Tracked deals
584
584 tracked deals across 2002-2026.
Top Payments & Fintech Acquirers (2002-2026)
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
482 strategic · 162 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
109 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Strategic platforms are expanding “stack” coverage: payment infrastructure, enterprise billing, and financial-operations automation.
- Multiple deals focus on integrating tools into existing multichannel payment offerings (e.g., Open Banking and multichannel UK services).
- Infrastructure and compliance are recurring themes, including fiat-to-on-chain delivery and SAMA-regulated crowdfunding in Saudi Arabia.
- Geographic reach is international, with recent transactions in the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil.
| Deal theme | Examples from recent transactions |
|---|---|
| Enterprise billing & revenue intelligence | Adyen / Orb |
| Open Banking & credit reference | PayPoint / AperiData |
| Nonprime or consumer credit expansion | Tilt / Blipay |
| On-chain / crypto-adjacent infrastructure | Nium / Cypher; MoonPay / Entendre |
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| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiserv, Inc. | 9 | Global provider of payments and financial services techno... | Strategic |
| MoonPay | 7 | Provider of crypto payments infrastructure and on/offramp... | Strategic |
| Parthenon Capital | 7 | Middle-market private equity firm that invests in service... | PE |
| Celero Commerce | 6 | Vertically-focused commerce solutions provider offering p... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| NMI | 6 | Full commerce enablement technology company and payment p... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Great Hill Partners | 5 | Boston-based growth-oriented private equity firm investin... | PE |
| Payroc WorldAccess, LLC | 5 | Global payments acquirer, processor, and payments technol... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Payroc WorldAccess, LLC (Payroc) | 5 | Global merchant acquirer, payment processor and payment f... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Repay Holdings Corporation | 5 | Public payments technology and processing company providi... | Strategic |
| Shift4 | 5 | Integrated payments and commerce technology provider offe... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Payments & Fintech by Year
Last 10 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- Pepkor
- Target
- Flash, Shop2Shop
- Seller
- Shop2Shop existing shareholders
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- South Africa
- Type
- Buyout
Pepkor has entered agreements to combine its Flash value-added services distribution business and digital products platform with Shop2Shop to form FintechCo, a South African merchant-focused commerce and financial technology platform. Pepkor will acquire a 57.1% controlling stake by investing R1.57 billion in cash into Shop2Shop and contributing its Flash shares; Shop2Shop shareholders will retain 42.9%.
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July 17, 2026
- Buyer
- MoonPay
- Target
- Glide
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Type
- Buyout
MoonPay, a crypto financial technology company, has acquired Glide, a crypto deposit technology provider. The acquisition integrates Glide’s routing and settlement infrastructure into MoonPay Deposits to reduce friction for crypto app onboarding and enable compliant non-custodial deposits across tokens, wallets, exchanges, and payment cards. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Stripe, Advent International
- Target
- PayPal Holdings
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International reportedly submitted a joint offer to acquire PayPal Holdings for $60.50 per share, valuing PayPal at more than $53 billion. The proposal would take PayPal private with the two parties each holding an equal stake, and is backed by approximately $50 billion in committed bank financing, though PayPal has not yet responded.
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- Buyer
- Nium
- Target
- Cypher
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Nium has acquired Cypher, a crypto-native non-custodial wallet and card issuing company, to strengthen its fiat-to-on-chain money movement infrastructure. The deal expands Nium’s ability to extend its security, compliance, and reliability framework from traditional payments to on-chain transactions and accelerate product delivery for crypto-native users.
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July 7, 2026
- Buyer
- Telpay Inc.
- Target
- Notch Financial
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Telpay Inc., a Canadian business payments and cash flow platform provider, announced it has acquired Notch Financial, an accounts receivable automation software company. The deal is intended to expand Telpay’s platform from managing outgoing payments and approvals to also include invoicing, payment collection, and ordering capabilities for incoming cash.
