National Australia Bank Acquires Banked to Expand Real-Time Payments Capabilities

ABN AMRO to Acquire NIBC Bank From Blackstone in €960 Million Deal

November 12, 2025

Financial Services

ABN AMRO agreed to acquire NIBC Bank from Blackstone for an estimated €960 million (0.85x book value), strengthening ABN AMRO’s retail and commercial banking presence in the Netherlands. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and works council consultations, and includes integration steps such as merging certain mortgage entities and refocusing mortgage brand strategy.

Tarabut Acquires UK A2A Payments Platform Vyne

August 1, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Tarabut, the MENA open-banking platform, has acquired London-based Vyne, a real-time account-to-account (A2A) payments provider. The deal, which closed August 1 and was approved by SAMA and the FCA, brings Vyne's A2A payment technology and merchant portfolio to Tarabut to accelerate A2A rollout across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE as new regional open-banking/payment initiation rules come into effect.

Bottomline Acquires Nexus Systems

September 13, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Bottomline has acquired Nexus Systems, a provider of accounts payable and payments automation software for the real estate and property management industries. The deal—from prior investor Mainsail Partners—will fold Nexus capabilities and suppliers into Bottomline's Paymode‑X network to extend procure‑to‑pay and B2B payments capabilities across the real estate vertical; terms were not disclosed.

Block, Inc. (Square) Completes Acquisition of Afterpay Limited

January 31, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.) has completed its acquisition of Afterpay Limited via a court-approved scheme of arrangement, bringing Afterpay's buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) capabilities into Block's Square and Cash App ecosystems. Afterpay co-founders joined Block to lead merchant and consumer businesses, and Block plans to integrate Afterpay to enable BNPL at checkout, deepen Cash App functionality, and drive growth for merchants and consumers.

KeyBank Acquires XUP Payments

November 22, 2021

Financial Services

KeyBank National Association (KeyCorp) has acquired XUP Payments, a Charlotte-based B2B payments and Banking-as-a-Service platform. KeyBank will integrate XUP's onboarding, integrations, and payments technology to enhance its commercial payments capabilities and advance its embedded banking strategy.

U.S. Bank Acquires Bento Technologies (Bento for Business)

August 11, 2021

Payments & Fintech

U.S. Bank has agreed to acquire Bento Technologies (Bento for Business), a fintech company that provides card-based payments and automated expense management for small and mid-size businesses. The acquisition is intended to integrate Bento’s accounts-payable and expense management capabilities with U.S. Bank’s existing payments and receivables solutions to offer a more comprehensive cash-management experience for SMB clients.