Envestnet | Yodlee to acquire PIEtech for $500m
This would be the tenth acquisition for the Chicago-based company.
Mergers & Acquisitions/M&A
Top fintech stories this week – 22 March 2019
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Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 March 2019
More open banking news, fintechs in LatAm, an a MasterCard acquisition.
FIS acquires Worldpay for $34bn
The resulting merger will have an enterprise value of approximately $43bn.
Paytech InComm acquires Linq3 Technologies
This is the firm’s eighth acquisition.
Mastercard acquires Ethoca for e-commerce fraud protection
Follows on from Mastercard’s recent acquisition of Transfast.
Mastercard drops Earthport bid for Transfast acquisition
The firm will now get this cross-border account-to-account money transfer network instead.
Wave acquires Canadian SME account provider Every
Software firm plans to integrate more financial products and services.
ACI to acquire Speedpay for $750m from Western Union
Deal will bring Speedpay and UP Bill Payment platforms together.
Zurich North America acquires Sea Pine for auto insurance action
Deal for dealers as insurance firm gets access to vehicle protection products.
BlackBerry buys AI cybersecurity firm Cylance for $1.4bn
BlackBerry says it is “now a billion-dollar cybersecurity firm”.
Entrust Datacard acquires Thales’ data security business
Will get the general purpose hardware security module, nCipher Security.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 February 2019
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Data intel firm GBG acquires IDology for $300m
UK firm buys identity verification and fraud prevention specialist for American dream.
Coinbase acquires blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino
Crypto exchange seeks better analysis of data on public blockchains.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 February 2019
Features Monzo, Ant Financial, WorldFirst, Lloyds and more!
Fintech investment in US hits record $52.5bn
KPMG’s “2018 Pulse of Fintech” report is good news for the States.
Thoma Bravo to acquire US lendtech Ellie Mae for $3.7bn
Private equity investment firm makes an all-cash transaction.
I.T. (insurance technology) had to be you
The sector should fall in love with tech that will bring it closer to customers, creating collaboration and trust.
Blockchain Exchange Alliance preps tech for payments push
With a heavy emphasis on partnerships and acquisitions.
ACI buys paytech assets from RevChip and TranSend
Acquisitions to enhance its in-store payment solutions.
Nasdaq to sell GRC business BWise to SAI Global
Bids farewell to its governance, risk and compliance software platform.
Solera buys Nordic insurtech in4mo Oy
Texas-based firm plays it cool when it comes to what it paid.
Morgan Stanley stocks up with $900m Solium acquisition
Wealthtech move marks its biggest deal since the financial crisis.
BB&T and SunTrust $66bn merger leads to mega tech revamp
New deal is designed to keep their banking competitive.
Software platform Kofax to acquire Top Image Systems
Final closing of the transaction is subject to a vote by TIS shareholders.
Kraken acquires UK trading platform Crypto Facilities
No specifics but it is a “nine-figure deal”.
Broadridge partially acquires PivotData and Sol Hedge regtech
Fintech provider is expanding its regulatory capabilities.
WorldFirst closes US operations to save Ant Financial deal
UK currency exchange doesn’t want the acquisition derailed by regulators.
Banking Technology February 2019 issue out now
Superstructures: fintech reaches new heights.
Coinbase acquires API data enabler Blockspring
San Francisco-based start-up will still operate independently.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 January 2019
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Fiserv to acquire First Data for $22bn
Job cuts on the way as a fintech titan is born.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 14 January 2019
Featuring N26, RBS and Loot, Google in Ireland, and Alipay in Pakistan.
Elavon acquires CenPOS for payments push
It’s Miami nice as US Bancorp subsidiary makes another acquisition.
Plaid buys fintech rival Quovo for $200m
Bank account connectivity firm finds something similar in the US.
Capis acquires FinTech Securities
Texan firm also reveals new promotions and products.
Visa to acquire Earthport for £198m
Struggling payments firm finds the deal “very attractive”.
Top ten regtech stories in 2018
Regtech rules this page with our top ten stories in 2018.
Financial services will look to collaboration and consolidation in 2019
Collaboration in banking; consolidation in the payments sector.
