Shift4 Acquires Finaro to Accelerate European Expansion

Shift4 Acquires Finaro and The Giving Block to Expand International Payments and Crypto Capabilities

March 1, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) announced acquisitions of Finaro, a Europe-focused cross-border eCommerce payments provider, and The Giving Block, a cryptocurrency donation marketplace for nonprofits. The deals expand Shift4’s international payments footprint and add cryptocurrency fundraising and settlement capabilities to its commerce platform.

Shift4 Payments Acquires Global Blue

July 3, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 Payments completed a tender offer and subsequent squeeze-out merger to acquire Global Blue Group Holding AG, taking the company private for $7.50 per share. The acquisition adds Global Blue's tax-refund, dynamic currency conversion and payments technology to Shift4's commerce platform, expanding Shift4's capabilities and global reach in retail, travel and hospitality.

Shift4 Completes Acquisition of Global Blue

July 3, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 Payments completed a tender offer through its subsidiary GT Holding 1 GmbH to acquire Global Blue Group Holding AG for $7.50 per share, receiving valid tenders representing approximately 97.37% of outstanding shares. Shift4 will integrate Global Blue's tax-free shopping, dynamic currency conversion and payments technology into its commerce platform to expand capabilities and global merchant reach; Ant International and Tencent will become strategic partners in the combined ecosystem.

Celero Commerce Acquires Finical

October 11, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Nashville-based Celero Commerce has acquired Dallas-based Finical, a provider of electronic payments technology for small and mid-sized businesses. The deal expands Celero's capabilities and scale in payments processing — bringing its pro forma annual card volume to roughly $25 billion — and marks Celero's tenth acquisition since launching in 2018.

Shift4 Acquires SpotOn Sports & Entertainment Unit for $100M

October 3, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 Payments purchased SpotOn’s sports and entertainment business unit for $100 million in cash, acquiring the unit’s customers, some employees and certain technology assets while SpotOn retains and licenses source code for restaurant use. The deal expands Shift4’s presence in the stadiums/venues vertical by adding marquee clients and technology to bundle POS, mobile ordering and payments for sports and entertainment venues.

Celero Commerce Acquires TransNational Payments

October 28, 2020

Payments & Fintech

Celero Commerce, a PE-backed vertically focused commerce solutions provider, acquired TransNational Payments, a provider of electronic payments technology and business-management SaaS. The deal expands Celero's merchant and financial-institution footprint—bringing the combined company to roughly 40,000 merchants and more than $14 billion in card volume processed annually—and adds proprietary SaaS capabilities and distribution channels to Celero's platform.