Acquisitions

Acquisitions
Blockchain Company Valereum Buys Majority of Gibraltar Stock Exchange, Pending Regulator OK
January 30, 2022

Valereum, a blockchain firm, has bought 90% of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) group, as it tries to build a fully-regulated, integrated fiat and digital exchange, a report says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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EU Conditionally Approves Facebook Parent’s Buy of Kustomer
January 28, 2022

The chief regulator of the EU has approved Meta Platforms’ acquisition of Kustomer, a report from Seeking Alpha says, which concludes a saga that was fraught with various dramas. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Till Payments Acquires Payment Processor ZIPS
January 27, 2022

Australian FinTech Till Payments has acquired ZIPS, the payment processing business unit of the hospitality technology platform firm Ziosk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Switzerland’s UBS Buying Wealthfront for $1.4B
January 26, 2022

Swiss Bank UBS will purchase wealth management firm Wealthfront in an all-cash deal the companies say is worth $1.4 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Paystone Becomes Canada’s Largest Payments Provider With Canadian Payment Services Acquisition
January 26, 2022

Payment and software platform Paystone on Wednesday (Jan. 26) announced it has acquired Canada-based merchant services company Canadian Payment Services, the sixth acquisition for Paystone in the past two years, according to the announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Cazoo Acquires Italy’s Brumbrum, Solidifies Presence in Five Largest Used Car Markets in Europe
January 26, 2022

Cazoo, one of Europe’s leading online car retailers, announced in a Wednesday (Jan. 26) press release that it will be acquiring Italian online used car retailer and subscription platform brumbrum for 80 million euros (about $90 million). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Francisco Partners Acquires Portion of IBM’s Watson Health
January 26, 2022

Global investment firm Francisco Partners is acquiring the healthcare data and analytics portion of IBM’s Watson Health business, including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social Program Management, Micromedex and imaging software, according to a Digital Health report Tuesday (Jan. 25). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Walmart’s FinTech Hazel Acquires Even and One to Build Finance Super App
January 26, 2022

Walmart’s FinTech venture Hazel, launched last January with investment firm Ribbit Capital and headed by executives from Goldman Sachs, is aiming to develop a financial services super app with the acquisitions of Even Responsible Finance and One Finance. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Brazil Super App Inter Acquires FinTech Usend
January 25, 2022

Brazilian super app Inter announced Tuesday (Jan. 25) that it has received authorizations in both the U.S. and Brazil to purchase Usend, a U.S. FinTech. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...