GoDaddy Acquires Poynt to Expand Commerce and Payments

GoDaddy Acquires Pagely

November 11, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

GoDaddy Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pagely, a leader in Managed WordPress hosting. GoDaddy said it will leverage Pagely’s platform and cloud expertise to build a WooCommerce-focused SaaS offering while Pagely will continue to serve enterprise, public sector and media customers; terms were not disclosed.

Plusgrade Acquires Points.com for US$385 Million

June 30, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Plusgrade, a leading ancillary revenue platform for the travel industry, has acquired Points.com Inc. in an all-cash transaction valuing Points at approximately US$385 million. The deal combines two leaders in loyalty commerce and ancillary revenue to expand product capabilities and create a global ancillary revenue powerhouse serving airlines, hospitality, rail and financial services partners.

Cornerstone Global Management Acquires Paydrop

March 28, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Cornerstone Global Management, Inc. has acquired Paydrop in a cash-and-stock transaction, integrating Paydrop’s leadership and payment capabilities into Cornerstone’s Hedge payroll-to-crypto conversion platform. The deal expands Cornerstone’s ability to offer crypto and blended fiat/crypto payment services to freelancers, gig workers and traditional employers across the United States.

Newtek Business Services Acquires Majority Stake in POS on Cloud (Newtek Payment Systems)

November 20, 2019

Payments & Fintech

Newtek Business Services Corp. acquired a 51% majority interest in POS on Cloud (d/b/a Newtek Payment Systems), a Kentucky-based cloud point-of-sale (POS) software provider. Newtek will integrate and offer the POS solution through its alliance partners and portfolio channels to expand its payments, payroll and SMB services offering.

GoDaddy Acquires SkyVerge

September 14, 2020

Software

GoDaddy Inc. has acquired SkyVerge, a developer of WooCommerce and WordPress eCommerce extensions. The acquisition brings SkyVerge's team and more than 60 WooCommerce extensions into GoDaddy to accelerate its WordPress eCommerce capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Trust Payments Acquires WonderLane

January 31, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Trust Payments has acquired WonderLane to integrate WonderLane’s cloud-native retail operations and Android-based ePOS technology into Trust Payments’ converged commerce platform. The move expands Trust Payments’ omnichannel retail capabilities—supporting self-checkout, mobile click & collect and mobile payment units—and brings retail operations and payments onto a single platform.