Western Alliance Bank Acquires Digital Disbursements (Digital Settlement Technologies)

Bakkt Completes Acquisition of Distributed Technologies Research (DTR)

April 30, 2026

Payments & Fintech

Bakkt, Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Distributed Technologies Research (DTR), a developer of agentic payments and stablecoin infrastructure. The deal combines Bakkt’s regulated institutional rails and licensing footprint with DTR’s AI-native engine and compliance stack to create an integrated 24/7 digital settlement layer for institutions and fintechs.

DISA Global Solutions Acquires American DataBank

February 4, 2025

Healthcare Services

DISA Global Solutions has acquired American DataBank, a provider of immunization, compliance, and clinical rotation tracking solutions, and is launching a dedicated Healthcare Technology division. The deal strengthens DISA's healthcare compliance and screening offerings—building on its 2024 CastleBranch acquisition—to provide expanded services and hospital integration for universities, hospitals, providers, and students.

Banc of California Acquires Deepstack Payments Platform from Global Payroll Gateway

September 15, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Banc of California acquired the payments platform and technology assets of Global Payroll Gateway, Inc. and its subsidiary Deepstack Technologies for $24 million in cash and stock. The acquisition, which brings Deepstack's team (11 employees) and IP into Banc of California, expands the bank's payments capabilities and aims to grow fee-based, non-interest income.

Western Union Acquires 15% Stake in stc Bank

October 12, 2021

Payments & Fintech

The Western Union Company acquired a 15% minority stake in stc Bank for $200 million, marking a strategic minority investment to deepen its presence in the Middle East payments ecosystem. The deal extends an existing commercial partnership—Western Union will provide cross-border money transfer capabilities to stc Bank's app as stc Bank launches as one of Saudi Arabia's first digital banks.

Western Alliance Bancorporation Acquires AmeriHome Mortgage Company

February 16, 2021

Financial Services

Western Alliance Bancorporation has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Aris Mortgage Holding Company, the parent of AmeriHome Mortgage Company, for an estimated aggregate purchase price of $1.0 billion in cash (including $275 million cash consideration plus adjusted tangible book value). The deal brings a national B2B mortgage acquirer and servicer to Western Alliance — AmeriHome purchased about $65 billion of originations in 2020 and managed a $99 billion mortgage servicing portfolio as of December 31, 2020 — and is expected to be accretive to earnings and enhance fee / non-interest income.

Alliance Data Acquires Bread

October 29, 2020

Payments & Fintech

Alliance Data Systems Corporation agreed to acquire Bread, a technology-driven buy-now-pay-later and digital payments platform, for approximately $450 million (including about $100 million in Alliance Data common stock). The deal, announced Oct. 29, 2020 and expected to close in Q4 2020, adds Bread’s pay-over-time capabilities, roughly 185 employees and 400+ merchant clients to Alliance Data’s payments and marketing suite.