Bottomline Technologies news and trends

Today in the Connected Economy: Goodbye Facebook Pay, Hello Meta Pay
Connected Economy // May 13, 2022

Today in the connected economy, Meta Platforms announces plans to rename its Facebook Pay system to Meta Pay, while Airbnb launches a coalition to ensure its travelers’ safety. Plus, software investment firm Thoma Bravo buys FinTech Bottomline Technologies for $2.6 billion. Facebook Pay Being Rebranded...

Investment Firm Thoma Bravo Acquires FinTech Bottomline Technologies
Acquisitions // May 13, 2022

Software investment firm Thoma Bravo on Friday (May 13) announced the finalization of its acquisition of FinTech Bottomline Technologies for $2.6 billion in cash, almost five months after the companies agreed to the deal on Dec. 17 and more than two months after Bottomline stockholders...

Bottomline Technologies to Go Private Following $2.6B Sale
Partnerships / Acquisitions // December 17, 2021

Payments and invoice management platform Bottomline Technologies will become a privately held company following a planned $2.6 billion acquisition by software investment firm Thoma Bravo. The company announced the acquisition Friday (Dec. 17), saying the all-cash transaction would likely close in the second quarter of...

Bottomline Technologies Exploring Possible Sale
Partnerships / Acquisitions // December 10, 2021

Payment and invoice management platform Bottomline Technologies Inc. is looking into a potential sale and is working with Deutsche Bank AG on its options, people with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg on Thursday (Dec. 9). Bottomline has recently been courted by private equity firms,...

Interviews & Exclusives
M&T Bank Says Blanket Approach To Security Smothers Customer Experience

August 19, 2021
March 2020 marked a watershed moment for digital banking. It marked the mass acceleration away from branches and onto banking sites and apps, with more consumers banking digitally than ever. Unfortunately, cybercriminals were quick to follow, emboldened to capitalize on the surge in digital banking. Thirteen percent of financial institutions (FIs) that fell victim to […]

New Report: Why Bank of America Says AP Automation Is About Making, Not Breaking The...

June 19, 2020
Businesses that have stuck with paper-based accounts payable (AP) processes are feeling the heat as the COVID-19 pandemic makes it unsafe for staff to conduct manual invoice and payment processing...

The Future Of Payments Beyond The Pandemic

June 01, 2020
Physicist Niels Bohr — or maybe it was ballplayer Yogi Berra — once said predictions are hard, especially the ones about the future. Any sudden shock to the system like...

Argo Tea On Avoiding The Steep Price Of Invoicing Errors

May 13, 2020
Late payments have always plagued business-to-business (B2B) commerce, but the problem is coming to a new head. Financial instabilities that many companies are facing due to the pandemic has made...

Quick Reads
Bottomline Updates Insider Fraud Prevention Tool

February 22, 2024
Business payments company Bottomline has debuted an updated fraud prevention kit. The company announced its enhanced Insider Threat Management solution Thursday (Feb. 22), saying it helps banks and non-banking financial institutions use data visualizations, threat profiles and advanced case management strategies to combat insider fraud. “Whatever the motivations, including bad actors plotting ransomware attacks while […]

Investment Firm Thoma Bravo Acquires FinTech Bottomline Technologies

May 13, 2022
Software investment firm Thoma Bravo on Friday (May 13) announced the finalization of its acquisition of FinTech Bottomline Technologies for $2.6 billion in cash, almost five months after the companies...

Bottomline Technologies to Go Private Following $2.6B Sale

December 17, 2021
Payments and invoice management platform Bottomline Technologies will become a privately held company following a planned $2.6 billion acquisition by software investment firm Thoma Bravo. The company announced the acquisition...

Bottomline Technologies Exploring Possible Sale

December 10, 2021
Payment and invoice management platform Bottomline Technologies Inc. is looking into a potential sale and is working with Deutsche Bank AG on its options, people with knowledge of the situation...