Mergers and acquisitions

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De La Rue gets takeover approach

De La Rue has received a preliminary takeover offer from the same group of investors which in December made a bid for up to 40% of the UK banknote printer.

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Zellis acquires elementsuite

Zellis, part of the Zellis Group, today announces a definitive agreement to acquire elementsuite, an AI enabled HR software company.

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TransUnion to acquire Monevo

Credit bureau TransUnion is to acquire UK-based Monevo, a provider of loan prequalification data for banks to deliver personalised offers to consumers via comparison websites and other third parties.

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JPMorgan files suits over Viva Wallet dispute

JPMorgan Chase has filed new lawsuits in the UK and Greece connected to its investment in fintech Viva Wallet.

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BNPL platform Tranch acquired by legal tech firm Elite

Elite, a leading provider of financial management and business operations solutions to the world’s most successful law firms, today announced its acquisition of Tranch, a leading B2B invoice automation and payments platform offering seamless invoice management and turnkey payment options for law firms and their clients.

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Backpack Exchange acquires FTX EU

Backpack Exchange, a fully regulated global cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the successful acquisition of FTX EU, the MiFID II-licensed former European arm of FTX.

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Eltropy acquires Lexop

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered unified conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs) serving over 650 credit unions and community banks in North America, today announced the acquisition of Lexop, a leading collections technology provider.

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ClearScore to acquire Aro Finance to expand into B2B2C channel

The ClearScore Group (the “Group”), the leading global, data-driven, financial marketplace, today announced it has acquired Aro Finance Ltd (“Aro”).

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SBI set to take majority stake in Solaris

Japanese financial conglomerate SBI has agreed to pay €100 million for a stake of more than 70% in struggling German Banking-as-a-Service platform Solaris, according to Bloomberg.

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DLocal explores sale - Reuters

Unicorn Latin American cross-border payments platform dLocal is exploring a potential sale, according to Reuters.

/markets

FalconX acquires Arbelos Markets

FalconX, a leading digital asset prime broker, has announced its acquisition of Arbelos Markets, a trading firm specializing in crypto derivatives led by industry veterans Joshua Lim, Shiliang Tang, and Sergio Almada Monter.

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Bookkeeping platform Bench shuts down; quickly gets acquired

Days after closing down, Vancouver-based bookkeeping fintech Bench has been acquired by human resources tech startup Employer.com.

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Thomson Reuters buys tax automation provider SafeSend

Thomson Reuters has acquired cloud-native tax automation firm SafeSend for $600 million in cash.

/security

Mastercard completes acquisition of Recorded Future

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has completed its acquisition of Recorded Future.

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Visa completes acquisition of Featurespace

Visa (NYSE: V) today announced it has completed its acquisition of Featurespace, a developer of real-time artificial intelligence (AI) payments protection technology that prevents and mitigates payments fraud and financial crime risks.

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Open Payment Network acquires ExcheQ instant payment app

Open Payment Network today announced that it has acquired ExcheQ, a payment application from North American Banking Company (NABC) that gives financial institutions an easy to use instant payment app to offer their customers.

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Paystone acquires Ackroo

Ackroo Inc. (TSX-V: AKR; OTC: AKRFF) (the “Company” or “Ackroo”), a gift card, loyalty marketing, payments and point-of-sale technology consolidator and services provider, announces that it has signed a definitive arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”), dated December 12th, 2024, with Paystone Inc. (“Paystone”).

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FIS set to buy Demica

UK supply chain finance platform Demica is about to be swallowed up by US financial technology provider FIS Global, according to Sky News.

/retail

Railsr and Equals Group set for £283m merger

The long-trailed merger of embedded banking platform Railsr and payments firm Equals Group is set to go ahead through a £283 million takeover deal.

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Shift4 acquires Card Industry Professionals

Card Industry Professionals – the Grimsby-based card payment solutions provider – has been acquired by Shift4, a US-based company that is a global leader in payments and commerce-enabling technology, listed on the New York Stock Exchange [NYSE:FOUR].