Foreign Currency Direct Acquires Earthport FX from Earthport Limited
February 4, 2020
Foreign Currency Direct, the Pollen Street Capital-backed international payments and FX specialist, has acquired Earthport FX Limited, the corporate payments and foreign exchange division of Earthport Limited. The business will join Foreign Currency Direct's corporate division (including Infinity International and Pure FX), increasing the group's scale and market presence in corporate cross-border payments for small and medium-sized businesses.
- Buyers
- Foreign Currency Direct, Pollen Street Capital
- Targets
- Earthport FX Limited
- Sellers
- Earthport Limited
- Platforms
- Foreign Currency Direct
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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