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News/payments
Capital One has made a $35 billion bid to acquire Discover Financial Services, in a move that radically reshapes the payment card industry.
20 February 2024
News/crypto
RockWallet has announced its acquisition of Wyre’s full customer base after the cryptocurrency payment platform shut down in June 2023.
16 February 2024
News/retail
Nigerian digital bank Carbon has acquired Vella Finance for the launch of an AI-powered platform for SMEs. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Lawsuits are flying between JPMorgan and Viva Wallet, the European cross-border payments platform in which the US bank acquired a 49% stake last year.
15 February 2024
News/wealth
Virgin Money is to take full control of its digital wealth management platform, buying out joint investor abrdn for £20 million.
14 February 2024
Ripple has agreed to acquire Standard Custody & Trust Company, an enterprise-grade regulated platform for digital assets.
13 February 2024
The £600 million deal has an "initial" agreement lasting 10 years.
09 February 2024
Crypto custody specialist BitGo has acquired Brassica, a fintech specialising in providing back-end infrastructure services for private securities and alternative investments. Financial terms were not disclosed.
08 February 2024
News/identity
Entrust, a provider of security services for payment cards, passwords and access controls, has confirmed that it has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire ID verification outfit Onfido.
07 February 2024
Indian fintech giant Cred is to move into the wealth management market with the acquisition of mutual fund and stock investment platform Kuvera.
06 February 2024
News/startups
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
Australian payments infrastructure provider Fat Zebra has acquired local open banking technology platform Adatree. Financial terms were not revealed.
Finance automation platform Ramp has expanded its procurement capabilities through the acquisition of Sequoia-backed startup Venue. Financial terms were not disclosed.
30 January 2024
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.
22 January 2024
News/markets
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).
19 January 2024
News/regulation
Encompass Corporation has acquired two compliance startups - CoorpID and Blacksmith - developed by Dutch bank ING.
17 January 2024
Consumer credit fintech Salmon has become a licenced bank in the Philippines after acquiring a controlling interest in Rural Bank of Sta. Rose.
09 January 2024
China's Ant Group is reportedly preparing to acquire Dutch payments firm Multisafepay as it expands further into Western markets.
08 January 2024
Japan's Sony Bank has offloaded a majority stake in its payments business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone.
03 January 2024
ABN Amro is to acquire European neobroker Bux, strengthening its footprint in the retail investment space.
14 December 2023
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