Tagged: acquisition

March 9, 2025 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apex Fintech, a firm known for embedding stock trading into apps, is reportedly considering an acquisition of Bakkt (NYSE: BKKT), a cryptocurrency platform spun off from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), according to recent report from Axios. This potential deal comes two years after Bakkt acquired Apex’s… Read More

March 7, 2025 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Euroclear has recently announced the completion of the acquisition of 49% of Inversis from Banca March after securing regulatory approvals. Inversis, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banca March, is a provider of global investment technology solutions and outsourced financial services for financial institutions. Euroclear states that… Read More

March 5, 2025 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) announced the completion of its acquisition of Preqin, an independent provider of private markets data. This transaction strengthens BlackRock’s ability to serve clients’ whole portfolios — across public and private markets — by “combining investment, technology, and data solutions in one platform.”… Read More

February 25, 2025 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), the payments and commerce technology provider, and Global Blue (NYSE: GB), the specialty payments and technology platform enabling “tax-free” shopping, dynamic currency conversion, and payments solutions to retail brands, have reportedly entered into a definitive agreement under which Shift4 will “acquire Global… Read More

February 23, 2025 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TMX VettaFi, an indexing, digital distribution, analytics and thought leadership company and TMX Group subsidiary, announced the acquisition of Credit Suisse‘s Bond Indices from UBS, enhancing its fixed income index capabilities. Tom Hendrickson, President, TMX VettaFi said: “We are excited to announce another significant step… Read More

February 20, 2025 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), the financial technology company empowering the world’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to transact, do business, and grow globally, announced that it has received the regulatory approvals in China required to “complete its previously announced acquisition of a licensed China-based payment service… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key move for Egypt’s automotive market, Dubizzle Group, the UAE-based tech platform behind some of the MENA region’s most widely-used classifieds platforms, such as dubizzle, Bayut and Drive Arabia, has acquired Hatla2ee, one of Egypt’s leading online car marketplaces. With this latest acquisition,… Read More

February 18, 2025 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Surecomp announced the acquisition of ELCY Ltd, a UK-based digital trade finance solution provider. This move reinforces Surecomp’s commitment to “driving digital trade finance transformation through innovation and collaboration.” The ELCY multi-bank solution, elcyMBP, will reportedly become “a module on Surecomp’s RIVO platform, creating a… Read More

February 18, 2025 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Market Pay Group announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Altapay, a payment service provider (PSP) headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Altapay, which serves over 400 merchants, has developed “expertise in managing online transactions.” With a portfolio of local and international payment methods, as well… Read More

February 17, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With the acquisition of Danish payment reconciliation software Storebuddy, accounting platform Ageras rolls-up its seventh company -preceded by its 2024 acquisition of business banking provider Shine from Société Générale– to complement its service offering and “enhance its position as a leading accounting platform for SMEs… Read More

February 17, 2025 @ 6:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Multiples Alternate Asset Management, along with its co-investors, announced that it has signed definitive documents to acquire a controlling stake in digital product engineering platform, QBurst. This transaction, with an investment of $200 million, reportedly “marks Multiples’ largest control investment in technology services.” Established back… Read More

February 12, 2025 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), the provider of intelligent, best-in-class banking solutions, announced the acquisition of Sandbox Banking, a digital transformation enabler serving the financial services industry. This acquisition strengthens nCino’s ability to enhance data connectivity and streamline operations for banks and credit unions via an… Read More

February 11, 2025 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cleversoft group has reportedly completed its acquisition of Fineksus, which is the provider of financial messaging and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions in Turkey and the Middle East, after having received all the necessary regulatory approvals. The combination of both firms brings together cleversoft’s regulatory… Read More

February 5, 2025 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

United Fintech, the digital transformation platform, announced the full acquisition of Commercial Banking Applications (CBA), a banking tech provider focused on API-driven trade finance and payments solutions. The acquisition was reportedly financed by equity and debt from existing investors, which include four major banks: BNP… Read More

February 5, 2025 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldpay, a firm focused on payments tech and solutions, has announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ravelin, an AI-native fraud prevention platform based in London, UK. The acquisition of Ravelin will complement and enhance Worldpay’s portfolio of solutions and enable merchants… Read More

February 5, 2025 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, announced it has completed its acquisition of Membrane Finance, an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) based and licensed in Finland. The acquisition received regulatory approval, “making Paxos a fully licensed EMI” in Finland and the EU. Paxos issues USD-backed… Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ExtractAlpha, a provider of alternative data and analytics solutions, announced the acquisition of ESG Analytics, a platform offering real-time, actionable insights into ESG metrics. This acquisition enhances ExtractAlpha’s commitment to expanding its data-driven solutions, enabling clients to harness ESG insights for improved decision-making. The addition… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is acquiring Spindl, an onchain ads and attribution platform. Today, it’s too difficult for builders to find quality users/distribution. By acquiring Spindl’s team and tech, they’ll be able to help builders go viral onchain and “find distribution on Coinbase and across the onchain… Read More

January 29, 2025 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TravelPerk, the business travel platform, announces a new Series E fundraise of $200m. The investment round is reportedly led by European venture capital firm Atomico, alongside EQT Growth, with participation from Noteus Partners and existing investors, including Kinnevik and General Catalyst. The round “nearly doubles”… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei Corporation, the Canadian fintech company, announces an expansion in Asia-Pacific (APAC), having completed the acquisition of Paywiser Japan Limited, including its acquiring license granted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The license enables Nuvei to progress with launching direct acquiring capabilities… Read More