Mergers and acquisitions

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Zip pushes into EU and Middle East with acquisitions of Twisto and Spotii

ASX-listed buy now, pay later firm Zip is expanding into Europe and the Middle East, with the acquisitions of European BNPL provider Twisto and UAE-based startup Spotii

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CleverCards raises €10M; picks up EMI licence through acquisition of ExpendiaSmart

Irish B2B card payments outfit CleverCards has closed on a €10 million funding round and picked up a European Money Institution licence through the acquisition of spend management platform ExpendiaSmart.

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Exegy and Vela merge

Exegy has merged with Vela Trading Systems, creating a global leader in low latency market data, trading platforms and predictive signals.

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Astorg and Bridgepoint to acquire Fenergo

Private equity firms Astorg and Bridgepoint have agreed a deal to acquire Irish-headquartered regtech provider Fenergo.

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FinanceAds goes it alone on finleap exit

As of today, financeAds International (FAI), the leading marketing partner for banks, insurances and FinTech with clients such as Deutsche Bank, Santander, UniCredit and Raisin, will operate fully under the umbrella of the financeAds Group and verticalAds Group, as the involved shareholders officially announced today.

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Tink acquires Germany's FinTecSystems

Swedish open banking platform Tink has acquired German equivalent FinTecSystems, furthering its expansion across Europe.

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Stripe buys card authentication outfit Bouncer

Stripe, a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet, announced today it has acquired Bouncer, a company building card authentication technology to reduce fraud during online transactions.

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PayPal acquires Happy Returns

We started Happy Returns nearly six years ago with the mission of making returns beautiful for shoppers, retailers, and the planet.

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Oval Money taken over by spreadbetting firm ETX Capital

We are happy to announce the agreement that has led us to become part of ETX Capital, a leading online CFD and financial spread broker, providing online trading services primarily to UK and European clients with access to over 5,000 financial products.

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Axepta BNP Paribas acquires part of Ingenico’s in-store business in Belgium

Axepta BNP Paribas Benelux NV/SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Fortis, and Worldline have signed an agreement under which Axepta will acquire part of Ingenico’s in-store business in Belgium and Worldline’ business in Luxembourg.

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OpenWrks, Tully, Payplan and PayLink to merge

oday, OpenWrks announces the intended merger of four companies from the FinTech and debt advice sectors: OpenWrks, Tully, PayPlan, and PayLink. The merger will deliver a tech-enabled debt advice, financial wellbeing and credit solutions group that can deliver transformative technology to customers and clients.

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FE Fundinfo acquires CashCalc

Global fund data and technology company FE fundinfo has acquired CashCalc, a leading cashflow planning provider in the UK.

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NAB wins Federal Court approval for 86 400 takeover

National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) is pleased to note that the Federal Court of Australia has made orders approving the scheme of arrangement (Scheme) under which NAB will acquire the remaining share capital in 86 400 Holdings Ltd, the holding company of Australian neobank, 86 400 (86 400).

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Repay to acquire BillingTree for $503 million

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY) (“REPAY”), a leading provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BillingTree for approximately $503 million.

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Nuvei agrees $250m deal to buy crypto firm Simplex

Canadian payments firm Nuvei has agreed a $250 million cash deal to acquire Simplex, a fintech startup providing fiat infrastructure to the cryptocurrency industry.

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Northern Trust completes acquisition of Parilux Investment Technology

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced today that it has finalized its acquisition of Parilux Investment Technology, LLC, completing its investment in the firm and its technology that was initiated in 2018.

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Jack Henry acquires Stackfolio tools and analytics

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry. Jack Henry acquired a suite of tools and analytics from Stackfolio, Inc. The marketplace for this offering represents more than $1 billion in loan opportunities across the country from a community of more than 1,000 financial institutions to date.

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Deutsche Börse acquires remaining 49% stake in Clearstream Fund Centre from UBS

Deutsche Börse AG has agreed to acquire the remaining 49% stake in Clearstream Fund Centre from UBS, for CHF 390 million.

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RateGenius and Autopay to merge

RateGenius Loan Services, Inc. (“RateGenius”) and AUTOPAY Direct, Inc. (“AUTOPAY”) today announced they have entered into an agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals.

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Blockchain.com buys AiX assets

Today I’m pleased to announce that Blockchain.com has acquired the business of AiX, a company that has built an impressive, AI-powered negotiation and matching engine for institutional OTC traders.