Mergers and acquisitions

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Mastercard takes on Visa in tussle over Earthport

Mastercard has opened up a turf war with rival scheme Visa over the acquisition of cross-border payment firm Earthport, posting a £233 million cash offer for the UK firm.

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Black Mountain acquires Mariana Systems

Black Mountain Systems, a software company that develops innovative data and process management solutions for asset managers and financial institutions, announced today that it has acquired Chicago-based financial software firm, Mariana Systems.

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Kyriba to buy enterprise currency management specialist FiREapps

Kyriba, the global leader in cloud treasury and finance solutions, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire FiREapps, the leader in enterprise currency management, in a deal that creates the most advanced and effective solution for seamlessly managing the entire lifecycle of global foreign exchange (FX) risk.

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Cognizant to acquire Finnish bank-backed Oy Samlink

Cognizant is to acquire bank-owned Finnish IT supplier Oy Samlink as part of a programme to implement a shared core banking platform for three of the country's savings banks.

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Advent buys majority stake in Argentinian bank-owned payments firm

Private equity giant Advent International is buying a 51% stake in Argentinian payments firm Prisma Medios de Pago from a consortium of local banks and Visa International in a deal valuing the company at $1.42 billion.

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TNS acquires R2G

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the acquisition of Chicago-based market data, connectivity and hosting specialist R2G Services.

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TNS expands in Brazil with Link acquisition

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is expanding into Brazil through the acquisition of mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) communications specialist Link Solutions Eireli (Link).

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Objectway acquires Algorfin

Objectway, the leading Fintech group in Italy and one of the premier European players in software and services for the wealth, investment and asset management industries, acquired Algorfin, the software and services division of Unione Fiduciaria S.p.A.

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KeyBank buys Laurel Road digital lending biz

KeyBank National Association today announced that KeyBank and Laurel Road Bank have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Key of Laurel Road's digital lending business; Laurel Road's three bank branches located in southeast Connecticut are not part of this transaction.

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Blockspring team join Coinbase

Back in summer 2014, Jason, Don, and I launched a tool for developers to easily build APIs without needing to touch any servers.

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ID Finance sells POS finance business AmmoPay to Paylate

ID Finance, the emerging markets fintech company, has sold off its Russian POS finance business AmmoPay as it focuses on Latin America.

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Fiserv agrees $22bn First Data acquisition

Fiserv has struck a $22 billion, all-stock deal to buy First Data, creating a payments and fintech behemoth.

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Atom hires advisors ahead of potential takeover

Spanish bank BBVA may be preparing to add the UK's Atom Bank to its burgeoning portfolio of 100%-owned neo-banking startups.

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Factris acquires Debifo

Factris announced the successful conclusion of the 100% acquisition of “Debifo” for an undisclosed purchase price.

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Euronext tables EUR625 million bid for Oslo Bors

Euronext is pressing ahead with a EUR625 million takeover bid for Oslo Bors as the Scandinavian trading destination seeks to ignite a bidding war with alternative suitors waiting in the wings.

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US shutdown impacts fintech market

The ongoing shutdown of the US government, sparked by a disagreement over funding for border security, is starting to impinge on the US fintech industry, according to reports.

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Meniga buys Wrapp for transaction-driven marketing push

Icelandic digital banking tech startup Meniga has acquired Swedish rewards platform Wrapp in a bid to take on the likes of Google and Facebook in the European marketing arena. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Elavon buys CenPOS

Elavon, a global payments provider and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, has acquired CenPOS, a Miami-based company offering integrated payment software solutions to large enterprises.

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Accenture acquires Swiss fintech consultancy Orbium

Accenture has agreed to acquire Orbium, a management consultancy and technology services provider to the financial services industry, headquartered in Switzerland.

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Bank data sharing startup Plaid moves into wealth management through Quovo acquisition

Plaid, a US startup that links consumer bank accounts with fintech apps like Venmo and Coinbase, is widening its reach through the $200 million acquisition of Quovo, which delivers a similar service but with a focus on wealth management and brokerage data.