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Cred moves into wealth management with acquisition of Kuvera

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Cred moves into wealth management with acquisition of Kuvera

Indian fintech giant Cred is to move into the wealth management market with the acquisition of mutual fund and stock investment platform Kuvera.

UK fintech investment down 34% in 2023

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UK fintech investment down 34% in 2023

Total UK fintech investment dropped to $12.3 billion in 2023, down 34% from $18.7 billion in 2022, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech, a bi-annual report on fintech investment trends

Oz payments firm Fat Zebra buys open banking outfit Adatree

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Oz payments firm Fat Zebra buys open banking outfit Adatree

Australian payments infrastructure provider Fat Zebra has acquired local open banking technology platform Adatree. Financial terms were not revealed.

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Giesecke+Devrient increase stake in Netcetera to 95 percent

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is expanding its digital portfolio in the financial platforms business by increasing its stake in the software company Netcetera.

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Blackhawk Network to buy Tango Card

To further enhance the power of its global rewards platform, branded payments provider Blackhawk Network (BHN) today confirmed that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire digital B2B gift card rewards innovator Tango Card (Tango).

Ramp expands procurement capabilities with Venue acquisition

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Ramp expands procurement capabilities with Venue acquisition

Finance automation platform Ramp has expanded its procurement capabilities through the acquisition of Sequoia-backed startup Venue. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Italian fintech Opyn on the hunt for M&A opportunities

Opyn, leading Italian Lending-as-a-Service platform, scales up in the European Union, Switzerland, and the UK with its proprietary Buy Now Pay Later solution for B2B, Opyn Pay Later, and targets M&A opportunities.

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IeDigital acquires AI fintech software house Abaka

ieDigital has today announced the acquisition of ABAKA, the AI - recommendation engine platform which uses machine learning and behavioural segmentation software to predict which products – such as banking products, savings accounts or retirement solutions – are the most likely to be bought by financial services consumers.

Objectway buys Canada's Nest Wealth

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Objectway buys Canada's Nest Wealth

Italian software and services provider to banks and asset and wealth managers Objectway is making moves into North America through the acquisition of Canadian firm Nest Wealth. Terms were not disclosed.

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Synchrony to acquire Ally Financial's point-of-sale financing business

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) and Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Synchrony to acquire Ally's point of sale financing business including $2.2 billion of loan receivables.

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TRG Screen buys Xpansion

TRG Screen, the leading provider of enterprise subscription spend and usage management software, today announced it has acquired Xpansion, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions for reference data usage monitoring in the financial services industry.

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Accept Cards becomes employee owned

Leading payments broker Accept Cards - which works with more than 260 accountancy and financial services firms in the UK - has become employee owned, with all the shares transferring to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

EquiLend to be acquired by PE firm WCAS

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EquiLend to be acquired by PE firm WCAS

EquiLend, the securities lending trading platform owned by 10 major Wall Street firms, is being acquired by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS).

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Getsafe Acquires EQT-backed student loan platform deineStudienfinanzierung

Getsafe, Europe’s leading neo-insurer based in Germany with over 550,000 customers, has acquired deineStudienfinanzierung, Germany’s number 1 digital platform for student loans.

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Ukheshe acquires EFT International

In a significant move for the African fintech ecosystem, Ukheshe International has acquired 100% of EFT Corporation Limited (EFTCorp) from parent Loita Transaction Services (LXS), a pan-African payment solutions and financial switching provider.

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Visa closes Pismo acquisition

Visa (NYSE:V) today announced it has completed its acquisition of Pismo – a global cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform.

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DMI snaps up ZestMoney platform

The DMI Group (“DMI”) today announced the acquisition of the ZestMoney platform (“Zest”). DMI Finance, the NBFC arm of DMI, will be a preferred lender on the Zest platform.

Encompass acquires ING compliance startups

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Encompass acquires ING compliance startups

Encompass Corporation has acquired two compliance startups - CoorpID and Blacksmith - developed by Dutch bank ING.

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Trustly completes SlimPay merger

Trustly, a pioneer in open banking solutions, announces the successful completion of its acquisition of SlimPay, a leader in the European recurring payments sector. Following the initial statement on August 29, 2023, and subsequent receipt of regulatory approvals from the French banking supervision authority, ACPR, this strategic move marks a major step towards redefining the recurring payment landscape in Europe.

Fintech startup Salmon becomes licenced bank in the Philippines

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Fintech startup Salmon becomes licenced bank in the Philippines

Consumer credit fintech Salmon has become a licenced bank in the Philippines after acquiring a controlling interest in Rural Bank of Sta. Rose.

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