Acquisitions news and trends

Paymerang Says Acquisition by Corpay Will Help Create Jobs
Acquisitions // May 10, 2024

Paymerang said the planned acquisition of the company by Corpay will help Paymerang continue its mission and create new jobs. The provider of accounts payable (AP) automation solutions shared the news in a Thursday (May 9) post on LinkedIn after Corpay announced the deal in a Wednesday (May 8) press release. “We are...

Synapse Saga Emphasizes Tangled Web Between FinTechs, Middlemen and Sponsor Banks
Acquisitions // May 10, 2024

In biology, a synapse is essentially a conduit, a place in the brain where neurons connect and communicate. In financial services, the recent news that TabaPay would be ending its planned acquisition of the FinTech Synapse Financial Technologies brings to mind a different type of...

TabaPay Ends Planned Acquisition of Synapse
Acquisitions // May 09, 2024

TabaPay has reportedly ended its planned acquisition of bankrupt FinTech company Synapse. A TabaPay spokesperson told TechCrunch on Thursday (May 9) that the company had “pulled out” of the deal and had sent “termination notice of the purchase agreement this morning based on failure to meet the...

AppDirect Acquires Builtfirst to Expand Marketplace Solutions
Acquisitions // May 09, 2024

AppDirect has acquired Builtfirst, saying this will further its aim to become “the premier destination for marketplace solutions.” The acquisition adds Builtfirst’s self-service marketplace platform technology to AppDirect’s suite of solutions focused on its business-to-business (B2B) commerce platform, the companies said in a Thursday (May 9) press...

Interviews & Exclusives
Nuvei Sale Hints at Private Deals and Consolidation in Payments’ Future

April 02, 2024
2019, the year of the payments industry mega-deals, seems long ago and far away. Before the pandemic, the headlines were awash in waves of verticalization, where large firms scooped up other large firms for tens of billions of dollars. FIS bought Worldpay for a staggering $43 billion. Fiserv bought First Data for more than $22 billion. Global Payments added TSYS to its roster for nearly $22 billion. Much has happened […]

Thredd’s McCarthy: Capital One-Discover Deal Will Transcend Market Share Grab

February 29, 2024
The news that Capital One has launched a $35 billion bid to acquire Discover Financial has shaken up the financial services industry. Jim McCarthy, CEO of Thredd, told Karen Webster...

Digital Transformations Help Small Farmers Find National Success

February 26, 2024
Niche markets need to scale their reach, too — and often, eCommerce is best way.  And while the direct-to-consumer (D2C) landscape made waves with products like cheaper eyeglasses and other...

Capital One/Discover Combo Could Create Financial Ecosystem for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers

February 20, 2024
In any industry, a $35 billion deal is, of course … a big deal. But in financial services, the news that Capital One has set the stage to buy Discover...

Quick Reads
Access Group to Acquire AP Automation Provider Lightyear

May 13, 2024
Business management software provider the Access Group agreed to acquire accounts payable (AP) automation provider Lightyear. Subject to regulatory reviews, the acquisition will extend the Access Group’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software offering globally, the companies said in a Friday (May 10) press release. “Lightyear is a great fit for our business,” Claire Carter, managing director of Access ERP, a division […]

Paymerang Says Acquisition by Corpay Will Help Create Jobs

May 10, 2024
Paymerang said the planned acquisition of the company by Corpay will help Paymerang continue its mission and create new jobs. The provider of accounts payable (AP) automation solutions shared the news in a Thursday (May...

TabaPay Ends Planned Acquisition of Synapse

May 09, 2024
TabaPay has reportedly ended its planned acquisition of bankrupt FinTech company Synapse. A TabaPay spokesperson told TechCrunch on Thursday (May 9) that the company had “pulled out” of the deal and had...

AppDirect Acquires Builtfirst to Expand Marketplace Solutions

May 09, 2024
AppDirect has acquired Builtfirst, saying this will further its aim to become “the premier destination for marketplace solutions.” The acquisition adds Builtfirst’s self-service marketplace platform technology to AppDirect’s suite of solutions focused...