Mergers and acquisitions

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Coinbase abandons BVNK acquisition

Coinbase has pulled out of a proposed $2 billion deal to buy payments and stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK.

/wealth

Charles Schwab to buy private markets platform Forge for $660m

Wall Street broker Charles Schwab has splashed out $660m to acquire investment platform Forge Global in a sign of the growing interest in private investment markets.

/wholesale

United Fintech acquires Trade Ledger

United Fintech, an umbrella outfit dedicated to scooping up a stable of capital markets, wealth management and wholesale banking vendors, has made its seventh acquisition to date, buying out commercial lending platform Trade Ledger.

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Ripple acquires UK digital asset and wallet company Palisade

Ripple is further bolstering its crypto custody capabilities with the acquisition of UK digital asset wallet and custody company, Palisade.

/regulation

UK RegTechs FundApps and SteelEye merge

UK RegTechs FundApps and SteelEye have merged to create a unified platform combining surveillance, monitoring, reporting, and analytics for buy-side and sell-side institutions.

/payments

ACI Worldwide acquires A2A fintech Payment Components

ACI Worldwide has acquired Payment Components, a European provider of financial messaging and open banking technology for A2A payments.

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Mastercard closes in on $2bn deal to buy crypto firm Zerohash - report

Mastercard is in late-stage talks to buy crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform Zerohash for up to $2 billion, according to Fortune.

/markets

Morgan Stanley to buy private shares platform EquityZen

Morgan Stanley has struck a deal to buy EquityZen, a trading platform for shares in private companies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

/startups

Barclays to acquire lending startup for $800m

UK bank Barlcays is set to expand its presence in the US consumker banking market after agreeing a deaL to purchase US-based personal lending fintech BestEgg for $800m.

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Modern Treasury buys stablecoin platform Beam

Payments orchestration platform Modern Treasury is expanding into stablecoins through the acquisition of Beam. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Coinbase buys crypto investment platform Echo

Coinbase has acquired crypto investment platform Echo for around $375 million in cash and stock.

/payments

TrueLayer to acquire open banking rival Zimpler

London-based payments network TrueLayer is set to expand its presence in Europe after striking an agreement to buy Nordic competitor Zimpler.

/startups

Emirates NBD launches digital skills incubator

Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD has released details of the fifth edition of its National Digital Talent Incubator programme.

/wholesale

Ripple targets corporate treasury with $1bn GTreasury acquisition

Digital asset giant Ripple is making a move into corporate treasury through the $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury.

/markets

S&P Global to buy private markets data firm for $1.8bn

S&P Global has struck a deal to buy private market data provider With Intelligence for $1.8 billion.

/regulation

Revolut faces further UK license delays; acquires AI travel agent

Revolut is reportedly facing further delays in securing a full UK banking licence because of regulators' concerns over the fintech's risk controls relating to cross-border payment. Separately, the firm has acquired an AI travel agent incubated at an innovation hub run by airline Lufthansa.

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China probes Qualcomm for antitrust violation

US semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm is under investigation in China for allegedly breaching antitrust laws for its acquisition of Autotalks.

/retail

Fiserv to buy StoneCastle Cash Management

Fiserv has signed a definitive agreement to buy StoneCastle Cash Management. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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FIS buys account origination tech provider Amount

FIS has acquired Chicago-based digital banking origination and decisioning technology provider Amount. Financial terms were not disclosed.

/markets

DWS embarks on $2 billion sale of data centre business

Deutsche Bank's asset management division, DWS, is reputed to be preparing to divest its data centre operations, NorthC in a sale expected to exceed €2 billion