J.P. Morgan to Acquire ~49% Stake in Viva Wallet

Quext Acquires Majority Stake in Viva Equity

July 13, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Quext, a Lubbock-based proptech platform, acquired a majority stake in fintech Viva Equity to integrate Viva's digital banking products (Viva First and Relm) and embedded finance capabilities into Quext’s multi-family property management platform. The deal aims to improve resident financial inclusion—particularly for Latino, student and underserved renter communities—while reducing operating costs for multi-family operators through embedded payments and banking features.

J.P. Morgan Acquires OpenInvest

June 29, 2021

Financial Services

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management agreed to acquire OpenInvest, a fintech specialist in values-based (ESG) investing and impact reporting. OpenInvest will retain its brand and be integrated into J.P. Morgan's Private Bank and Wealth Management offerings; terms were not disclosed and the deal was expected to close in Q3 2021.

J.P. Morgan to Acquire Renovite Technologies, Inc.

September 12, 2022

Payments & Fintech

J.P. Morgan (J.P. Morgan Payments) has signed an agreement to acquire cloud-native payments technology firm Renovite Technologies, Inc. The deal is intended to modernize and strengthen J.P. Morgan’s next-generation merchant acquiring platform and support its payments modernization roadmap as it moves to the cloud.

Paysafe Acquires viafintech

November 1, 2021

Financial Services

Paysafe Limited has completed its acquisition of German fintech viafintech (brand: viacash), a market-leading bank-independent cash-in/cash-out and alternative payments infrastructure. The deal expands Paysafe's eCash and alternative payments capabilities and accelerates its growth in Germany and other key European markets.

Visa Acquires Prisma and Newpay from Advent International (Group Prisma)

February 22, 2026

Payments & Fintech

Advent International entered into a definitive agreement to sell Prisma and Newpay, subsidiaries of Group Prisma, to Visa. Advent will retain ownership of Payway, which will continue operating as a standalone growth platform under Advent as the transaction progresses toward a first-quarter 2026 close.

iQmetrix Acquires Viva Tracker

November 16, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

iQmetrix, a Vancouver-based provider of telecom retail management software, has acquired Viva Tracker, a web-based back-office SaaS solution serving T-Mobile and Sprint wireless retailers. The acquisition brings Viva Tracker's team and capabilities into iQmetrix as a subsidiary to extend iQmetrix's retail management platform and expand market opportunities in the wireless retail channel.