Paystone Acquires Canadian Payment Services

Capstone Holding Corp. Acquires Canadian Stone Industries

December 1, 2025

Building Products

Capstone Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:CAPS) has closed the acquisition of Canadian Stone Industries (CSI), a multi-location distributor that adds approximately $15 million of annual revenue. The deal expands Capstone’s North American footprint, strengthens its premium brand portfolio, and is expected to be immediately accretive to revenue and EBITDA.

Payentry Acquires Corporate Payroll Services (CPS)

September 11, 2025

Accounting & Tax

Payentry and Corporate Payroll Services (CPS) announced a merger under the Payentry brand, with CPS to be integrated and rebranded in mid–late 2026. The combination expands Payentry's payroll and human capital management capabilities, increases service capacity, and gives CPS clients access to Payentry's SaaS tools and HR compliance resources.

Blackstone Acquires Majority Stake in Sony Payment Services

December 22, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority (reported ~80%) stake in Sony Payment Services Inc. from Sony Bank (part of Sony Group), with Sony Bank retaining a minority roll‑over. The deal — reported at roughly $280 million for an 80% stake — marks Blackstone's first investment in Japan's fintech/payments sector as it seeks to expand its Japan private equity portfolio and support SPSV's growth through technology and talent investment.

Vensure Employer Solutions Acquires Canadian Payroll Services

December 14, 2023

Staffing & HR

Vensure Employer Solutions has acquired Canadian Payroll Services (CPS) to expand its presence in the Canadian market and broaden its employer-of-record, payroll and benefits offerings. CPS will continue servicing its clients while gaining access to Vensure's broader HR/HCM technology, managed services and global BPO capabilities.

Paystone Acquires NiceJob

October 13, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Paystone, a North American payments and software company, has acquired NiceJob, a Vancouver-based reputation marketing platform for service businesses. NiceJob founder and CEO Lars Kristensen joins Paystone as Chief Product Officer as the deal expands Paystone's marketing and reputation-management capabilities and strengthens its platform for local service SMBs.

REPAY Acquires CPS Payment Services

October 27, 2020

Payments & Fintech

REPAY Holdings Corporation agreed to acquire Atlanta-based CPS Payment Services for up to $93 million, with $78 million paid at closing and up to $15 million in earnouts. The acquisition expands REPAY's B2B payments and accounts-payable automation capabilities and brings CPS's enterprise client base and ERP-integrated AP automation technology into REPAY's product suite.