Aave Labs Acquires Stable Finance

Monad Foundation Acquires Portal Labs

July 9, 2025

Payments & Fintech

The Monad Foundation has acquired Portal Labs, the team behind the Portal stablecoin wallet and payments infrastructure, bringing a full‑stack stablecoin payments solution onto the high‑throughput Monad blockchain. Portal will operate as a wholly‑owned subsidiary while its CEO Raj Parekh joins Monad as Head of Payments and Stablecoins to accelerate stablecoin adoption across issuers, payment platforms, and fintechs.

Accenture Acquires The Stable

August 16, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Accenture has acquired The Stable, a technology-enabled commerce agency and portfolio company of Growth Catalyst Partners. The Stable’s team of more than 400 people will join Accenture Song to strengthen Accenture’s commerce transformation and omnichannel commerce capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Stripe Acquires Stablecoin Platform Bridge for $1.1 Billion

October 20, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Stripe has acquired stablecoin payments platform Bridge for $1.1 billion, marking the largest acquisition in both Stripe's history and the crypto industry. Bridge provides APIs and software that enable businesses to accept stablecoin payments; the deal accelerates Stripe's push into crypto-backed payment rails and stablecoin support.

Athene and Apollo Acquire Majority Stake in Aqua Finance at ~$1B Valuation

November 29, 2021

Financial Services

Athene agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Aqua Finance, a Wisconsin-based consumer lending platform, from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities at a valuation of approximately $1 billion. Apollo will manage the investment on behalf of Athene, while Blackstone will retain a minority stake; the investor group plans to support growth through technology investments and expanded origination capacity.

Modern Treasury Acquires Beam to Add Stablecoin Payments

October 22, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Modern Treasury has acquired Beam, a stablecoin and fiat payment platform, to integrate stablecoin orchestration and real-time payment rails into its payment operations API. The acquisition brings Beam's technology and team (including founder Dan Mottice) into Modern Treasury to expand capabilities for instant pay-ins, payouts, FX efficiency, and enterprise treasury use cases.

Coinbase Acquires Liquifi

July 2, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Coinbase has acquired Liquifi, a token management platform that provides token cap table management, vesting and compliance tooling for early-stage onchain teams. The acquisition brings Liquifi's token issuance and compliance capabilities into Coinbase's product suite (including Coinbase Prime) to support builders earlier in their lifecycle and provide a more integrated onchain issuance workflow.