Heartland Payment Systems Acquires MCS Software

Heartland Payment Systems Acquires School-Link Technologies

October 11, 2011

Education

Heartland Payment Systems’ School Solutions division acquired School-Link Technologies, a provider of K-12 school nutrition and point-of-sale (POS) solutions, to strengthen its K-12 payments and school nutrition product suite. The deal is part of a series of acquisitions (including LunchBox, Comalex and MySchoolBucks) that position Heartland as a market leader serving over 19,000 U.S. public schools.

Heartland Payment Systems Acquires ECSI

December 17, 2012

Payments & Fintech

Heartland Payment Systems has acquired ECSI, a Pittsburgh-based provider of payments processing and student loan services for higher education, adding more than 1,800 college and university relationships and retaining ECSI’s ~150+ employees. The acquisition expands Heartland’s Campus Solutions division by integrating ECSI’s payment, loan processing, refund, and campus card services into Heartland’s suite of campus offerings to drive capability and client-base growth in the higher education market.

Heartland Payment Systems Acquires TouchNet Information Systems

June 30, 2014

Payments & Fintech

Heartland Payment Systems acquired TouchNet Information Systems, a provider of integrated commerce and payments solutions for higher-education institutions, for $375 million. The deal adds TouchNet's U.Commerce platform, ~180 employees and more than 600 higher-education clients to Heartland's Campus Solutions business, positioning Heartland as a leader in the higher-education payments market.

Acrisure Acquires Heartland Payroll Solutions from Global Payments for $1.1B

May 28, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Acrisure has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Global Payments’ payroll business, Heartland Payroll Solutions, for $1.1 billion, a deal expected to close in the second half of 2025 subject to regulatory approvals. The acquisition will expand Acrisure’s payroll and HCM capabilities—bringing Heartland Payroll’s ~50,000 clients into Acrisure’s fintech ecosystem and advancing its strategy to broaden financial and back-office offerings for SMBs.

Sysnet Global Solutions Acquires ControlScan's Managed Compliance Solutions (MCS) Division

December 2, 2020

Cybersecurity

Sysnet Global Solutions has acquired the Managed Compliance Solutions (MCS) division of ControlScan, Inc., expanding its payment security and compliance offerings for SMBs. The deal—completed as an add-on to Sysnet's PE-backed platform—boosts Sysnet's scale in PCI compliance and managed security services across merchant and payments ecosystems; terms were not disclosed.

MHH Healthcare (Kinderhook) Acquires Medical Card System, Inc.

January 4, 2022

Healthcare Services

MHH Healthcare, a platform formed by Kinderhook Industries, has closed its acquisition of Medical Card System, Inc. (MCS), a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based healthcare services organization that manages Medicare Advantage and commercial plans covering approximately 400,000 insured. The transaction (announced June 2021 and closed January 4, 2022) will keep MCS management in place and is intended to provide additional resources to invest in service improvements, technology and growth as MHH Healthcare expands its health-plan platform.