acquisitions

Zopa Acquires Rvvup to Drive Embedded Finance Business

Zopa Acquires Rvvup to Drive Embedded Finance Business
Zopa Acquires Rvvup to Drive Embedded Finance Business
September 02, 2025  |  B2B Payments

U.K. digital bank Zopa says it is purchasing payments platform Rvvup. The company said the deal, announced Monday (Sept. 1), will accelerate its retail finance...

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Goldman Sachs’ Christina Minnis Says M&A ‘Really Picking Up’
Goldman Sachs’ Christina Minnis Says M&A ‘Really Picking Up’
September 02, 2025  |  Partnerships

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is picking up, Goldman Sachs’ Christina Minnis, global head of credit and asset finance and head of global acquisition finance...

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UK FinTechs Eye US Bank Purchases Amid Easing Regulations
UK FinTechs Eye US Bank Purchases Amid Easing Regulations
September 02, 2025  |  Partnerships

U.K.-based FinTech firms are ramping up plans to acquire American banks to boost lending abilities. As the Financial Times noted Monday (Sept. 2) in a...

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Sycamore Completes Acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Forms 5 Companies
Sycamore Completes Acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Forms 5 Companies
August 28, 2025  |  Partnerships

Sycamore Partners said Thursday (Aug. 28) that it completed its acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance and that the businesses that made up WBA are now...

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Thoma Bravo to Expand AI-Powered Customer Experience Offering by Acquiring Verint
Thoma Bravo to Expand AI-Powered Customer Experience Offering by Acquiring Verint
August 26, 2025  |  Partnerships

Software investment firm Thoma Bravo plans to expand its artificial intelligence-powered customer experience (CX) offering by acquiring CX automation firm Verint Systems. The company agreed...

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Kraken Buys AI Trading Platform Capitalise
Kraken Buys AI Trading Platform Capitalise
August 20, 2025  |  Partnerships

Cryptocurrency platform Kraken has acquired Israeli trading automation firm Capitalise.ai. “Founded in 2015, Capitalise.ai developed a natural-language platform that transforms everyday text into executable trading strategies,” Kraken said...

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Character.AI Explores Sale or New Funding Amid Rising Costs
Character.AI Explores Sale or New Funding Amid Rising Costs
August 20, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Character.AI is weighing its options between a potential sale or raising new capital, sources told The Information. The maker of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered character chatbots...

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Fifth Third Buys DTS Connex to Boost Cash Management
Fifth Third Buys DTS Connex to Boost Cash Management
August 20, 2025  |  Partnerships

Fifth Third expanded the capabilities of its commercial payments business by acquiring DTS Connex, a provider of cash management software solutions for multi-location businesses like...

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