Circle Internet Corp. to Acquire Tazapay

Circle Internet Group to Acquire Tazapay

September 11, 2026

Payments & Fintech

Circle Internet Group signed a definitive agreement to acquire Singapore-headquartered Tazapay in an all-stock transaction reported at approximately $400 million. The deal is expected to close in 2027, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals, including approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The acquisition adds Tazapay’s cross-border payments infrastructure, 60-plus banking and fintech partners, and payout rails across more than 100 markets to Circle’s platform.

Xplor Technologies Acquires Ezypay to Expand Embedded Payments in Asia-Pacific

September 18, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Xplor Technologies signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ezypay, a provider of recurring payment solutions and subscription management, to enhance Xplor’s global payment processing platform (Xplor Pay). The acquisition is expected to close in December 2025, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals, and will expand Xplor’s ability to support SaaS platforms entering and operating across Asia-Pacific markets.

Shift4 to Acquire Smartpay

June 22, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Smartpay, an independent payment processing and point-of-sale provider in Australia and New Zealand. The deal values Smartpay at NZ$296.4 million (about $180 million) and is expected to close in Q4 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.

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.

Circle Acquires Elements to Accelerate Crypto Payments

September 29, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Circle has acquired Elements, a developer-first payments orchestration platform, to accelerate its crypto payments roadmap and make it easier for merchants to accept USDC and other crypto payments. The deal will let Circle scale payments offerings, integrate merchants' existing PSP relationships, and deliver payment APIs and SDKs to lower the barrier of entry for merchants and developers.

Paya (GTCR-backed) Acquires The Payment Group from Thompson Street Capital Partners

October 1, 2020

Payments & Fintech

Atlanta-based payments provider Paya, backed by private equity firm GTCR, has acquired The Payment Group (TPG) from Thompson Street Capital Partners for $21 million. The acquisition strengthens Paya’s government and utilities payments footprint—notably expanding its presence in Texas—and brings TPG’s ~600 municipal customers onto Paya’s platform.