UK challenger Tandem Bank secures £20m in funding
Tandem’s CEO says the capital “will put extra momentum behind our green lending proposition”.
Mergers & Acquisitions/M&A
Digital asset firm Laser Digital snaps up Elysium Technology Group
Laser says the deal will help bring cross-asset post-trade capabilities to institutional digital asset investors.
FIS reportedly in talks to sell majority stake in Worldpay for $15bn
Sources tell Reuters that FIS will keep a minority stake in the business if the deal goes through.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 30 June 2023
Featuring Orange Bank, Visa, Pismo, Robinhood, and more.
Orange in exclusive negotiations with BNP Paribas as it looks to exit retail banking market
The move follows a strategic review of Orange’s banking business launched several months ago.
Visa to acquire payments and banking platform Pismo for $1bn
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the end of this year.
Socure snaps up ID verification start-up Berbix for $70m
Socure has integrated Berbix’s tech to launch its new predictive document verification solution, DocV 3.0.
US fintech Ramp buys AI customer support platform Cohere.io
Cohere.io’s entire team, including CEO Yunyu Lin, will join Ramp as part of the deal.
Goldman Sachs reportedly set to lay off 125 managing directors worldwide
Sources tell Bloomberg that the layoffs are currently ongoing as the bank looks to cut costs.
PE firm Flexpoint Ford acquires loan origination fintech Baker Hill
The transaction is expected to close soon following customary regulatory approvals.
Robinhood snaps up credit card platform X1 for $95m
The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 23 June 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US paytech Fortis expands into Canada, acquires SmartPay
The move marks Fortis’ first expansion outside the United States.
Mediobanca’s Compass acquires HeidiPay Switzerland
The acquisition will enable Compass to become a consumer credit operator in the Swiss market.
Bankable acquires embedded finance platform Arex Markets
With the acquisition, Bankable will be able to embed credit and working capital into the payment flows of fintechs.
SVB Financial Group agrees sale of its investment banking business, SVB Securities
The bidding group is led by Jeff Leerink, SVB Securities’ CEO and founder.
Digital banking tech provider Backbase acquires wealthtech Nucoro
Nucoro’s offering will be incorporated into the Backbase Engagement Banking platform.
Market Pay acquires Polish paytech Novelpay in European expansion push
This is Market Pay’s third acquisition in less than two years.
FIS acquires BaaS start-up Bond for undisclosed sum
In an internal memo, FIS shares that it completed the Bond acquisition on 8 June.
Nasdaq to acquire software firm Adenza for $10.5bn
The transaction, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close within six to nine months.
Paytech Medius to acquire expense management firm Expensya
Medius says the acquisition of Expensya is “one of the largest in the MENA region”.
Stripe acquires engineering analytics start-up Okay
Okay provides analytics and reporting software designed to help engineering teams streamline workflows.
BNP Paribas and NatWest go live on United Fintech’s CobaltFX
CobaltFX was acquired by United Fintech in late 2022 and subsequently relaunched earlier this year.
Bank and payment data fintech Ribbit acquires regtech ValidiFI
Ribbit CEO Greg Rable says bringing together the two companies is a “win-win” for both customers and Ribbit.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 2 June 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Fabrick raises €40m in funding, extends deal with Mastercard
The funding round saw Mastercard and other investors taking up a minority stake in Fabrick’s shareholding.
Regnology in talks to acquire French regtech Invoke
The deal will mark the fifth acquisition by Regnology in less than a year.
Tradeweb acquires Aussie trading platform Yieldbroker in AU$125m deal
The Yieldbroker platform claims to facilitate trading of approximately AUD 6 trillion annually.
B2B fintech Plastiq files for bankruptcy, enters deal with Priority
The agreement is subject to approval from the Bankruptcy Court, and any better offers Plastiq may receive.
Embedded payments platform Rize Money acquired by Fifth Third
Fifth Third says embedded payments are “a core component” of its treasury management business.
US proptech Setpoint acquires Resolute to “revolutionise fintech lending”
Resolute is a due diligence provider focused on single family rental (SFR) and residential transition loans (RTL).
NatWest buys back shares worth £1.26bn from the UK government
The sale is the sixth block sale of shares since it rescued the bank during the financial crisis of 2008.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 19 May 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Ripple acquires Metaco in $250m deal
Ripple’s CEO says the deal is “monumental for our growing product suite and expanding global footprint”.
Open finance specialist Fabrick acquires UK paytech Judopay
Fabrick says the deal is “a major step forward in its internationalisation process and expansion in the UK”.
Zepz reportedly axing 420 jobs as firm looks to streamline operations
The cuts will fall largely on Zepz’s customer care and engineering teams, CNBC reports.
ZestMoney founders step down following failed acquisition by PhonePe
Lizzie Chapman, Ashish Anantharaman, and Priya Sharma are all set to leave the company.
Intapp acquires employee compliance software firm Paragon Data Labs
Intapp says the acquisition will augment its risk management and compliance offering.
Regnology acquires UK-based Metadata Technology
The acquisition will boost Regnology’s tech offering for regulators, central banks and statistical agencies.
UBS announces leadership team shake-up following Credit Suisse takeover
Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich Körner will join UBS’s executive board upon completion of the acquisition.
