Partnerships / Acquisitions

Partnerships / Acquisitions
FinTech Finclusion Buys S. African Payroll Startup HelloHR
September 22, 2021

Finclusion, a financial technology firm, has acquired a strategic stake in South African payroll software startup HelloHR for an undisclosed amount, a report says. This is part of Finclusion’s strategy to provide holistic financial wellness products via employers, offering HelloHR customers access to the wage-streaming,...

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Entrust Inks Deal To Buy Card Issuance Firm Antelop Solutions
September 22, 2021

Secure payments and data protection company Entrust announced in a Wednesday (Sept. 22) press release the acquisition of Paris-based FinTech company Antelop Solutions. The deal is expected to close within the next few weeks, according to the announcement. The company did not disclose the purchase...

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DraftKings Offers $20B for UK Sports Betting Platform Entain
September 21, 2021

Digital sports gaming company DraftKings will make a $20 billion offer made up of mostly DraftKings stock and cash for U.K. online sports betting company Entain, according to a CNBC report on Tuesday (Sept. 21) that cites people familiar with the matter. News of the...

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project44 Acquires Delivery Management Platform Convey for $255M
September 21, 2021

Supply chain platform project44, which offers technology to help shippers and logistics service providers see where their shipments are, on Tuesday (Sept. 21) announced that it has bought delivery experience management company Convey in a $255 million purchase, according to a press release.  With the...

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US Bancorp to Pay $8B for MUFG Union Bank
September 21, 2021

U.S Bancorp announced on Tuesday (Sept. 21) that it will acquire MUFG Union Bank’s regional operations in an $8 billion deal. The bank said in a news release that the transaction will join the two entities “with a focus on being the leader in serving...

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Digital Asset Marketplace Bakkt Readies SPAC Merger
September 19, 2021

Bakkt Holdings, a digital asset marketplace, will merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (VIH), according to a press release. Bakkt works in a B2B2C model and allows users to convert holdings to digital assets or pay merchants directly. The platform...

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Nextdoor Aims to List on NYSE After Merging with SPAC
September 17, 2021

Nextdoor, Inc. and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. II on Friday (Sept. 17) announced plans to list Nextdoor Holdings Inc.’s Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange when their proposed business combination transaction is finalized. “We are thrilled...

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Priority Technology Holdings Finishes Finxera Acquisition
September 17, 2021

Payments tech firm Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. on Friday (Sept. 17) finalized its acquisition of Banking-as-a-Service platform Finxera Holdings, Inc. “We now have the premier platform to collect, store and send money with a full breadth of payment and virtual banking capabilities,” said Tom Priore,...

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Mental Health Startup BetterUp Expands With Motive, Impraise Acquisitions
September 17, 2021

Mental health and virtual coaching startup BetterUp closed deals for the acquisition of two technology software firms, Motive and Impraise, in a move to further expand its human behavior and growth business. Alexi Robichaux, CEO and co-founder of BetterUp, said in a press release on...