Latest Mergers and acquisitions News: Finextra Research

Company update/payments

Shift4 Payments acquires VenueNext

Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR), a leading provider of integrated payment processing solutions, today announced the acquisition of VenueNext, a leader in next-generation mobile commerce, point-of-sale, and loyalty solutions for venues.

04 March 2021

Company update/markets

TRG Screen acquires Jordan & Jordan's market data reporting business

TRG Screen, the leading provider of enterprise subscription spend management solutions, today announced it has acquired the Market Data Reporting (MDR) business from Jordan & Jordan (J&J).

04 March 2021

News/regulation

Airwallex scores Hong Kong SVF licence through acquisition of UniCard

Melbourne-born Airwallex has acquired Hong Kong's UniCard Solutions, joining the likes of PayPal, AliPay and WeChat as a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licensee under the territory's payment regulations.

04 March 2021

News/crypto

PayPal linked with $500m bid for crypto asset security firm Curv

PayPal is in early-stage talks to buy Curv in a deal that would value the digital asset security firm at up to $500 million, according to media reports.

04 March 2021

Company update/markets

Euronext acquires remaining interest in iBabs

Euronext, the leading pan-European market infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of the remaining 40% interest in iBabs, a leading provider of dematerialised and secured board portal solutions for corporate and public organisations in Europe, held by the founders of the company who are now exiting the business after a successful transition period.

03 March 2021

Company update/cloud

Sovos buys Brazil-based Fit Sistemas

Global tax software provider Sovos today announced it has acquired Brazil-based Fit Sistemas, a leading provider of cloud-based regulatory reporting and electronic invoicing solutions.

03 March 2021

Company update/retail

Key to buy AQN Strategies

Key has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AQN Strategies LLC (“AQN”), an analytics-driven consultancy with deep expertise in the financial services industry.

02 March 2021

Company update/wealth

AssetMark to acquire Voyant

AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMK) today announced it will acquire Voyant, a leading global provider of SaaS-based financial planning and client digital engagement solutions.

02 March 2021

Company update/wholesale

Supply chain risk companies Resilience360 and Riskpulse combine and rebrand

Resilience360 and Riskpulse unveiled today a new company name and brand reflecting the integration of the two companies and launched a new platform that combines the unique capabilities of two leading global supply chain risk analytics solutions.

02 March 2021

Company update/wholesale

GTreasury buys Coprocess

GTreasury, a treasury and risk management platform provider, today announced the acquisition of Coprocess, the leading provider of intercompany netting solutions.

02 March 2021

News/retail

Cardlytics to buy cash-back platform Dosh

Digital advertising platform Cardlytics is set to buy cash-back offers outfit Dosh for $275 million in cash and stock.

02 March 2021

Company update/sustainable

Deutsche Börse seals 81% majority takeover of ISS

Deutsche Börse AG has successfully completed the acquisition of an 81% majority stake in the governance, ESG data and analytics provider Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. The acquisition was announced in late 2020.

26 February 2021

Company update/retail

ODX and Fundation merge

ODX, LLC and Fundation Group LLC today announced their businesses will combine to become Linear Financial Technologies (“Linear”), the market leader in digital account origination technology and insights for financial institutions, B2B vendors and SMB service providers.

25 February 2021

News/payments

Finablr owners set for merger with Bahrain payments firm

A UAE-Israeli consortium is in talks with Bahrain outfit BFC Group Holdings about a merger that would create a remittances and currency player with more than 24 million customers.

24 February 2021

Company update/wholesale

Modifi acquires PrimaDollar's export trade finance business

PrimaDollar has made the strategic decision to focus on its category-leading supply chain trade finance platform.

24 February 2021

News/markets

SIX acquires majority stake in social media analytics vendor Orenda

Swiss IT services house SIX has taken a majority stake in Orenda Software Solutions, a Canadian-based AI platform specialising in ESG and alternative data sets.

23 February 2021

Company update/crime

LexisNexis Risk and Accuity merge operations

Accuity and LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced they are merging operations. Both businesses are RELX companies and leaders in their respective focus areas in the global financial crime compliance sector with complementary solutions.

17 February 2021

Company update/cloud

IDS buys William Stucky and Associates

IDS, a leading provider of asset and equipment finance technology has completed the acquisition of William Stucky and Associates (WSA), the leading provider of ABL and factoring software.

17 February 2021