SPAC

A special purpose acquisition company, also known as a "blank check company" is a shell corporation listed on a stock exchange with the purpose of acquiring a private company, thus making it public without going through the traditional initial public offering process.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Plastiq Plans SPAC Merger With Colonnade in Move to Go Public
Plastiq Plans SPAC Merger With Colonnade in Move to Go Public
August 04, 2022  |  SPAC

Plastiq, a B2B payments platform that empowers the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) economy, is planning to go public via a merger with Colonnade Acquisition...

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“Pro-American” FinTech GloriFi Plans $1.7B SPAC Deal
“Pro-American” FinTech GloriFi Plans $1.7B SPAC Deal
July 26, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

GloriFi, a Dallas tech company that bills itself as “pro-freedom, pro-America, pro-capitalism,” is getting ready to go public in a blank check merger worth $1.7...

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eToro, FinTech V Cancel SPAC Merger Deal
eToro, FinTech V Cancel SPAC Merger Deal
July 05, 2022  |  SPAC

Social investing network eToro Group and the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FinTech Acquisition Corp. V (FinTech V) have decided to call off their planned...

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Panera Ends IPO Plans With Danny Meyer’s SPAC, Citing Souring Economy
Panera Ends IPO Plans With Danny Meyer’s SPAC, Citing Souring Economy
July 01, 2022  |  IPO

The year 2021 was a major year for restaurants and other food and beverage (F&B) businesses going public, with initial public offerings (IPOs) bringing in...

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Report: Blockchain Payments Firm Roxe Close to $3.6B SPAC Merger
Report: Blockchain Payments Firm Roxe Close to $3.6B SPAC Merger
June 21, 2022  |  SPAC

Roxe Holdings, a blockchain-based payment company, is close to going public with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger, according to a Reuters report Tuesday...

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Freightos IPO Filings Show Platforms’ Place in Logistics’ Digital Transformation
Freightos IPO Filings Show Platforms’ Place in Logistics’ Digital Transformation
June 02, 2022  |  IPO

Embedded payments and the digitization of the supply chain are coming to a public market near you. There has been no dearth of headlines heralding...

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Israeli Freight Platform Freightos to Go Public Via SPAC
Israeli Freight Platform Freightos to Go Public Via SPAC
May 31, 2022  |  SPAC

Israeli digital freight booking and payment platform Freightos will go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC)  Gesher Acquisition, the companies announced...

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Amex Global Business Travel Going Public on NYSE
Amex Global Business Travel Going Public on NYSE
May 27, 2022  |  Stock Index

B2B travel platform American Express Global Business Travel will begin its life as a public company Tuesday (May 31) after the three-day Memorial Day weekend,...

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Today in FinTech: Alternative Lending; Airfreight Payments; Blockchain Tech
Today in FinTech: Alternative Lending; Airfreight Payments; Blockchain Tech
May 27, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, the growing FinTech ecosystem is getting support from the latest alternative asset-based lending fund Viola Credit. Plus, WebCargo is introducing a...

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