Mergers and acquisitions

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KRM22 agrees acquisition of Object+

KRM22, an investment vehicle created to undertake a roll up of software companies providing risk management tools to the capital markets industry, has agreed to acquire Dutch-based risk management and post-trade services group Object+ for around £3 million.

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Purpose Financial acquires POS financing platform CreditGenie

Canada's Purpose Financial has acquired local POS financing startup CreditGenie, continuing its roll-up of startups operating in underserved consumer banking markets.

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Global Payments agrees $21.5 billion all-stock deal with Total Systems Services

The M&A boom in the payments space shows no sign of abating, with Global Payments agreeing a $21.5 billion deal to acquire Total Systems Services.

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New Nordic payments platform P27 investigates Bankgirot acquisition

P27, a new bank-owned project bidding to create a common payments platform across the Nordic region, is weighing a bid for Swedish clearing payment firm Bankgirot.

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Euronext sees off Nasdaq in battle for Oslo Børs

Nasdaq has withdrawn its takeover offer for Oslo Børs, clearing the way for Euronext to buy the Norwegian exchange operator.

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SafeCharge agrees £699 million acquisition by Canada's Nuvei

Canadian payments firm Nuvei is to buy British payments technology outfit SafeCharge for £699 million in an all-cash transaction.

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NCR stock moves up on sale talks

Share in NCR rose shortly before Monday's closing bell in New York following reports that the ATM manufacturer is working with Bank of America Equities on a potential sale.

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JPMorgan Chase buys healthcare payments firm InstaMed

JPMorgan Chase is buying US healthcare payments specialist InstaMed in a deal reported to be worth more than $500 million.

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Irish fintech Ion set to buy Acuris for £1bn

Ion Group, a Dublin-based financial software and data company, is reportedly in talks to acquire Acuris, the London-based owner of financial news and data service Mergermarket, in a deal expected to be worth more than £1bn.

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Visa seals Earthport acquisition

Visa has completed the acquisition of UK-based Earthport, providing an entree for the card scheme into the $80 trillion account-to-account payments market.

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Mastercard to buy bill payment specialist Transactis

Mastercard has agreed to buy Transactis, a platform that helps businesses deliver bills and receive payments. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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ICE makes mortgage play with Simplifile acquisition

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has struck a $335 million deal to buy Simplifile, the operator of a network connecting the agents and jurisdictions that underpin residential mortgage records.

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Competition watchdog drops objections to PayPal takeover of iZettle

The UK's competition watchdog has given the green light to PayPal's $2.2 billion takeover of Swedish mobile point-of-sale vendor iZettle.

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Ohpen brings new shareholder on board

Private equity firm Amerbourgh has sold a 35% stake in Dutch core banking vendor Ohpen to NPM Capital.

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AIB and First Data to acquire Ireland's Payzone

AIB has formed a joint venture with First Data to acquire Payzone, Ireland's largest consumer payments network.

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Stripe buys Touchtech ahead of new EU online authentication rules

Stripe is gearing up for new EU-wide ecommerce transaction authentication rules by buying Irish biometrics specialist Touchtech Payments. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Mastercard moves into POS financing with Vyze acquisition

Mastercard is moving into the POS financing space with the acquisition of installment payments platform Vyze.

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PayU to acquire Wibmo for $70 million

PayU is to acquire Cupertino, California-based Wibmo, one of the largest providers of digital payment security technology and services in India

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Sopra Steria to acquire French core banking vendor SAB

Sopra Steria is to acquire fellow French core banking vendor SAB as part of a strategy to turn around its underperforming Banking Software division.

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Nasdaq raises stake in Oslo Bourse

Nasdaq has increased its stake on Oslo Bourse with the purchase of 844,071 shares in the Norwegian exchange operator, upping the ante in its fight with Euronext over control of the business.