acquisitions

Twitter’s Buyout Pause Shows Platforms Need Robust Verification Tools in Battle vs Bots
Twitter’s Buyout Pause Shows Platforms Need Robust Verification Tools in Battle vs Bots
May 13, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

For the Twitter bid a la Elon Musk, the lesson is: Easy come, easy go. Well, beyond that assessment, of course, lies the reason Musk has...

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Twitter Shares Dive as Elon Musk Puts Purchase Deal on Hold
Twitter Shares Dive as Elon Musk Puts Purchase Deal on Hold
May 13, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Elon Musk tweeted that his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter is now on hold while he analyzes the company’s estimates regarding fake accounts and...

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Today in FinTech: Italy to Germany; London to Brazil; Legacy Meets FinTech
Today in FinTech: Italy to Germany; London to Brazil; Legacy Meets FinTech
May 12, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, the Italian bank Nets is buying German point of sale firm orderbird, while London financial services firm Ebury signs a deal...

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Huntington National Bank Acquires FinTech Torana to Expand Digital Payments
Huntington National Bank Acquires FinTech Torana to Expand Digital Payments
May 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Huntington National Bank, a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares, said it had acquired San Francisco-based business-to-consumer payments FinTech Digital Payments Torana, according to a company press...

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Checkout.com to Acquire French IDV Firm ubble
Checkout.com to Acquire French IDV Firm ubble
May 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Checkout.com announced Thursday (May 12) it plans to acquire French digital identity verification (IDV) startup ubble in an effort to expand its financial services offering....

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London FinTech Ebury Expands Global Footprint with Bexs Acquisition
London FinTech Ebury Expands Global Footprint with Bexs Acquisition
May 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

London financial services firm Ebury signed a deal to acquire Brazilian FinTech Bexs in a move to broaden Ebury’s offerings of global money transfer solutions...

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Italian Payments Bank Nexi Acquires German POS Firm Orderbird
Italian Payments Bank Nexi Acquires German POS Firm Orderbird
May 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Nets, the payments unit of the Italian bank Nexi, is acquiring a majority stake in Germany’s cloud-based point-of-sale firm (POS) platform orderbird. The tie-up will...

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Credit Union Service Organization PSCU Acquires Juniper Payments
Credit Union Service Organization PSCU Acquires Juniper Payments
May 11, 2022  |  Acquisitions

PSCU, a payments credit union service organization (CUSO), announced Wednesday (May 11) that it has completed its purchase of Juniper Payments. Juniper Payments is a...

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Yapily Buys finAPI to Boost Share of European Open Banking Market
Yapily Buys finAPI to Boost Share of European Open Banking Market
May 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

London open banking API startup Yapily has signed an acquisition deal with German private credit bureau SCHUFA to purchase its 75% stake in open banking API firm finAPI, to create...

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