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SRM Acquires Sievewright & Associates

September 28, 2022

Financial Services

SRM (Strategic Resource Management) has acquired Sievewright & Associates, a Boston-based credit union consulting firm. The acquisition expands SRM's advisory offerings to credit unions by adding strategic planning services and Sievewright's proprietary DIGITALMAPS program, with founder Mark Sievewright continuing to lead the business within SRM.

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.

SUNRATE Acquires Experienced Payments Team to Launch Global Acquiring Services

January 29, 2026

Payments & Fintech

SUNRATE, a Singapore-headquartered payment and treasury management platform, has acquired an experienced payments team along with its acquiring systems and book of business to launch a new Global Acquiring business unit. The move expands SUNRATE's end-to-end payments stack — adding merchant acquiring, global card scheme connectivity, local payment methods, fraud and compliance capabilities — to serve cross-border eCommerce, online education, gaming, travel and retail clients.

SRM Acquires Kenneth J. Sole & Associates

July 12, 2024

IT Services

SRM (Strategic Resource Management), a Memphis-based financial services advisory, has acquired Kenneth J. Sole & Associates, a Holbrook, New York banking technology consulting firm. The acquisition expands SRM's capabilities to include core systems optimization, conversion support, and implementation services, with founder Kenneth J. Sole joining SRM to lead the implementation services business.

Payroc Acquires Strategic Payment Systems

August 10, 2020

Payments & Fintech

Payroc LLC, backed by private equity firm Parthenon Capital, has acquired Strategic Payment Systems, Inc., a Canton, Massachusetts-based payments company. The deal brings SPS's merchant relationships and payments capabilities onto Payroc’s global acquiring and processing platform to expand integrated payments, payment facilitation and international processing capabilities.

Payroc Acquires Atlantic Merchant Services

May 10, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Payroc WorldAccess, LLC (Payroc) has acquired Raleigh-based Atlantic Merchant Services, a full-service merchant payment processor serving the mid-Atlantic and beyond. The deal expands Payroc's merchant relationships, sales partner network and payment technology reach while allowing Atlantic Merchant's team to access Payroc's in-house processing and global capabilities.