Partnerships / Acquisitions

Partnerships / Acquisitions
EML Payments Buys Open Banking Firm Sentenial in Multi-Million Dollar Deal
September 30, 2021

Australian global payments platform EML Payments received the go-ahead from French and U.K. financial regulators Thursday (Sept. 30) to purchase open banking company Sentenial Group  for an upfront enterprise value of 70 million euros (A$108.6 million), in addition to an earn-out component of up to...

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Auto Tech Firm Keyloop Snaps up SaaS FISC to Optimize New Car Sales
September 29, 2021

Motor vehicle technology firm Keyloop is finalizing a deal to acquire the software-as-a-service (SaaS) company FISC to drive new car sale optimization for dealers, financiers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Based in Sheffield, U.K., and founded in 2004, FISC’s solutions work to help the auto...

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Splitit Integrates With Salesforce Commerce Cloud for Streamlined Checkout
September 27, 2021

Global payment startup Splitit is integrating Salesforce Commerce Cloud to streamline users’ ability to spread payments over installments at checkout for eCommerce purchases, according to a press release. Aside from the new Salesforce Commerce Cloud integration, Splitit also rolled out an iteration of its WooCommerce...

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UK Antitrust Regulators Approve Facebook’s Kustomer Acquisition
September 27, 2021

Facebook Inc., has received the go-ahead from antitrust regulators in the United Kingdom to move forward in purchasing Kustomer Inc., a New York-based software company, according to a Monday (Sept. 27) report from Bloomberg. The social media giant is looking to spend $1 billion on...

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Priceline, Novae Partner for Enhanced Travel Deals
September 27, 2021

Novae’s Voyage Connected World is collaborating with Priceline Partner Networks to offer enhanced travel, entertainment and shopping deals for better discounts on airfare, hotels, car rentals and more. Voyage Connected World is an innovative excursion experience that gives loyalty users the ability to shop and...

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Customer Engagement Firm Gupshup Buys RCS Platform Dotgo
September 23, 2021

Gupshup, which works in conversational messaging, has acquired Dotgo, a rich communications services (RCS) business messaging firm from New Jersey, according to a Thursday (Sept. 23) press release. Dotgo has created programs like the RichOTP, the RichSMS, Bot Store and Messaging as a Platform (MaaP),...

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Valley National Bancorp To Acquire Leumi 
September 23, 2021

Valley National Bancorp will acquire Leumi, the U.S. subsidiary of Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M., and parent company of Bank Leumi USA, in a deal with an estimated value of $1.1 million, the companies announced on Thursday (Sept. 23).   The banks will merge to become...

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Circle Partners With Plaid to Drive Bank Verifications for ACH Payments
September 23, 2021

Global FinTech startup and stablecoin issuer Circle is partnering with financial data aggregator Plaid to ease and speed the verification process for ACH payments and make is easier for people to move money from their bank and into USDC. “Seamless, trusted payment infrastructure is essential...

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WEX, ChargePoint to Integrate EV into Corporate Fleets
September 22, 2021

Financial technology service provider WEX Inc. has announced plans to expand a relationship with electronic vehicle (EV) charging network ChargePoint in order to provide more seamless integration for mixed fleets, a press release says. The expanded partnership will increase access to the largest public EV...