Mergers and acquisitions

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Moody’s acquires PassFort and agrees to acquire kompany

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has acquired PassFort Limited and entered into an agreement to acquire 360kompany AG (kompany), two European providers of onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) technology solutions.

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Paymentology merges with Tutuka

In a move upending the hottest part of the fintech market, two of the world’s leading issuer processors – Paymentology and Tutuka – are merging to create a new payments and card processing powerhouse.

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London Stock Exchange to acquire Quantile

The London Stock Exchange has agreed terms to acquire portfolio optimisation platform Quantile, extending its post-trade offerings to the over-the-counter derivatives market.

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DAI buys MicroVest Capital Management

DAI announced today that it has acquired MicroVest Capital Management (“MicroVest”), one of the world’s leading lenders to responsible finance institutions—an acquisition that will expand the capabilities of DAI’s investment management arm, DAI Capital.

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Abrdn buys interactive investor for £1.5bn

FTSE-100 asset manager abrdn has agreed to buy UK stockpicking platform interactive investor for £1.49 billion.

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ClearCourse acquires direct debit bureau Secure Collections

ClearCourse Partnership (“ClearCourse” or “the Group”), a group of innovative technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, today announces a deal to acquire Secure Collections, (“the Company”), a Bacs-approved Direct Debit Bureau based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Arteria AI to buy H4's FS business assets

Enterprise digital documentation specialist Arteria AI has agreed to acquire the financial services business assets of contract lifecycle management platform H4.

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Coinbase to acquire cryptographic security company, Unbound Security

From its earliest days, Coinbase has focused on protecting our customer’s assets with the strongest, most sophisticated security technology in the world. Over time, our approaches have evolved, but our objective has always been the same: to provide the safest, most secure and most trusted venue for anyone to interact with the cryptoeconomy.

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STP Investment Services acquires Tower Fund Services

STP Investment Services (STP), a global, end-to-end investment operations service provider that supports more than $340 billion in total assets, has acquired third-party fund administrator Tower Fund Services (Tower).

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Tinkoff buys controlling stake in freelancer platform Jump.Finance

Tinkoff has acquired a controlling stake (51%) in Just Look, the developer of Jump.Finance, a fintech service that automates interactions with freelancers, including payments.

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Revolut acquires hospitality POS outfit Nobly

Revolut is moving into the physical point-of-sale business with the acquisition of London-based Nobly POS, a provider of technology for the hospitality industry

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Mastercard buys Arcus to bring Bill Pay to Latin America

Mastercard has expanded its support of Latin American real-time payments through the acquisition of Mexico-based Arcus FI. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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United Fintech adds FairXchange to stable

United Fintech, an outfit dedicated to hoovering up a stable of capital markets fintechs, has acquired a 25% stake in trading analytics outfit FairXchange with the intention on gaining full ownership.

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Fiserv completes acquisition of BentoBox

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of BentoBox.

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KeyBank acquires XUP Payments

KeyBank National Association today announced that it has acquired XUP Payments, a B2B focused digital platform.

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SmartTrade acquires TickTrade

smartTrade Group (“smartTrade”), a leader in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, today announced the acquisition of TickTrade Systems Inc. (“TickTrade”), a Toronto-based technology firm providing next-generation FX trading and payments SaaS solutions for financial institutions.

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Lynx buys stake in StyloPay

Lynx Global Digital Finance Corporation (CSE: LYNX) (OTC Pink: CNONF) (FSE: 3CT0) ("Lynx" or the "Company") and StyloPay Limited ("StyloPay"), a platform as a service (PaaS) provider for global card issuance, digital banking, cryptocurrency and remittance, announce the closing of Lynx's acquisition of a significant stake in StyloPay.

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ACA Group and Foreside to merge

ACA Group (“ACA”) and Foreside Financial Group, LLC (“Foreside”), two of the leading providers of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions to clients in the financial services industry, announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine their two companies.

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Mastercard closes Aiia acquisition

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced it has completed its acquisition of Aiia, a leading European open banking technology provider that offers single and secure API access to banks and fintech companies, and enables users to easily perform account-to-account payments.

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Carlyle terminates discussions over Metro Bank takeover

The Board of Metro Bank PLC ("Metro Bank") notes the announcement made earlier today by funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle") in relation to the termination of discussions regarding a possible offer for Metro Bank.