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Stax Acquires CardX, an Automated Surcharging Platform

November 30, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Stax, the Orlando-based all-in-one payments technology provider, has acquired CardX, a Chicago-based automated credit-card surcharging platform. The acquisition integrates CardX's compliance and dynamic-fee capabilities into Stax's payments stack, expands Stax's footprint with a new Chicago office, and brings CardX's ~2,600 merchant customers onto the Stax network.

Stax Payments Acquires Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems (APPS)

October 17, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Stax Payments has acquired Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems (APPS) to integrate APPS’s processing capabilities into a unified, end-to-end payments platform branded as Stax Processing. APPS leadership (including CEO Abe Maghaguian and COO Sarah Gerald) and nearly 50 APPS team members will join Stax as the companies complete integration through 2024 to expand Stax’s processing, data reporting, and multi-channel capabilities.

Block, Inc. (Square) Completes Acquisition of Afterpay Limited

January 31, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.) has completed its acquisition of Afterpay Limited via a court-approved scheme of arrangement, bringing Afterpay's buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) capabilities into Block's Square and Cash App ecosystems. Afterpay co-founders joined Block to lead merchant and consumer businesses, and Block plans to integrate Afterpay to enable BNPL at checkout, deepen Cash App functionality, and drive growth for merchants and consumers.

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.

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.

Blue Point Capital Partners Invests in Stax

November 16, 2021

Consulting

Blue Point Capital Partners has made a platform (growth) investment in Stax, a data- and analytics-driven strategy consulting firm, to accelerate the firm’s growth, expand offerings and geographies, and support talent recruitment. Stax, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Boston with 200+ employees, will work with Blue Point to enhance its Data & Digital, Human Capital, and M&A Execution capabilities.