Tagged: acquisition

February 15, 2023 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wahed has acquired iWill Solicitors, the UK pioneers “in Islamic wills, in a seven-figure transaction.” iWill Solicitors will “become a pillar of Wahed’s financial platform—helping ethical investors to secure the next generation.” Wahed also “acquires True Wills, a pioneering online Islamic will-writing service.” Wahed, a… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced that it has “acquired OJO Canada — the Canadian operations of U.S.-based real estate technology company, OJO Holdings Corp.” The acquisition further “enables RBC’s commitment to supporting Canadians at every stage in their home buying journey by offering intuitive,… Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, has agreed to acquire International Fund Services & Asset Management SA (ifsam), a Luxembourg-based B2B fund platform. The acquisition, which is “subject to regulatory approval, will strengthen FNZ’s global client proposition for both asset managers and distributors, adding advanced… Read More

February 8, 2023 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billing Better, the UK bills management company, recently revealed that it has acquired Homebox, a utilities comparison and switching service. The two firms have been working together during the last few years, and this acquisition brings together the strengths of both businesses in order to… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

International fraud prevention company SEON has announced the acquisition of compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) specialist firm, Complytron. The acquisition instantly adds AML capabilities “to SEON’s fraud fighting toolkit and signals a new focus on holistic FinCrime prevention for the growing business.” As a result… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Radiant Logic, the Identity Data Fabric company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brainwave GRC, a key player focused on Identity Governance and Analytics (IGA) headquartered in France. Together, Radiant Logic and Brainwave GRC address “a broad set of identity… Read More

January 31, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yield App has acquired Trofi Group, a platform that offers structured product solutions for cryptocurrencies, in response “to growing investor demand for enhanced yield investment opportunities.” The acquisition adds four new structured product strategies “to Yield App’s product suite that offer the opportunity to capture… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OneSpan Inc. (NASDAQ: OSPN), the digital agreements security company, announced that it has agreed to acquire ProvenDB, an Australia-based startup that delivers secure storage and vaulting for documents based on blockchain technology, “to provide an industry-leading trust model for high assurance contracts and documents.” ProvenDB… Read More

January 25, 2023 @ 7:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Merchant commerce omnichannel company, Pine Labs announced that it has acquired a proprietary enterprise platform from Bengaluru-based Saluto Wellness Private Limited. This acquisition will “boost the capabilities of Pine Labs’ Issuing Business under the Qwikcilver brand, enabling it to strengthen its offerings across employee rewards… Read More

January 19, 2023 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abacus Group, the provider of hosted IT services and solutions to alternative investment firms, announces that it has acquired two boutique cybersecurity consulting companies, Gotham Security and its parent company, GoVanguard, both of which have solid track records of excellence in the cyber arena. Gotham… Read More

January 19, 2023 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forter, the Trust Platform for digital commerce, announced the acquisition of Immue, a bot detection company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Forter’s first acquisition will “not only strengthen the company’s existing fraud management capabilities but add Immue’s domain-specific bot expertise.” Bots are used “by the… Read More

January 17, 2023 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Fondsdepot Bank, one of the leading independent platforms for trading and custody in Germany. The acquisition represents “a further investment by FNZ in the German market and will bring together the complementary… Read More

January 16, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Deel notes that they are building the “best” equity and compliance product for global companies and their teams. The Deel team writes in a blog post that we all know equity “can be one of the best ways to attract and retain… Read More

January 15, 2023 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CUBE, which claims to be a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI),  announced its acquisition of The Hub, a RegTech firm providing highly innovative artificial intelligence solutions for capturing and monitoring unstructured data across the regulatory internet. As global regulations continue to rapidly evolve,… Read More

January 14, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Nipendo, a company used by global businesses “to automate and streamline business-to-business (B2B) payments processes.” The transaction is American Express’ latest strategic step “toward its goal of creating a leading end-to-end… Read More

January 14, 2023 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apex Group Ltd., a global financial services provider, announced the acquisition of Pacific Fund Systems (PFS), a global fund administration software business, from co-founders and Pollen Street Capital. This acquisition “follows Apex Group’s longstanding partnership with PFS through the use of PFS-PAXUS and will expand… Read More

January 13, 2023 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kyckr, the corporate KYC company providing businesses with legally-authoritative real-time data on prospective and existing customers and suppliers, has been acquired by Australian tech-entrepreneur and WiseTech Global Limited founder Richard White “through his personal investment vehicle RealWise KYK AV Pty Ltd.” Kyckr provides companies “with… Read More

January 13, 2023 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidelity Investments announced it is furthering its commitment to the private market with the acquisition of Shoobx, a provider of automated equity management operations and financing software “for private companies at all growth stages, up to and including an initial public offering (IPO). Financial terms… Read More

January 12, 2023 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic Capital Group, an investment banking firm specializing in the RIA, asset and wealth management, and securities-related industries, acknowledges its client, Parallel Advisors, on its acquisition of AUTUS Asset Management and substantial investment from Golden Gate Capital, a private equity investment firm. In connection with… Read More

January 10, 2023 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEI), the Canadian fintech company, and Paya Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYA), a provider of integrated payment and commerce solutions in the U.S., announced that they have “entered into a definitive agreement whereby Nuvei will acquire Paya in an all-cash transaction at USD… Read More