Tagged: acquisition

Enova International to Acquire Grasshopper Bank

Enova International, Inc. (NYSE: ENVA), a financial services company powered by machine learning and analytics, announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Grasshopper Bancorp, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary Grasshopper Bank N.A., in a cash and stock transaction “valued at approximately $369 million.”… Read More

Exor Rejects Tether Offer to Buy Juventus Controlling Stake

Exor, the investment company controlled by Italy’s Agnelli family, said on Saturday its board had unanimously rejected an unsolicited approach from cryptocurrency group Tether to buy Exor’s stake in Juventus, keeping the Turin club under its long-time owners. Exor said it had received a proposal… Read More

Fintechs Combine: Mollie Acquires GoCardless

Mollie has signed an agreement to acquire GoCardless, a UK-based bank payment company that offers solutions for businesses to collect recurring and one-off payments directly from customer bank accounts using direct debit and open banking. The terms of the deal were not revealed, but reports… Read More

Robinhood Markets Set to Enter Indonesia with Key Acquisitions

Robinhood  (NASDAQ: HOOD) reportedly entered into agreements in order to acquire Indonesian brokerage PT Buana Capital Sekuritas as well as licensed digital asset trader PT Pedagang Aset Kripto. According to the latest announcement, the recent acquisitions will now officially mark Robinhood’s entry into Indonesia, accelerating… Read More

Kraken to Acquire Backed, Enabling xStocks Expansion and Addressing Demand for Tokenized Equities

Digital assets trading and investing platform Kraken announced that have agreed to acquire Backed Finance AG, the company driving the issuance of xStocks, the leading industry standard for tokenized equities. The acquisition will accelerate the global adoption of xStocks; unifying issuance, trading and settlement to… Read More

France’s Cegid Strikes Deal for Shine to Build SMB ‘Finance Hub’

French business software provider Cegid has agreed to buy European Fintech Shine, as the accounting and payroll specialist pushes deeper into payments and prepares for a wave of mandatory e-invoicing reforms across the region. The companies said they had signed a definitive agreement to combine,… Read More

Paxos Announces Acquisition of Fordefi to Build Custody Infrastructure Layer to Enable On-Chain Economy

Paxos, the blockchain infrastructure platform, announced it has acquired Fordefi, which is described as an institutional-grade custody and wallet technology provider. Businesses have reportedly relied on Paxos for custodial infrastructure as they enter the on-chain financial economy. Digital asset market adoption continues and customers require… Read More

Robinhood Extends Prediction Markets Offering via JV and Partnership with Susquehanna

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is reportedly introducing a futures and derivatives exchange and clearinghouse, deepening our investment in Prediction Markets and better positioning us to deliver various products to our customers. JB Mackenzie, VP and General Manager of Futures and International at Robinhood said that they… Read More

Fintech Architecture Provider BKN301 Extends Series B to €33M

BKN301 Group, a Fintech Architecture Provider, has recently announced milestones marking a new phase in its growth journey: it has secured credit facility from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, and acquired Planky, a UK-based tech firm specialized in AI-driven financial analytics and open banking…. Read More

Crypto Platform Exodus to Acquire W3C Corp and Subsidiaries Baanx, Monavate

Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE: EXOD), a self-custodial cryptocurrency platform, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire W3C Corp, the parent entity of Monavate Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Monavate) and Baanx.com Ltd. and Baanx US Corp, two providers of card and… Read More

Equifax Announces Acquisition of HR Platform Vault Verify

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Vault Verify, a provider of HR services, such as employment and income verification services. According to the update from Equifax, this acquisition enhances the data that Equifax provides to verifiers to “help them make… Read More

Carta to Acquire Sirvatus to Provide Loan Operations to Private Credit Fund CFOs

Carta, the software platform for private capital, announced that it has acquired Sirvatus, a loan administration platform for private credit funds. The acquisition reportedly makes Carta the first integrated platform for private credit fund CFOs, combining fund administration, loan operations, and investor reporting into an… Read More

Coinbase Decides Not to Buy BVNK

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), a top crypto exchange, has decided not to purchase BVNK , a money service business that enables stablecoin usage. Shares of Coinbase are currently higher in a day when markets are bullish. It has long been rumoured that Coinbase was in advanced discussions to purchase… Read More

The INX Digital Co. Announces Closing of Transaction with Republic

The INX Digital Company, Inc. (Cboe CA: INXD) recently confirmed the completion of its previously announced plan of arrangement pursuant to which OpenDeal Inc. (doing business as Republic) acquired, via a wholly-owned subsidiary, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the corporation, other… Read More

United Fintech Announces Acquisition of Trade Ledger

United Fintech, the digital transformation group for financial institutions, has acquired Trade Ledger, the tech firm behind an AI-enhanced solution that automates commercial and business lending. Trade Ledger brings to United Fintech a user-base that reportedly includes Barclays and Bank of Queensland, along with expertise in… Read More

Private Markets are Hot: Schwab Acquires Forge in $660 Million Deal

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), the eponymous brokerage, has acquired private markets platform Forge (NYSE:FRGE) for $660 million. Once again, bespoke Fintech investment bank FT Partners served as financial advisor on the deal for Forge. FT Partners has been a long time partner with Forge, assisting in… Read More

Ripple Announces Acquisition of Digital Assets Firm Palisade

Ripple, a financial tech firm that provides crypto solutions for businesses, announced the acquisition of digital asset wallet and custody firm, Palisade. The acquisition will now further expand Ripple’s custody capabilities to serve the needs of fintechs, crypto-native firms, as well as corporates. Ripple Custody… Read More

AI Funding on Track to Double 2024’s Record Total of $108B, Report Reveals

Artificial intelligence funding this year is said to be on track to double 2024’s record total ($108.0B). This, according to an update from CB Insights. Although deals fell in Q3’25, billion-dollar rounds to AI infrastructure providers continued to fuel the ongoing funding surge. However, the… Read More

Coinbase Is Reportedly in Late-Stage Discussions to Acquire Stablecoin Startup BVNK

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is reportedly late-stage discussions in order to acquire BVNK for $2 billion. If this deal is finalized, then it would be considered a significant move in the global stablecoin infrastructure development ecosystem, and a major step toward Coinbase’s goal to become a key… Read More

Mastercard Is Reportedly Planning to Acquire Stablecoin Infrastructure Provider Zerohash

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is reportedly closing in on a $2 billion deal to acquire crypto-focused company Zerohash, according to an update from Fortune (which has cited sources familiar with the matter). Mastercard is now said to be in late-stage discussions with buy digital assets and… Read More

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