First Data joins AIB in €100m bid for Payzone
Duo targeting Dublin-based payments firm.
Mergers & Acquisitions/M&A
Mastercard trumps Visa with £233m offer for Earthport
Visa had made a £198 million offer earlier.
Cognizant acquires Finnish IT firm Samlink
Will also build and operate a shared core banking platform for three companies.
Advent International takes majority stake in Prisma Medios de Pago
The Argentinian payments giant covers a big market in the region.
Natixis reaps the wild Wynd for payments
Along with their partnership, Natixis is taking a stake in the French company.
AnaCap-backed paytech Heidelpay acquires Universum Group
Its fifth bolt-on acquisition since AnaCap’s initial investment in 2017.
French asset manager Amundi fully acquires Anatec
Buying the 51% stake it didn’t own.
Objectway nabs asset management software firm Algorfin
As it aims to establish its dominance in Italy.
Coinbase acquires API data enabler Blockspring
San Francisco-based start-up will still operate independently.
FNZ takes minority stake in Embark
FNZ and Embark also extend their tech partnership until 2028.
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ID Finance sells Russian POS finance business to Paylate
Spanish firm lets it go as wants to focus on Latin America.
Fiserv to acquire First Data for $22bn
Job cuts on the way as a fintech titan is born.
BBVA name dropped in Atom Bank takeover talks
UK challenger in talks to appoint advisers to its board on options for the business.
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Factris acquires Lithuanian lendtech Debifo
As it makes its way through Europe.
Orowealth acquires wealthtech app Wealthtrust
Indian direct mutual fund seeks expansion.
Elavon acquires CenPOS for payments push
It’s Miami nice as US Bancorp subsidiary makes another acquisition.
Meniga wraps around consumer rewards with Wrapp acquisition
Merging both Stockholm offices.
Accenture ups wealth game with Orbium acquisition
Orbium is Avaloq’s partner and system integrator.
Plaid buys fintech rival Quovo for $200m
Bank account connectivity firm finds something similar in the US.
Linedata acquires French start-up Loansquare
Gets its hands on a platform that connects banks and borrowers.
Paytech firms Nets and Concardis finalise merger
Both payments companies to retain their brands.
Capis acquires FinTech Securities
Texan firm also reveals new promotions and products.
Oslo Stock Exchange seeks rival bids to Euronext’s $713m offer
It’s quite simple – Oslo Bors wants more for an acquisition.
Ant Financial looking to buy UK’s FX firm WorldFirst
Could take place in the next few weeks for over £550m.
Visa to acquire Earthport for £198m
Struggling payments firm finds the deal “very attractive”.
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Financial services will look to collaboration and consolidation in 2019
Collaboration in banking; consolidation in the payments sector.
Diginex deepens digital assets with Altairian acquisition
Hong Kong-based blockchain firm buys again – this time a UK wealthtech.
TransferMate acquires Swiss FX payments firm Devisenwerk
Irish B2B payments provider making progress.
Santander smartly acquires invoicing and expenses app Albert
Bank says app is popular among freelancers and micro-enterprises in the UK.
Tradeshift buys Babelway for cloud integration lift
Babelway’s technology will now be offered as Tradeshift Link.
Emergent Technology acquires Interpay Africa
Californian firm dreaming of African action.
Accenture acquires select assets of financial software firm Zafin
Firm looking for more action in legacy IT world.
Mitek stock price rises after ASG beefs up acquisition offer
It took issue with “opportunistic” nature of a proposal last month.
Line acquires GrayHash for fintech security
Looking to improve its messenger, AI, blockchain and digital asset exchange.
Temenos acquires SaaS vendor Avoka for $245m
Plans to strengthen its digital banking services.
Experian to acquire African credit info firm Compuscan for $263m
Actis and management agree to sell it off.
