Circle Internet Group to Acquire Tazapay

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.

Circle Internet Corp. to Acquire Tazapay

September 8, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Circle Internet Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Singapore-based B2B cross-border payments firm Tazapay for approximately $400 million in stock. Tazapay processes more than $25 billion in annualized payment volume and operates across more than 100 markets; the acquisition is expected to close in 2026, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approval.

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.

Global Payments Acquires Worldpay from GTCR and FIS in $24.25 Billion Three-Way Transaction

April 17, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) completed the acquisition of Worldpay for $24.25 billion in cash and stock as part of a three-way transaction that also involved FIS. Under the deal, GTCR and FIS sold Worldpay to Global Payments while FIS simultaneously acquired Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions business (formerly TSYS).

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.