Mergers and acquisitions

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NCR makes $1.7bn offer for Cardtronics

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.

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Equifax acquires ID trust network Kount

Equifax is to acquire digital fraud prevention network Kount for $640 million.

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Orange Bank acquires French neo bank Anytime

Orange Bank has acquired french neo bank Anytime, extending its app-based services to the freelance and SME market.

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Nets' subsidiary Paytrail to acquire Checkout Finland

Nets Group's Finnish online payment subsidiary Paytrail is to acquire fellow e-commerce specialist Checkout Finland from OP Financial.

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Cashplus to acquire icount with banking application pending

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.

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Gojek buys stake in Indonesian bank

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.

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Fiserv acquires Ondot

Fiserv has acquired digital card services platform Ondot.

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SBI opens cryptocurrency dealing desk

Japan's SBI Financial Services is opening a cryptocurrency dealing desk after acquiring liquidity provider B2C2.

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Worldline buys controlling stake in ANZ commercial acquiring biz

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.

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SocGen acquires online car buying platform Reezocar

Societe Generale has acquired Reezocar, a French online platform for buying used cars. Financial terms were not disclosed.

/startups

An AI proposition is now 'table stakes' for fintech 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.

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Synechron acquires Australian payments technology provider Attra

Financial consultancy Synechron is continuing its acquisition streak with a deal to take over Australian-based payments provider Attra.

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London Stock Exchange names new CEO

A former director at the UK's financial regulator has been appointed as the chief executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

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India's PhonePe to raise $700 million in partial spin-off from Flipkart

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.

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Affirm agrees to buy Canadian BNPL firm PayBright

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.

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S&P Global agrees $44 billion merger with IHS Markit

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.

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Sabadell looks to offload TSB as BBVA merger falls through

Spanish bank Banco Sabadell is considering the sale of its troublesome UK unit TSB Bank, following the collapse of merger talks with BBVA.

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Square to buy Credit Karma tax biz for Cash App expansion

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.

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Sopra Steria in talks to acquire Fidor Solutions

Sopra Steria has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Fidor Solutions, the software subsidiary of Fidor Bank.

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Mogo buys Carta Worldwide

Vancouver's Mogo is buying Toronto-based digital payments outfit Carta Worldwide in an all share deal worth C$24.2 million.