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PayU Vet Mario Shiliashki Picked to Lead myPOS
Personnel // April 24, 2024

Small-business-focused payments/card solutions company myPOS has named Mario Shiliashki as its new CEO. Shiliashki, the company announced Wednesday (April 24) in a news release provided to PYMNTS, “brings a global view of payments, having worked across four continents for companies such as PayPal, Mastercard and...

Nuvei Sale Hints at Private Deals and Consolidation in Payments’ Future
Partnerships / Acquisitions // 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...

Nuvei Goes Private in $6.3 Billion Sale to Advent International
Acquisitions // April 01, 2024

Canadian payments FinTech Nuvei is set to become a private company. Nuvei announced the $6.3 billion deal with private equity firm Advent International on Monday (April 1), three weeks after reports of a possible acquisition emerged. “This transaction marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Nuvei, and we are...

Report: Nuvei on Verge of Buyout Deal With Advent
Acquisitions // March 17, 2024

Canadian FinTech Nuvei is reportedly close to being acquired by private equity company Advent International. The payments processor, backed by actor/investor Ryan Reynolds, is in advanced discussions with Advent, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (March 17), citing sources familiar with the matter.  The...

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What Does Nuvei’s Go-Private Deal Portend for FinTechs?

May 14, 2024
The FinTech landscape may be altered by go-private deals, as private equity firms and other corporates find value in the space — and where, arguably, valuations don’t reflect the potential of changes in payments processing, and especially payments acceptance. Nuvei stands out there, as, in April, the Canadian FinTech announced a $6.3 billion deal with […]

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...

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PayU Vet Mario Shiliashki Picked to Lead myPOS

April 24, 2024
Small-business-focused payments/card solutions company myPOS has named Mario Shiliashki as its new CEO. Shiliashki, the company announced Wednesday (April 24) in a news release provided to PYMNTS, “brings a global view of payments, having worked across four continents for companies such as PayPal, Mastercard and more recently PayU.” His hiring comes five months after the […]

Nuvei Goes Private in $6.3 Billion Sale to Advent International

April 01, 2024
Canadian payments FinTech Nuvei is set to become a private company. Nuvei announced the $6.3 billion deal with private equity firm Advent International on Monday (April 1), three weeks after reports of a possible acquisition emerged....

Report: Nuvei on Verge of Buyout Deal With Advent

March 17, 2024
Canadian FinTech Nuvei is reportedly close to being acquired by private equity company Advent International. The payments processor, backed by actor/investor Ryan Reynolds, is in advanced discussions with Advent, The...

Report: Advent Holds Off on CCC Intelligent Solutions Sale

October 24, 2023
The sale of car insurance industry software firm CCC Intelligent Solutions is reportedly in limbo. According to published reports Tuesday (Oct. 24), sources familiar with the matter say CCC owner Advent International, a private equity...