Mastercard Acquires Aiia
September 7, 2021
Mastercard entered into an agreement to acquire Aiia, a leading European open banking technology provider. The acquisition is designed to expand Mastercard’s European open banking efforts by enhancing API connectivity and payment capabilities through a direct connection to banks.
- Buyers
- Mastercard
- Targets
- Aiia
- Sellers
- DNB Ventures, Danske Bank (exit / co-ownership comments)
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Denmark
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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