Tagged: acquisition

October 19, 2018 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced earlier this week it has acquired TargetST8 Consulting, a privately held financial services consulting firm specializing in corporate and commercial lending, with offices in New York. According to Accenture, TargetST8 focuses exclusively on the financial markets. By serving leading banks and investment firms in… Read More

October 12, 2018 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending exchange LendingTree(NASDAQ: TREE) announced last week it is now set to acquire insurance comparison marketplace, QuoteWizard. According to LendingTree, QuoteWizard has helped nearly 40 million consumers find their ideal insurance policy with top-tier insurance carriers across key insurance markets, which are auto, home, and health…. Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest, one of the leading US based investment crowdfunding platforms, is being acquired by crypto firm Circle. The news was reported in a blog post by Circle that stated SeedInvest was being acquired as it seeks to enable startups to issue security tokens using blockchain, while… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 11:33 am By Cali Haan  |  

Tech Bureau, owner of the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif, which was recently hacked for more than $60 million USD, says that although it is suspending new account registrations at the exchange, negotiations for the company’s acquisition by FISCO are still underway. According to a release… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Société Générale, France’s third-largest bank, announced on Thursday it has acquired French fintech startup, Treezor. The latest acquisition comes just a few months after Société Générale acquired Lumo, the pioneering crowdfunding platform dedicated to renewable energies. Founded in 2015, Treezor is described as one of France’s pioneering Banking-as-a-Service… Read More

August 16, 2018 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wyre, a U.S.-based money transfer service, announced this week it has entered into an account transfer agreement for the sale of its retail money transfer business to money transfer firm, WorldFirst. This news comes just after Wyre announced its API was being extended to dapps… Read More

August 10, 2018 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital banking solutions provider, Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO) has entered in an agreement to acquire California-based Cloud Lending, Inc., a privately-held SaaS company that provides an integrated end-to-end lending and leasing platform. According to Q2, the transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both… Read More

August 9, 2018 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

India-based mobile wallet service provider Paytm announced on Wednesday it has acquired management startup Balance.Tech. Founded in 2010, Paytm claims to be India’s largest mobile payment and commerce platform. It offers a full marketplace for consumers through its mobile apps. The company’s investors include investors include… Read More

July 31, 2018 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Tuesday it has acquired Ethereum and ERC20 mobile wallet and decentralized application browser Trust Wallet. Binance reported that this transaction marks its first acquisition and indicates the “importance” of secure wallet technology for the next wave of crypto adoption. Founded… Read More

July 27, 2018 @ 6:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain tech startup TRON reportedly had a productive week – the company not only declared it now has more than 100 million users on its platform but also revealed it has acquired software company BitTorrent. Founded in 2017, TRON describes itself as a company dedicated to building… Read More

July 26, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LevelUp, a Boston-based mobile app fintech firm announced this week it has been acquired by GrubHub. According to the startup, although this new deal is still subject to regulatory approvals, Seth Priebatsch, Chief “Ninja” at LevelUp, wanted to share more details about the acquisition. According to Priebatsch,… Read More

July 26, 2018 @ 8:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Five Degrees, a Netherlands-based fintech, announced on Thursday it has acquired Libra, a provider of core banking IT systems in the financial sector in Iceland. Five Degrees reported that the acquisition boosts its international growth ambitions, enabling the company to offer its full-service proposition of… Read More

July 19, 2018 @ 10:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ernst & Young LLP (EY) announced on Thursday it has acquired technology assets and related patents from Elevated Consciousness, Inc., a U.S. startup focused on developing unique solutions for the crypto-asset ecosystem. EY reported that the acquisition is part of its strategy to expand blockchain-related… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nordea announced on Monday it has into an agreement with Gjensidige Forsikring ASA to acquire all shares in Gjensidige Bank ASA. The company reported that it purchased the bank for an estimated cash consideration of NOK 5,500 million (€578 million), that will be adjusted for the… Read More

June 22, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peoples Trust Company, a federally chartered financial institution that has provided financial services to Canadians, announced this week it has acquired Vancouver-based online lending platform Lendful. According to the duo, Peoples Group’s key mission is to exceed customers’ expectation by providing access to financial products within select markets…. Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, KeyBank announced it has acquired digital lending platform for small businesses Bolstr. According to Key, the fintech software, which is expected to be implemented later this year, will enable the banking group to provide faster and easier access both to SBA loans and to… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nets, a Denmark-based payments platform, announced on tuesday it has expanded into Poland thanks to the acquisition of payments service providers Dotpay/eCard. According to Nets, Andrzej Budzik will continue as CEO of Dotpay/eCard and will report directly to Asger Hattel, Head of Merchant Services in Nets,… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online payments giant PayPal announced on Tuesday it has acquired global payout platform Hyperwallet for $400 million. The latest acquisition reportedly enhances PayPal’s capabilities, which will improve the company’s ability to provide an integrated suite of payment solutions to e-commerce platforms and marketplaces around the… Read More

June 18, 2018 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finastra announced on Monday it has acquired Malauzai, a Texas-based provider of mobile and Internet banking solutions for community financial institutions. The company reported that this new deal reflects its commitment to the U.S. retail and business banking sectors by further enabling digital transformation for… Read More

June 14, 2018 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Truecaller, a Sweden-based company that is on a mission is to build trust everywhere by making communication safe and efficient, announced on Wednesday it has acquired India-based multi-bank payments app, Chillr. Speaking about Chillr joining their platform, the Truecaller team stated: “Today, we are proud to… Read More