Latest Mergers and acquisitions News: Finextra Research

Symphony acquires technology assets of Markit chat unit

Reference data firm Markit has backed out of the running to develop a rival to Bloomberg's instant messaging network, instead selling the technology assets of its Collaboration unit to back-backed Symphony Communication Services.

02 December 2014

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SS&C acquires DST Global for $95 million in cash

Connecticut-based SS&C Technologies Holdings, has acquired DST Global Solutions for $95 million in cash, providing a platform for growth in Emea and Asia Pacific.

02 December 2014

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SilverLake sells IPC to Centrebridge Partners for $1.2 billion

Private equity firm Silver Lake has sold financial communications business IPC to Centrebridge Partners for $1.2 billion.

02 December 2014

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Skrill adds scale in pre-paid with plans to acquire Ukash

Skrill Group is to acquire Ukash, a UK-based electronic money system that allows users to exchange their cash for a secure code to make payments online.

27 November 2014

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Qiwi acquires MoneyMail.Ru instant payments venture

QIWI plc, (QIWI) (QIWI.ME) ("QIWI" or the "Company") and Mail.Ru Group (LSE:MAIL) today announced that as part of the strategic partnership expansion, QIWI plc acquires Money.Mail.Ru project from Mail.Ru Group. After the completion of transition period all Money.Mail.Ru transactions will be settled by QIWI.

26 November 2014

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Capita wins Co-operative Bank mortgage contract

Capita has emerged as the preferred bidder for a 10-year, £325 million contract to run the mortgage book of the UK's Co-operative Bank.

11 November 2014

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

JetPay acquires ACI Merchant Systems

JetPay® Corporation (“JetPay” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:JTPY), a leading provider of debit and credit card processing, payroll, and prepaid card services, today announced the closing of the acquisition of ACI Merchant Systems, LLC (“ACI”), a Langhorne, Pennsylvania based debit and credit card processing company.

11 November 2014

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Ipreo acquires shareholder data management outfit Shareholder InSite

Ipreo, a global leader of data, market intelligence and productivity solutions to capital markets and corporate professionals, today announced its acquisition of Shareholder InSite, the premier provider of shareholder data management, analytics, reporting and valuation solutions for Alternative Asset managers and private companies in their portfolios.

04 November 2014

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Proxama to acquire EMV software provider Aconite

Proxama, the global mobile marketing, loyalty and payments company, today announced it is in the process of acquiring Aconite Technology Ltd., the leading EMV enablement and smart product management software provider.

04 November 2014

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Crossmatch and DigitalPersona launch joint branding

The new Crossmatch™ debuted today at CARTES 2014 in Paris. A result of the April 2014 merger of Cross Match Technologies® and DigitalPersona®, the company introduced its new brand identity that clearly reflects elements of both predecessor organizations.

04 November 2014

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Ingo Money to acquire Fuze Network

Ingo Money now has the ability to disburse funds to more than one billion bankcards. Ingo Money, a mobile payments technology provider, announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Fuze Network, a card disbursement platform.

03 November 2014

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Seedrs buys Junction Investments for US launch

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has acquired California-based Junction Investments ahead of a US launch. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

31 October 2014

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Payments sector dominates booming fintech M&A activity

The value of fintech-related mergers and acquisitions hit $10 billion in the last three months, with deals involving payments firms dominating, data from investment bank Berkery Noyes shows.

22 October 2014

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First Derivatives to take controlling interest in Kx Systems

First Derivatives has agreed a £36 million deal to acquire a further 46.47% stake in high performance database outfit Kx Systems, giving the firm a leg-up into the market for big data systems in capital markets and other vertical industries.

17 October 2014

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Iceland's Snorrason acquires Handpoint merchant portfolio

Snorrason Holdings ehf, a leading provider of international payment processing services, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Handpoint, a leading mPOS (mobile point-of-sale) platform provider, to acquire Handpoint’s Icelandic merchant portfolio.

14 October 2014

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Cuscal to acquire Strategic Payments Services

Australia's Cuscal is to acquire Strategic Payments Services, a payment processing joint venture launched by Bendigo Bank and MasterCard in 2006, as it strives to carve out a position in the emerging mobile and digital payments market.

13 October 2014

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

ICE completes $350 million acquisition of SuperDerivates

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, has completed its previously announced acquisition of SuperDerivatives, a leading provider of risk management analytics, financial market data and valuation services.

08 October 2014

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Boku acquires carrier billing competitor mopay

US carrier billing company Boku has acquired one of its leading competitors, Germany-based mopay, extending its network to hundreds of new online merchants and consumers worldwide.

07 October 2014

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

FIS completes Clear2Pay acquisition

FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology solutions and a global leader in consulting and outsourcing solutions, today announced it has completed its acquisition ofClear2Pay.

02 October 2014

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Wall Street firms take on Bloomberg with new messaging platform

A group of Wall Street firms, led by Goldman Sachs, has acquired instant messaging outfit Perzo and set up a new company to help them break free of their reliance on Bloomberg.

01 October 2014