Visa Acquires Tink

Visa Inc. Acquires Currencycloud

July 22, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Visa Inc. completed the acquisition of Currencycloud, a London-based cloud payments and FX API platform, to strengthen Visa's foreign-exchange and cross-border payments capabilities. Currencycloud will continue to operate from its London headquarters and serve banks, fintechs and businesses globally; the deal builds on an existing strategic partnership between the two companies.

Visa Acquires Pismo

January 16, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Visa has completed its acquisition of Pismo, a cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform. The deal expands Visa's capabilities to offer core banking and card-issuer processing via cloud-native APIs to banks, fintechs and marketplaces; Pismo's management team will remain led by CEO Ricardo Josua.

Visa Inc. Acquires YellowPepper

October 27, 2020

Payments & Fintech

Visa Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire YellowPepper, a Miami-based fintech that provides API-based payment orchestration and real-time payment solutions across Latin America and the Caribbean. The deal is intended to accelerate Visa's "network of networks" strategy by integrating YellowPepper's multi-rail connectivity, identity and routing tools to speed time-to-market and lower integration costs for issuers, processors and governments.

Thunes Acquires Tilia LLC

April 23, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Thunes, a Singapore-headquartered global cross-border payments company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tilia LLC, an all-in-one payments platform licensed across 48 U.S. states. The acquisition aims to accelerate Thunes' growth in the United States and expand its capabilities and customer offerings in the online gaming, virtual worlds and creator-economy markets; Tilia will remain based in San Francisco and enter an exclusive five-year partnership with Linden Lab post-closing.

Highlights for Children Acquires Tinkergarten

April 4, 2023

Education

Highlights for Children, a global family media and education brand, has acquired Tinkergarten, a provider of research-backed, play-based outdoor learning for children aged six months to eight years. The acquisition expands Highlights' early childhood education offerings and leverages Tinkergarten's tech-enabled network of teachers and curriculum to reach more families nationwide.

Mastercard Acquires Transactis

May 17, 2019

Payments & Fintech

Mastercard acquired Transactis, a payments and bill-pay services provider, to strengthen its bill payment capabilities. Safeguard Scientifics, a Transactis investor, received approximately $57 million in cash proceeds from the transaction.