Mergers and acquisitions

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Barclays strikes deal with Brookfield to offload payments business

Barclays has entered a strategic partnership with Brookfield Asset Management that will work towards offloading the UK bank's payments acceptance business "over time".

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Global Payments to buy Worldpay for $22.7bn; sell Issuer Solutions to FIS

The payments sector is getting a major shakeup, with Global Payments agreeing a $22.7 billion deal to acquire Worldpay from GTRC and FIS while offloading its Issuer Solutions business to FIS for $13.5 billion.

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Banked acquires VibePay

Banked has acquired UK-based consumer payments app VibePay, to drive Pay by Bank adoption through consumer and merchant incentives.

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S&P and CME Group to sell post-trade business to KKR for $3.1bn

S&P Global and CME Group have agreed to sell Osttra, a provider of post-trade infrastructure to the global OTC market, to investment funds managed by KKR for $3.1 billion.

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UK RegTech NorthRow explores sale

UK RegTech platform NorthRow has appointed boutique investment advisory firm Lazarus Consulting to explore options for growth investment or a full sale of the business.

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Ripple to acquire prime brokerage Hiddden Road for $1.25 billion

Ripple is to acquire crypo-friendly prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, representing one of the largest deals in the digital assets space.

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DoJ antitrust officials clear Capital One and Discover merger

The US Department of Justice has cleared the $35 billion merger between Capital One Finance Group and Discover Financial Services.

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MyPOS buys UTP

London-based fintech myPOS has made its second acquisition of the year, snapping up payments outfit UTP Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Fiserv acquires CCV to boost growth across Europe

Fiserv has acquired CCV, a 67-year old provider of payment services in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, to boost growth of its Clover payment terminal across Europe.

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Barclays closes in on sale of merchant acquiring business

Barclays Bank is closing in on a deal to offload its merchant acquiring business to Canada's Brookfield Asset Management.

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AmEx to buy expense management software provider Center

American Express has entered into an agreement to acquire expense management software provider Center. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Alkami boosts account opening capabilities with $400m Mantl acquisition

Cloud-based digital banking vendor Alkami has agreed to buy account opening technology provider Mantl in a $400 million deal.

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Behavox buys Mosaic Smart Data

AI insights company Behavox has acquired Mosaic Smart Data, a vendor that helps financial institutions extract actionable intelligence from their transaction data. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Marqeta to buy TransactPay for European push; makes CEO change

US card issuing platform Marqeta has strengthened its position in the UK and Europe through a deal to buy TransactPay. Separately, Marqeta CEO Simon Khalaf has left the firm and been replaced by current CFO Mike Milotich on an interim basis.

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Treasury management fintech Embat buys Necto

Madrid-based treasury management startup Embat has acquired Necto, a US bank API connectivity specialist. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Shift4 to acquire Global Blue for $2.5 billion

Shift4 is to acquire Global Blue, a payments and technology provider to luxury brands, for $2.5 billion.

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Market Pay acquires Denmark's AltaPay

Pan-European payments platform Market Pay is to acquire Danish PSP AltaPay, strengthening its presence in the Scandiavian market.

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HSBC to make investment banking job cuts starting in Asia - Bloomberg

HSBC Holdings Plc is set to initiate a new round of job cuts in it’s investment banking division, marking a continued restructuring to streamline operations and reduce costs under CEO Georges Elhedery.

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Danish fintech Ageras buys Storebuddy

Danish accounting, admin and banking fintech Ageras has bought payment reconciliation software provider Storebuddy. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Denmark's Netcompany to buy core banking vendor SDC

Danish IT services firm Netcompany has struck a deal to buy local banking tech outfit SDC for around $139 million.