comdirect bank sells Ebase to FNZ Group for €151m
Fintech buys bank.
PayPal CEO commits to $3bn a year in M&A spending
Spending spree is not slowing down yet.
EQT to acquire Saxo Payments Banking Circle
Transaction is expected to close in Q4 2018.
Gresham acquires payments firm B2 Group
To B2 or not to B2? Thanks for asking but headline gives it away.
Risk info provider TransUnion gets outstanding Iovation
Finalises its purchase of device intelligence company.
Nordea acquires Gjensidige Bank in Norway for €578m
Gjensidige offers digital banking, mortgages, and unsecured loans.
Ping Identity acquires Elastic Beam
Identity security solutions provider buys API cybersecurity company.
Finastra selling its collateral management branch to Teranet
The transaction will be completed by July 2018.
