Banc of California Acquires Deepstack Payments Platform from Global Payroll Gateway

Cornerstone Global Management Acquires Paydrop

March 28, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Cornerstone Global Management, Inc. has acquired Paydrop in a cash-and-stock transaction, integrating Paydrop’s leadership and payment capabilities into Cornerstone’s Hedge payroll-to-crypto conversion platform. The deal expands Cornerstone’s ability to offer crypto and blended fiat/crypto payment services to freelancers, gig workers and traditional employers across the United States.

Paystand Acquires Bitwage

November 7, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Paystand, a blockchain-powered B2B payments network, has acquired Bitwage, a platform for stablecoin-enabled cross-border payouts. The acquisition embeds Bitwage’s payout engine into Paystand’s AR/AP and treasury stack to enable enterprise-grade stablecoin settlement, faster cross-border payouts, and automated on-chain reconciliation for global customers.

Payroc Acquires Beanstalk Payment Technologies' Debit Routing Solution

June 25, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Payroc WorldAccess, LLC acquired the debit payment routing intelligence and team from Beanstalk Payment Technologies, integrating Beanstalk’s cloud-based API and analytics into Payroc’s full-stack payment platform. The acquisition is intended to expand Payroc’s debit routing and cost-optimization capabilities for merchants, payfacs, and ISVs.

Payroc Acquires Gateway Payments, LLC

February 28, 2020

Payments & Fintech

Payroc, a Tinley Park-based merchant acquirer and payment processor, has acquired the assets and operations of Gateway Payments, LLC, an independent sales organization based in Destin, Florida. The deal (closed Feb. 28) brings Gateway Payments' sales personnel and merchant portfolio in Gulf Coast markets into Payroc's merchant acquiring platform to accelerate regional growth.

Banc of California Acquires Pacific Mercantile Bancorp

March 22, 2021

Financial Services

Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) agreed to acquire Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ: PMBC) in an all-stock transaction announced March 22, 2021 and completed on October 18, 2021. The deal was valued at approximately $235 million at announcement (consideration reported at about $226 million at close) and expands Banc of California's Southern California business-banking franchise by adding roughly $1.5 billion in assets, ~$1.3 billion in deposits and ~$980 million in gross loans.

Paystand Acquires Teampay

April 25, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Paystand has acquired Teampay to combine blockchain-enabled B2B payments with Teampay's spend and expense management platform, creating a no-fee, end-to-end payments and spend management suite for CFOs. The combined network will serve more than 1 million businesses and expand Paystand's AR capabilities into AP and corporate expense controls; financial terms were not disclosed.