NCR Corporation Acquires Cardtronics

Citi to Acquire Kard Financial (Agreed Acquisition)

August 14, 2026

Payments & Fintech

Citi has agreed to acquire Kard Financial to enhance customer engagement, rewards, and commerce media capabilities. The acquisition will integrate Citi’s payments infrastructure and cardholder base with Kard’s verified transaction data and machine learning personalization that helps merchants and brands deliver purchase-intent offers.

Citi to Acquire Kard Financial to Expand Commerce Media and Rewards Capabilities

August 13, 2026

Payments & Fintech

Citi’s U.S. Consumer Cards business entered into an agreement to acquire Kard Financial, Inc., which operates a commerce media and rewards platform for banks and fintechs. The proposed acquisition is intended to strengthen Citi’s commerce ecosystem by combining Citi’s scale and payments expertise with Kard’s AI-driven personalization and merchant-funded rewards network.

The Brink's Company to Acquire NCR Atleos in $6.6 Billion Cash-and-Stock Deal

February 25, 2026

IT Services

The Brink’s Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NCR Atleos Corporation in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.6 billion. The deal consideration includes $2.2 billion in cash, 13.3 million shares of Brink’s common stock, and the assumption of about $2.6 billion of NCR Atleos debt, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2027.

Atlanticus Acquires Mercury Financial LLC for $162 Million

September 12, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation has acquired Mercury Financial LLC for approximately $162 million in cash (with potential earn-outs tied to future credit performance), making Mercury a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal adds 1.3 million serviced credit card accounts and $3.2 billion in receivables, expanding Atlanticus' presence in the near-prime credit card market and providing additional technology, distribution partnerships, and scale.

Nordson Corporation to Acquire Atrion Corporation

May 28, 2024

Medical Devices

Nordson Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atrion Corporation for $460.00 per share in cash, representing an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $800 million. The acquisition expands Nordson's medical portfolio into infusion and cardiovascular therapies and is expected to close prior to Nordson's fiscal year-end 2024, subject to regulatory and stockholder approvals.

NCR Acquires LibertyX

January 13, 2022

Payments & Fintech

NCR Corporation has completed its acquisition of LibertyX, a cryptocurrency software provider, including LibertyPay. The deal brings LibertyX's bitcoin buying/selling, remittance and digital-currency payment capabilities onto NCR's Pay360 platform to expand NCR's digital currency and payments offerings; financial terms were not disclosed.