Mergers and acquisitions

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United Fintech buys TTMzero stake

United Fintech, a recently launched venture focussed on buying up a slate of capital markets fintechs, has entered the market data and regtech space with its second acquisition: TTMzero.

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Uphold to launch crypto card in Europe

US digital currency outfit Uphold is set to launch crypto-enabled cards across Europe thanks to the acquisition of issuer Optimus Cards UK. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Payoneer joins Spac frenzy in $3.3 billion deal

Digital payments firm Payoneer is the latest fintech to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) in a deal that values the merged entity at $3.3 billion

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BBVA sells Holvi to co-founder

Spanish banking giant BBVA has sold Holvi to an investment firm set up by one of the Finnish fintech's founders. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Nasdaq to sell US fixed income business to Tradeweb Markets

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its U.S. fixed income business, Nasdaq Fixed Income (NFI), to an affiliate of Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets.

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Metro Bank buys Ratesetter's P2P loan book

In line with its strategy of increasing its exposure to unsecured personal lending, Metro Bank PLC ("Metro Bank" or "the Company") today announces the acquisition of a portfolio of loans (the "Portfolio") from peer-to-peer investors who have invested through the Retail Money Market Ltd ("RateSetter") platform for a cash consideration of up to £384 million (the "Acquisition").

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SumUp acquires Lithuanian fintech Paysolut

The global payment service provider SumUp has acquired the core banking system provider Paysolut, founded in Lithuania.

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Another one bites the dust: NAB to acquire 86 400

National Australia Bank is to acquire 86 400, one of a crop of new digital banks which have struggled to break the dominance of Australia's Top Four banks.

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Fleetcor acquires B2B payments biz Roger

FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FLT), a leading global business payments company, today announced it has acquired Roger, a global accounts payable (AP) cloud software platform for small businesses.

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London Stock Exchange completes acquisition of Refinitiv

Further to the announcement on 28 January 2021, London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG” or the “Company”) confirms that its all-share acquisition of Refinitiv (the “Transaction”) has now completed.

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Montagu Private Equity to acquire majority position in ITRS Group from TA Associates

Montagu Private Equity (“Montagu”), a leading European private equity firm, today announces it has agreed to acquire a majority position in ITRS Group (“ITRS”), a leading global provider of real-time monitoring and analytics software from TA Associates (“TA”), who will remain a minority holder alongside Montagu and Management.

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Synchrony to acquire Allegro Credit

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) today announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Allegro Credit, a leading provider of point-of-sale consumer financing for audiology products, dental services and musical instruments.

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PNC to buy payment gateway provider Tempus Technologies

PNC Bank N.A. today announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Tempus Technologies, Inc., a leading payment gateway provider that delivers secure and innovative payment-processing solutions for businesses of all sizes.

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GFT acquires minority stake in start-up One Creation

GFT Technologies and One Creation are announcing that GFT is acquiring a minority stake in the data rights start-up.

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Foreside acquires Capital Markets Compliance

Foreside Financial Group, LLC (“Foreside”), a provider of governance, risk management, and compliance service and technology offerings to clients in the global asset and wealth management industry, today announced that it plans to acquire Capital Markets Compliance (CMC), a leading compliance, consulting, and FINOP practice.

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Luxembourg Stock Exchange acquires major stake in data handling startup Tetrao

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has acquired a 22.8% stake in local data handling startup Tetrao.

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NCR agrees Cardtronics acquisition

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global enterprise technology provider for the financial, retail and hospitality industries, and Cardtronics (Nasdaq: CATM), the world’s largest non-bank ATM operator and service provider, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which NCR will acquire all outstanding shares of Cardtronics for $39.00 per share in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $2.5 billion, including debt.

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Vox Financial acquires Delv Global

Vox Financial Partners (“Vox”), a global consulting firm that supports financial institutions in the planning, resourcing, and delivery of complex regulatory change, announced it has acquired 100% of the equity of Delv Global (“Delv”), a business and technology change consultancy that specializes in data and financial project delivery.

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Fiserv closes Ondot acquisition

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Ondot Systems, Inc.

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ACI Worldwide shares rise as firm considers its options

Shares in ACI Worldwide have risen following reports that the payments technology company has hired Goldman Sachs to find potential bidders.