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News/retail
NCR has made a cash offer worth more than $1.7 billion to buy Cardtronics, trumping a bid made late last year for the ATM operator by Apollo Global Management and Hudson Executive Capital.
11 January 2021
News/security
Equifax is to acquire digital fraud prevention network Kount for $640 million.
Orange Bank has acquired french neo bank Anytime, extending its app-based services to the freelance and SME market.
06 January 2021
News/payments
Nets Group's Finnish online payment subsidiary Paytrail is to acquire fellow e-commerce specialist Checkout Finland from OP Financial.
05 January 2021
Cashplus, a UK-based provider of banking and credit services for small businesses and consumers, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the current account portfolio of icount for an undisclosed sum.
04 January 2021
Indonesian ride-hailing app Gojek has bought a 22.1% stake in local bank Jago, with the aim of providing digital banking services on its GoPay mobile platform.
18 December 2020
Fiserv has acquired digital card services platform Ondot.
16 December 2020
News/crypto
Japan's SBI Financial Services is opening a cryptocurrency dealing desk after acquiring liquidity provider B2C2.
European payments firm Worldline is paying A$485 million for a 51% stake in ANZ's commercial acquiring business, creating a joint venture with the Australian bank.
15 December 2020
Societe Generale has acquired Reezocar, a French online platform for buying used cars. Financial terms were not disclosed.
News/startups
An offering that harnesses AI is now the minimum expectation of a fintech startup, according to Ben Davey, chief executive officer of Barclays Ventures.
11 December 2020
Financial consultancy Synechron is continuing its acquisition streak with a deal to take over Australian-based payments provider Attra.
News/people
A former director at the UK's financial regulator has been appointed as the chief executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
07 December 2020
Indian digital payment platform PhonePe is to spin off from Walmart-owned e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, raising $700 million in the process to fund growth and compete head-on with the likes of Google, Amazon and WhatsApp.
04 December 2020
American buy now, pay later credit card alternative Affirm is beefing up its presence north of the border through a C$340 million (US$264 million) deal to buy Toronto-based PayBright.
03 December 2020
News/markets
S&P Global has agreed a deal to buy IHS Markit for $44 billion, creating a powerhouse in the provision of market data information services.
30 November 2020
Spanish bank Banco Sabadell is considering the sale of its troublesome UK unit TSB Bank, following the collapse of merger talks with BBVA.
27 November 2020
Square is buying the tax business of Credit Karma for $50 million to bring do-it-yourself tax filing to its Cash App customers. The deal has seen Credit Karma's acquisition by Intuit cleared by the Department of Justice.
25 November 2020
Sopra Steria has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Fidor Solutions, the software subsidiary of Fidor Bank.
20 November 2020
Vancouver's Mogo is buying Toronto-based digital payments outfit Carta Worldwide in an all share deal worth C$24.2 million.
19 November 2020
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