Latest Mergers and acquisitions News: Finextra Research

FIS completes Clear2Pay acquisition

FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology solutions and a global leader in consulting and outsourcing solutions, today announced it has completed its acquisition ofClear2Pay.

02 October 2014

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Wall Street firms take on Bloomberg with new messaging platform

A group of Wall Street firms, led by Goldman Sachs, has acquired instant messaging outfit Perzo and set up a new company to help them break free of their reliance on Bloomberg.

01 October 2014

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EBay and PayPal to split

EBay is to spin off Paypal into a publicly traded company in 2015 and has appointed American Express executive Dan Schulman as president and CEO of the payments business in anticipation of the move.

30 September 2014

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Misys on the block as Vista Equity Partners agrees Tibco acquisition

Vista Equity Partners is seeking buyers for core banking supplier Misys after agreeing a $4.3 billion deal to acquire business process software firm Tibco.

29 September 2014

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Barclaycard buys The Logic Group

Barclaycard is boosting its capabilities in the lucrative rewards market through the acquisition of payments and loyalty specialist The Logic Group. Financial terms have not been disclosed.

08 September 2014

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New Zealand's Heartland Bank invests in P2P lending platform

New Zealand's Heartland Bank has bought a 10% stake in local online peer-to-peer lending platform HarMoney. Financial terms were not disclosed.

08 September 2014

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ICE agrees $350m SuperDerivatives acquisition

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has agreed a $350 million cash deal to acquire SuperDerivatives, a provider of risk management analytics, financial market data and valuation services.

05 September 2014

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FIS agrees EUR375 million Clear2Pay acquisition

FIS is to pay EUR375 million to acquire Brussels-based payments technology vendor Clear2Pay.

03 September 2014

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Oberthur acquires display card outfit NagraID Security

Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of NagraID Security.

03 September 2014

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Tungsten to acquire DocuSphere

Tungsten Corporation plc (TUNG), the global electronic trading network, is delighted to announce that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Tungsten Network Inc, it has conditionally agreed to acquire DocuSphere, a provider of accounts payable automation services, to bring additional strength to the Tungsten offering.

03 September 2014

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LSE posts interim Q1 results ahead of $1.6bn rights issue to fund Russell acquisition

London Stock Exchange Group is publishing interim results for the three months ended 30 June 2014 (Q1), to provide latest financial information in connection with the Group's proposed acquisition of Frank Russell Company and associated fully underwritten rights issue.

22 August 2014

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Heartland buys mPOS outfit Leaf

Payment processing giant Heartland Payment Systems has acquired Leaf, a Boston-based mPOS start-up with its own purpose-built tablet. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

15 August 2014

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ACI Worldwide closes ReD acquisition

ACI Worldwide (ACIW), a leading global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Retail Decisions (ReD), a leader in fraud prevention solutions.

13 August 2014

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Misys acquires Custom Credit Systems

Misys is looking to extend its footprint into the multi-billion dollar market for commercial lending software with the acquisition of Custom Credit Systems (CCS), a US-based provider of commercial loan origination and workflow management software.

11 August 2014

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Rocket Internet scores EUR333m investment for emerging markets payments push

German Internet-focused VC and incubator Rocket Internet has sold a 10% stake to Philippines-based telco PLDT for EUR333 million in a deal that will also see the two firms team on building online and mobile payments services in emerging markets.

07 August 2014

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Square buys food delivery outfit Caviar

Payments firm Square is diversifying through the acquisition of San Francisco-based food delivery service Caviar. The deal is thought to be worth around $90 million in stock.

05 August 2014

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Wall Street banks turn to messaging startup as Bloomberg alternative

A group of Wall Street banks, led by Goldman Sachs, are on the verge of buying a stake in instant messaging firm Perzo as they prepare to break free of their reliance on Bloomberg, according to Reuters.

04 August 2014

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CME Group to buy Trayport and Fenics from GFI Group

Exchange operator CME Group has agreed a deal to buy the Trayport and Fenics trading technology units from GFI Group in a deal worth around $655 million.

30 July 2014

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ACI Worldwide seeks opportunities in CNP fraud protection with ReD acquisition

ACI Worldwide is to acquire UK-based payment fraud prevention outfit Retail Decisions (ReD) for $205 million in cash.

21 July 2014

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Facebook tests 'buy' button; Twitter buys CardSpring

Facebook has begun testing a 'buy' button which lets users purchase products advertised on the social network. Meanwhile, Twitter is also stepping up its commerce game, acquiring payments outfit CardSpring.

18 July 2014