Italy’s Generali considers Brightsphere acquisition in US
The insurance giant is looking to expand its US footprint.
Mergers & Acquisitions/M&A
Mastercard set to acquire Finicity for $825m
This follows a similar acquisition of Plaid by rival Visa in January.
COVID-19: will fintechs crash, survive or get bought?
What can fintech firms do to ride out the storm?
UK regulator probes Visa’s acquisition of Plaid
The UK’s CMA is looking into potential anti-competitive implications.
Credit Sesame acquires Canadian challenger Stack for international expansion
The US loans company is absorbing all Stack employees.
Square buys up Spanish P2P payment app Verse
Verse will join forces with Square’s Cash App.
IBM returns to M&A market with cloud acquisition
The acquisition is IBM’s first since its $34bn buyout of Red Hat in 2018.
NICE Actimize agrees acquisition of Guardian Analytics
The acquisition is expected to close in Q4 2020.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? Emailage – Best E-Commerce Initiative
The pending takeover of Emailage by LexisNexis “kind of dominates the news”, says EMEA MD.
Western Union reportedly makes acquisition bid for MoneyGram
Two of America’s largest money transfer and remittance services could be joining forces.
Microgen and Touchstone rebrand merged business to TrustQuay
Since the November 2019 merger, the firm has signed a handful of new deals.
Postera Capital acquires sentiment analysis firm Augmento
Blockchain fund operator aims to be “pioneer” for crypto consulting.
Global fintech sees worst Q1 since 2016 for VC-backed deals
The quarter saw just 404 deals and ended on $6.1 billion.
SS&C Technologies acquires Innovest Systems in $120m deal
The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2020.
DCI nabs Vetter tech suite from AFT Analytics
DCI continues an acquisitive streak focused on strategic growth.
2020 Review: Top 10 M&A deals this quarter
A look back at some of the biggest deals this past quarter.
Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 03 April 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Acuant finalises IdentityMind acquisition
Acuant will build IdentityMind’s onboarding solutions into its existing platform.
JP Morgan vs fintechs: Who really owns your data?
The bank gave fintech firms a choice: abide by data access rules or get out.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 27 March 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Brex acquires trio of San Francisco start-ups
Neji, Landria, and Compose Labs all brought under the Brex umbrella
Video: Hot-seat with Steven Marshall, CCO of Crown Agents Bank
He reveals how a legacy institution can stay relevant and adapt in this digital wave.
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
Fiserv acquires long-standing partner MerchantPro Express
The two firms have held a partnership since 2009.
Elavon sells Mexican operations to Santander
Payments firm set to focus on US, Canada, and Europe.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 21 February 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 03 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Fintech M&A: Prioritising growth and resilience
There is still runway for further consolidation.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
BMO to acquire Clearpool
The transaction is subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals & conditions.
Plaid and Honey: How consolidation helps and hinders competition
Consolidation is now becoming synonymous with standardisation – breeding competition.
Mastercard reveals acquisition of AI-based risk firm RiskRecon
The deal with RiskRecon is expected to close in Q1 2020.
Fintech’s largest mergers and deals in 2019
What deals shook the market this year? We find them so you don’t have to
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 13 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 29 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
ATB Financial acquires Grow Technologies
Grow’s founder will join the ATB team.
Interac acquires Ottawa-based digital security company 2Keys
2Keys will operate as “2Keys – a subsidiary of Interac Corp”.
Banking Technology November 2019 issue out now
The identity challenge.
