Visa Acquires Pismo

Visa Acquires Tink

March 10, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Visa has completed its acquisition of Tink, a Stockholm-based open banking platform that provides APIs for account aggregation, payment initiation and financial data services. Tink will operate as a standalone subsidiary led by its existing management team and the deal is intended to expand Visa's open banking capabilities and connectivity across Europe and beyond.

Visa Inc. Acquires Currencycloud

July 22, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Visa Inc. completed the acquisition of Currencycloud, a London-based cloud payments and FX API platform, to strengthen Visa's foreign-exchange and cross-border payments capabilities. Currencycloud will continue to operate from its London headquarters and serve banks, fintechs and businesses globally; the deal builds on an existing strategic partnership between the two companies.

Visa Inc. Acquires YellowPepper

October 27, 2020

Payments & Fintech

Visa Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire YellowPepper, a Miami-based fintech that provides API-based payment orchestration and real-time payment solutions across Latin America and the Caribbean. The deal is intended to accelerate Visa's "network of networks" strategy by integrating YellowPepper's multi-rail connectivity, identity and routing tools to speed time-to-market and lower integration costs for issuers, processors and governments.

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.

Papaya Global Acquires Azimo

March 28, 2022

Financial Services

Papaya Global has agreed to acquire Azimo, the London-based digital cross-border payments service, to expand its payroll payments capabilities and gain multiple payment licences and a global payment network. The deal will bring Azimo's payment licences (UK, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong) and its team into Papaya, enabling faster, near-instant payments to global employees and new payroll-related services for Papaya customers.

Visa Acquires Featurespace

September 26, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Visa has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Featurespace, a Cambridge-based developer of real-time AI payments protection technology that detects and prevents fraud. The acquisition will enhance Visa's fraud detection and risk-scoring capabilities and is expected to close in fiscal year 2025 subject to regulatory approvals.