Asset manager Abrdn confirms Interactive Investor takeover talks
Abrdn confirmed talks are taking place, but made clear nothing is finalised as yet.
Mergers & Acquisitions/M&A
Qualco acquires Neurosoft fintechs to boost supply chain offerings
TensorFin and Daedalus Technologies to be incorporated into the Qualco portfolio.
Argentinian fintech Ualá to acquire Mexico’s ABC Capital
The company launched in Argentina in 2017 before expanding its services to Mexico last year.
FNZ acquires German commercial bank Fondsdepot
Wealth management vendor plans to build out the bank’s digital capabilities.
Metro Bank confirms takeover approach from US private equity group
Carlyle has until 2 December to put a formal offer in place for the UK bank.
BNPL giant Klarna acquires Nordic price comparison site PriceRunner
Firm aims to diversify its offering with price comparison platform acquisition.
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Sabadell confirms offer from Co-operative Bank for TSB
The Spanish bank says that its board has rejected the approach.
Brazilian cross-border payments firm Ebanx acquires B2B fintech Juno
Ebanx CEO says acquisition will broaden access to the “very best payment solutions”.
Stripe acquires Indian accounting software firm Recko
The acquisition reflects a broader investment strategy in India, the fintech says.
M1 Finance CEO buys First National Bank of Buhl
Brian Barnes plans to turn community bank into BaaS provider.
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Danish neobank Lunar acquires payments platform Paylike
Lunar founder and CEO Ken Villum Klausen says payments will be “at the forefront of our next growth phase”.
Goldman Sachs gets green light for total ownership of Chinese venture
Goldman becomes the second US bank to buy out its Chinese mainland joint venture partner.
New UK fintech Finova launches following BEP Systems acquisition
BEP will make up part of new banking solution provider formed by Norland Capital.
Société Générale to cut 3,700 jobs, combine IT systems in Credit du Nord merger
French banking group plans to have 30% of its retail products sold online by 2025.
Capital One acquires SME travel fintech Lola
Lola announced a cessation of operations last month.
Latin American fintech Dock acquires BaaS platform BPP
Dock CEO Antonio Soares says the move will provide “immediate value to our customer base”.
VoxSmart acquires speech recognition platform GreenKey
Firm aims to bolster its communications surveillance offering for financial institutions.
NatWest acquires child banking start-up RoosterMoney
Acquisition underlines strategy to help young people learn to manage money.
Software firm Sage acquires fintech start-up GoProposal
Acquisition will support accountancy practices through ongoing UK tax digitisation strategy.
Sopra Banking Software acquires asset risk management provider Luminosity
Sopra says the acquisition will complement its software financing platform.
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JP Morgan Chase acquires Frank to firm up student offering
US firm hopes the deal for the college-focused financial wellness platform will boost student engagement.
Deutsche Bank boosts online payments with Better Payment acquisition
Deutsche Bank’s acquisition will expand its product range and market share in online payments in Germany.
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Goldman Sachs acquires BNPL firm GreenSky in $2.2bn deal
US bank aims to furnish its Marcus app with new capabilities.
SpotOn raises $300m in Series E round to fuel acquisition of Appetize
US payments firm acquires commerce platform as growth continues.
Santander’s PagoNxt acquires majority stake in Mexican technology firm MIT
PagoNxt plans to bolster the development of its payments service Getnet.
TransUnion acquires Neustar for $3.1bn to integrate identity solutions
Credit reporting firm aims to branch into fraud prevention.
JP Morgan to acquire majority stake in Volkswagen’s payments business
US banking giant says the deal will expand its digital payment capabilities.
FortisPay boosts commerce offering with OmniFund acquisition
The acquisition follows deals for EpicPay and Change Merchant Systems in June.
Mastercard acquires blockchain security start-up CipherTrace
Payments giant aims to integrate CipherTrace’s crypto security and fraud detection capabilities.
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Global Payments to acquire MineralTree in $500m deal
The acquisition will expand Global Payments’ B2B offering.
PayPal acquires Japanese BNPL unicorn Paidy in $2.7bn deal
PayPal sees the deal as a way to accelerate business in Japan.
State Street to acquire BBH Investor Services in $3.5bn deal
State Street says the deal will help enhance its investment products and services.
Mastercard grows open banking offering with Aiia buy
The acquisition of the European open banking provider marks the latest move by Mastercard in the space.
