Tagged: acquisition

October 27, 2023 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired MNEMO Mexico, a privately held company specializing in managed cybersecurity services. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in Mexico City in 2012, MNEMO Mexico “has 229 cybersecurity professionals and 180 cybersecurity industry certifications with key ecosystem partners.” The company’s portfolio… Read More

October 26, 2023 @ 6:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shift4 (NYSE:FOUR), a global firm focused on integrated payments and commerce technology, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Finaro, a cross-border ecommerce payments provider and fully licensed bank “with a large European presence.” The completion of this acquisition “expands Shift4’s total addressable market both… Read More

October 22, 2023 @ 5:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired ON Service GROUP, a provider of business process services, specialized in insurance operations. Terms of the transaction were “not disclosed.” Acquiring ON Service GROUP enhances Accenture’s capabilities “in insurance operations, expanding the range of services available to clients in Germany… Read More

October 20, 2023 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MexPago, a Mexico-based payment service provider and an Institution of Electronic Payment Funds (IFPE) license-holder. The transaction is subject “to regulatory approvals and customary closing… Read More

October 20, 2023 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

bolttech, the international insurtech, announced that it has acquired Digital Care, an embedded protection company based out of Poland. The acquisition is considered to be a major step towards “achieving the Group’s strategic goals in the EMEA region and globally, while accelerating growth, particularly within… Read More

October 18, 2023 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stax Payments, a payment technology provider, announced its acquisition of Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems (APPS), creating an end-to-end, seamless payment processing platform. The integration of APPS marks “a significant expansion of Stax’s technology stack, giving partners and merchants flexible, customizable options for their payment processing needs… Read More

October 12, 2023 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a global leader in payments and financial technology, announces the acquisition of Skytef, primary distributor of Software Express’s SiTef (Solução Inteligente de Transferência Eletrônica de Fundos), from Fiserv, the leading Electronic Funds Transfer solution in Brazil. Through the acquisition Fiserv strengthens… Read More

October 9, 2023 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Getsafe, Europe’s neo-insurer based in Germany, has entered into an agreement to acquire the German customer base of French insurtech Luko. With over 550,000 customers across Germany, the UK, France, and Austria, Getsafe “is rapidly expanding its reach in Europe.” The acquisition covers Luko’s entire… Read More

October 6, 2023 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken is pleased to announce their planned acquisition of Coin Meester B.V. (BCM) in the Netherlands. The deal highlights our commitment “to growing their business in Europe by leveraging our strong financial position and highly competitive product offering.” Founded in 2017, BCM claims it is… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 12:38 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Cisco has confirmed its plans to acquire Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity and observability major Splunk for $157 per share in cash, totaling a whopping $28 billion equity value. Gary Steele, Splunk’s current President and CEO, will soon be integrated into Cisco’s Executive Leadership Team, directly under Chair… Read More

September 17, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recharge, a firm focused on the prepaid payments industry, has announced its successful acquisition of Startselect, a European digital gift and gaming cards company. This move reportedly positions the company on course “to generate 750 million EUR in annual sales in 2024.” Since 2010 Recharge… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE: C) announced the acquisition of its Bridge built by Citi® platform (“Bridge”) by Foro Holdings, Inc. (Foro), a Charlotte-based commercial lending services provider. As part of the transaction, Citi contributed Bridge to Foro and “joined Foro’s investors, including TTV Capital (TTV), US Bank… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nucleus Financial Platforms, one of the UK’s independent adviser platforms, have announced that its acquisition of the Curtis Banks Group has received all necessary regulatory approvals. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have all “issued their approvals,… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The individual who acquired the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) recently made a $11.9B commitment so that he may help people streamline their mortgages for a lot less than what consumers are paying right now, according to a report. Founder and Chief Executive Jeffrey Sprecher’s… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcompany acquired a 20% stake in the Danish based Festina Finance – a provider of software for the Life and Pension industry with a customer base in Denmark and the Netherlands. The investment will accelerate the entry “into new markets for Festina Finance and enhance… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced its venture-scaling arm, x15ventures, has entered an agreement “to acquire cloud-based invoice lending platform Waddle, accelerating the bank’s ambition to provide leading working capital solutions for Australian businesses.” CBA has an existing partnership with Waddle “through its Stream Working… Read More

August 25, 2023 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

B2C2, the crypto liquidity provider servicing institutional clients globally, has successfully completed the acquisition of Woorton, the European firm focused on market making and over the counter transactions in the digital asset industry. This strategic move marks B2C2’s commitment “to enhance client coverage and with… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OANDA Global Corporation announced that it has acquired a majority interest in Coinpass Limited, a crypto asset firm registered with the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Coinpass was founded in 2018 in order “to meet a growing demand for fast and secure access to… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Datasite, an SaaS-based technology provider for global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals, has completed the acquisition of MergerLinks, a London-based financial data platform used by finance professionals to find deal information, promote credentials and connect with investors, companies, and advisors for capital transactions. The acquisition… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yahoo announced the acquisition of Commonstock, a broker-agnostic social and community-based platform that drives insights for retail investors. The acquisition advances the power of community for Yahoo Finance and “accelerates the brand’s strategy to deliver unparalleled retail investing resources, solutions and experiences to investors of… Read More