Latest Mergers and acquisitions News: Finextra Research

Cuna Mutual Group buys small biz lending platform Mirador

Cuna Mutual Group has acquired Portland-based digital small business lending platform Mirador. Financial Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

06 December 2018

News/Mergers and acquisitions

CMA opens Phase 2 probe into PayPal's takeover of iZettle

PayPal's refusal to address concerns raised by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority over its takeover of Sweden's iZettle have opened the door for a full-blown Phase 2 investigation by the watchdog.

05 December 2018

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

CommonBond acquires NextGenVest

CommonBond, a leading fintech company that lowers the cost of education through data and technology, today announced the acquisition of NextGenVest, a pioneer in helping Generation Z make the best financial decisions from high school, through college, and beyond.

04 December 2018

News/Mergers and acquisitions

Nasdaq buys Canadian alternative data provider Quandl

Nasdaq has acquired Quandl, a Toronto-based provider of alternative and core financial data. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

04 December 2018

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Tibco acquires Orchestra Networks

TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, today announced that it has acquired Orchestra Networks, a recognized leader of master data management (MDM) solutions and a pioneer in data asset management.

04 December 2018

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Q2 acquires digital onboarding firm Gro Solutions

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:QTWO), a leading provider of digital banking and lending solutions, announced today its acquisition of Atlanta-based Gro Solutions, a provider of industry-leading account opening and digital sales and marketing solutions for financial institutions (FIs).

04 December 2018

News/retail

Accenture buys Intesa Sanpaolo's stake in Italian bank tech vendor

Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo has sold its majority stake in financial services technology firm SEC Servizi Spa to Accenture. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

03 December 2018

Company update/payments

SIX completes sale of SIX PAyment Services to Worldline

As communicated in May 2018, SIX, the parent company of SIX Payment Services, announced today the completion of the acquisition of SIX Payment Services by Worldline.

30 November 2018

Company update/retail

Ratehub buys MoneySense

Today, Ratehub Inc., which connects Canadians to the best financial products in the market, announced it has acquired MoneySense, one of Canada's leading personal finance media brands, from Rogers Media.

29 November 2018

News/Mergers and acquisitions

Sberbank acquires Russian outsourcing firm Intercomp

Sberbank has completed a deal to acquire Intercomp, Russia’s leading business process outsourcing (BPO) company.

28 November 2018

News/Mergers and acquisitions

CMA finds Experian/ClearScore merger could hamper competition

The UK's anti-trust watchdog has provisionally found that Experian's takeover of ClearScore is likely to weaken competition in the credit reporting sector and have a negative effect on the services offered to customers.

28 November 2018

News/payments

UK competition watchdog says PayPal-iZettle deal could push up prices

PayPal's $2.2 billion takeover of Swedish mobile payments firm iZettle could lead to higher prices and worse service for UK customers, a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation has found.

26 November 2018

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Delta Capita acquires Pall Mall Risk Reduction

Delta Capita, the international business & technology consulting and managed services firm, has announced its acquisition of Pall Mall Risk Reduction a London-based consultancy specialising in non-financial and conduct risk management for Banks and Investment firms.

26 November 2018

News/Mergers and acquisitions

Competition watchdog probes Nasdaq takeover of Cinnober

UK anti-trust regulators are probing the proposed takeover of Swedish trading technology firm Cinnober by Nasdaq.

23 November 2018

News/startups

Capital One buys online shopping comparison startup

Capital One has acquired WikiBuy, a Texas-based startup that helps users find lower prices, coupons, and rewards as they shop online. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

21 November 2018

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Basware receives takeover approach from Tradeshift

On November 16, 2018, in response to media speculation, Basware confirmed that it had been approached with a non-binding and highly conditional indicative proposal for a possible tender offer for the entire share capital of Basware (the “Indicative Proposal”).

20 November 2018

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Temenos takes minority stake in NuoDB

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced it has entered into a Technology Partner Agreement with NuoDB, an enterprise-class distributed SQL database provider.

20 November 2018

News/Mergers and acquisitions

Moneyfarm acquires German digital wealth outfit vaamo

UK-based digital wealth manager Moneyfarm has acquired German compatriot vaamo, marking the company's entrance into a third European market.

20 November 2018

News/payments

Visa takes stake in India's BillDesk

Visa has moved to strengthen its position in the fast-growing Indian market, making a minority investment in digital payments platform BillDesk. Terms were not disclosed.

19 November 2018

Company update/payments

PayPal closes Hyperwallet acquisition

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Hyperwallet for approximately $400 million USD.

16 November 2018