Capital One acquires SME travel fintech Lola
Lola announced a cessation of operations last month.
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VoxSmart acquires speech recognition platform GreenKey
Firm aims to bolster its communications surveillance offering for financial institutions.
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Goldman Sachs acquires BNPL firm GreenSky in $2.2bn deal
US bank aims to furnish its Marcus app with new capabilities.
SpotOn raises $300m in Series E round to fuel acquisition of Appetize
US payments firm acquires commerce platform as growth continues.
Santander’s PagoNxt acquires majority stake in Mexican technology firm MIT
PagoNxt plans to bolster the development of its payments service Getnet.
TransUnion acquires Neustar for $3.1bn to integrate identity solutions
Credit reporting firm aims to branch into fraud prevention.
JP Morgan to acquire majority stake in Volkswagen’s payments business
US banking giant says the deal will expand its digital payment capabilities.
Mastercard acquires blockchain security start-up CipherTrace
Payments giant aims to integrate CipherTrace’s crypto security and fraud detection capabilities.
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State Street to acquire BBH Investor Services in $3.5bn deal
State Street says the deal will help enhance its investment products and services.
CIBC acquires Costco’s Canadian credit card portfolio
CIBC will also become the exclusive issuer of Costco Mastercards in Canada.
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Brazil’s Banco Inter agrees deal to acquire US fintech USEND
The digital banking firm is looking to expand into North America.
Aspiration Partners to go public in $2.3bn SPAC deal
It claims it will be the first ESG-focused financial services institution to go this route.
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Goldman Sachs to acquire asset management firm NNIP in $2bn deal
US bank continues drive towards new revenue streams.
Brex acquires Israeli start-up Weav in $50m deal
US fintech will aim to leverage Weav’s API technology.
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BNPL firm Zilch sets up US expansion with NepFin acquisition
The acquisition of the American firm will give Zilch a foothold in the US market.
Paymentus to acquire fintech partner Payveris for $152m
The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2021.
Western Union agrees sale of Business Solutions division for $910m
Investment firms Goldfinch and Baupost are paying in cash.
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.
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Square plans $29bn acquisition of Aussie BNPL firm Afterpay
The deal will become Australia’s largest ever acquisition.
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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.
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Banking Technology July / August 2021 issue out now
Cover story: breaking with tradition – how Minna Bank is disrupting the Japanese system.
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.
