Acquisitions

Acquisitions
Mollie Bolsters Payments Offerings With GoCardless Acquisition
December 11, 2025

Dutch financial services provider Mollie is acquiring UK bank payment company GoCardless. 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 to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Starling Bank Considering ‘Substantial’ Acquisition of UK Lender
December 11, 2025

England’s Starling Bank is reportedly considering the acquisition of another British lender. 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 to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Enova to Acquire Grasshopper Bank to Gain Digital Infrastructure
December 11, 2025

Enova International plans to acquire Grasshopper Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary Grasshopper Bank to create what it says will be a “stronger, more diversified financial services provider.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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AppDirect Acquires vCom to Bolster ‘Everything Store’ for B2B
December 10, 2025

B2B commerce platform AppDirect has acquired vCom, an IT lifecycle management provider for midsize companies. 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 to our daily newsletter,...

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IBM to Buy Confluent for $11 Billion to Expand AI, Data Platform
December 08, 2025

IBM said on Monday (Dec. 8) it plans to acquire Confluent for about $11 billion in cash for the real-time data streaming company in one of its largest acquisitions in the recent years. The transaction is expected to close by mid-2026, pending shareholder and regulatory...

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Socure Acquires Qlarifi in Move Toward BNPL Credit Infrastructure
December 05, 2025

Socure acquired Qlarifi to establish what it called “the industry’s first unified identity, anti-fraud and BNPL credit infrastructure.” 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 to...

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Stripe Acquires Metronome to Enhance Usage-Based Pricing for AI
December 05, 2025

Payments infrastructure FinTech Stripe signed a definitive agreement to acquire Metronome, a usage-based billing platform for software companies. 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 to...

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Tonkean Acquires Cinch to Expand Procurement and Finance Offerings
December 02, 2025

Tonkean has acquired Cinch to grow its procurement and finance offerings as well as its presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Kraken Makes Bigger Bet on Tokenization With Backed Acquisition
December 02, 2025

Crypto exchange Kraken is set to acquire tokenized assets platform Backed Finance. 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 to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...