Circle Acquires Elements to Accelerate Crypto Payments

UiPath Acquires Cloud Elements

March 23, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

UiPath has acquired Cloud Elements, an API integration (iPaaS) platform, to expand its API-based automation capabilities and offer a combined UI- and API-driven automation solution. The acquisition brings Cloud Elements’ library of 200+ native integrations into the UiPath platform, accelerating integration, governance, and time-to-value for enterprise automation projects.

Electronic Merchant Systems Acquires PaymentCloud

January 30, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Electronic Merchant Systems (EMS), a Cleveland-based payment technology provider, has acquired Los Angeles-based PaymentCloud. The deal brings PaymentCloud's merchant-focused distribution and marketing capabilities into EMS's infrastructure to scale onboarding, processing and inside sales channels while integrating PaymentCloud leadership into EMS management.

CrowdStrike Acquires SecureCircle

November 30, 2021

Cybersecurity

CrowdStrike has completed its acquisition of SecureCircle, a SaaS-based data protection company that extends Zero Trust controls to data on, from, and to endpoints. SecureCircle founders Jeff Capone and Artem Tsai and key staff are joining CrowdStrike as the company integrates SecureCircle technology into its Falcon platform to enforce data-layer Zero Trust protection.

MoonPay Acquires Meso

September 15, 2025

Payments & Fintech

MoonPay has acquired Meso, a payments infrastructure startup that helps developers connect banks and card rails to crypto applications. The deal brings Meso’s engineering team and capabilities into MoonPay as the company advances its goal of building a single global payments network connecting banks, card networks, stablecoins and blockchains.

Brightflow AI Acquires CircleUp

June 2, 2023

Data & Analytics

Brightflow AI has acquired CircleUp, adding CircleUp's Helio data and machine-learning insights to Brightflow's financial intelligence platform. The deal will integrate CircleUp's consumer market analytics with Brightflow AI's cash-flow and financial forecasting tools to create a broader offering for consumer and e-commerce businesses; terms were not disclosed.

MoonPay Acquires Helio

January 13, 2025

Payments & Fintech

MoonPay has acquired blockchain payment processor Helio for $175 million. The deal integrates Helio’s Solana-powered checkout technology into MoonPay’s payments infrastructure to expand its crypto merchant payment capabilities across e-commerce platforms like Shopify and Discord.