Seagray Acquires Worldwide Currencies

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.

Global Payments Acquires Worldpay from GTCR and FIS in $24.25 Billion Three-Way Transaction

April 17, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) completed the acquisition of Worldpay for $24.25 billion in cash and stock as part of a three-way transaction that also involved FIS. Under the deal, GTCR and FIS sold Worldpay to Global Payments while FIS simultaneously acquired Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions business (formerly TSYS).

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Makes £140M Strategic Investment in Currencies Direct

March 8, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities agreed to make a £140 million minority strategic investment in Currencies Direct, partnering with the company's management and existing sponsors Palamon Capital Partners and Corsair, who will retain a majority co-controlling stake. The capital will be used to accelerate Currencies Direct’s growth—including targeted M&A—and Blackstone will join the company's board to support expansion of its digital FX and international payments platform.

CXNEST Ltd Acquires Currency.com

March 18, 2025

Payments & Fintech

A group of private investors operating as CXNEST Ltd has completed the acquisition of crypto exchange Currency.com from investment firm VP Capital Ltd. The new owners plan to integrate Currency.com's technology with their resources and expand the platform's presence in the U.S. and EU while maintaining uninterrupted service for existing users.

SUNRATE Acquires Experienced Payments Team to Launch Global Acquiring Services

January 29, 2026

Payments & Fintech

SUNRATE, a Singapore-headquartered payment and treasury management platform, has acquired an experienced payments team along with its acquiring systems and book of business to launch a new Global Acquiring business unit. The move expands SUNRATE's end-to-end payments stack — adding merchant acquiring, global card scheme connectivity, local payment methods, fraud and compliance capabilities — to serve cross-border eCommerce, online education, gaming, travel and retail clients.

Corpay Acquires Alpha Group International

November 6, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Corpay completed its acquisition of Alpha Group International plc in a deal valued at about $2.4 billion. Alpha provides B2B cross-border FX solutions and global bank accounts, and Corpay expects to expand Alpha’s investment-manager relationships into the US and Asia while driving accretion beginning in 2026.