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- Buyer
- Beehive Group Holdings Limited
- Target
- Themar Al Aamal Commercial Company LLC, Themar Al Aamal for Crowdfunding Company CJSC
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Saudi Arabia
- Type
- Buyout
Beehive Group Holdings Limited has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Themar Al Aamal Commercial Company LLC, the holding company behind the SAMA-regulated Saudi debt crowdfunding platform Themar Al Aamal for Crowdfunding Company CJSC. The deal makes Beehive the first digital SME financing platform regulated across three GCC markets (UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia) and is intended to scale regulated SME financing in Saudi Arabia.
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- Buyer
- Tilt
- Target
- Blipay
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Type
- Buyout
Tilt, a cash-flow underwriting and nonprime consumer fintech, completed its acquisition of Blipay, a Brazilian salary-advance lender with more than 6 million registered users. The deal gives Tilt immediate presence in Brazil, expanding its international footprint to a fourth market outside the United States.
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June 26, 2026
- Buyer
- PayPoint
- Target
- AperiData
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
PayPoint completed its acquisition of AperiData to strengthen its Open Banking and digital payments capabilities. AperiData provides real-time credit reference and transaction-level financial assessment tools that PayPoint plans to integrate into its multichannel payments services across the UK.
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June 24, 2026
- Buyer
- Matic, Primus Capital
- Target
- Policygenius' property and casualty insurance portfolio
- Seller
- Policygenius
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Matic, an embedded insurance platform, received a minority growth investment from Primus Capital. In the same announcement, Matic acquired Policygenius’ property and casualty insurance portfolio, adding nearly 30,000 P&C policies across home, auto, and other personal lines.
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- Buyer
- MoonPay
- Target
- Entendre
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
MoonPay has acquired Entendre, a company building AI accounting agents for stablecoin payment and fintech businesses. The acquisition extends MoonPay’s infrastructure into the financial operations layer, automating reconciliation, treasury, and close workflows for high-volume, multi-entity, multi-currency organizations.
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- Buyer
- Parvis Invest Inc.
- Target
- FavorPoint Capital, LLC, FavorPoint Capital
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Parvis Invest entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of FavorPoint Capital, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The transaction is designed to support Parvis’s expansion into American private markets by giving Parvis’s issuers a regulated FINRA-based distribution pathway to U.S. accredited investors.
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June 18, 2026
- Buyer
- Deluxe Corporation
- Target
- Celero Commerce
- Seller
- LLR Partners (LLR) (named as an investor/partner in the press release)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Deluxe (NYSE: DLX) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Celero Commerce for $625 million in an all-cash transaction, plus certain seller transaction expenses and other adjustments. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
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- Buyer
- CapitalSage Vantage Limited, CapitalSage Holdings (subsidiary parent group)
- Target
- Chi Technologies Inc. (Chimoney)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
CapitalSage Vantage Limited has signed an agreement to acquire Chi Technologies Inc. (operating as Chimoney), a Toronto-headquartered cross-border payments infrastructure provider, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. The deal is designed to give CapitalSage immediate, regulated Canadian payments infrastructure and accelerate its Africa–Canada corridor ambitions while Chimoney continues operating within the CapitalSage ecosystem post-close.
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- Buyer
- Adyen
- Target
- Orb
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Adyen entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Orb, an enterprise billing and revenue intelligence platform, for $335 million. Orb will operate as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary under an incubator model after closing, with the deal expected to close on July 1, 2026 subject to regulatory approvals.
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- Buyer
- Levata
- Target
- POSDATA Group
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Kentucky, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Levata announced the acquisition of POSDATA Group, a distributor and deployment partner for enterprise payment technologies. The deal extends Levata’s platform with certified payment terminal distribution, encryption key injection, and nationwide deployment and exchange capabilities for enterprise retail and hospitality customers.
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June 10, 2026
- Buyer
- Nuvei, Neon Maple Parent Inc.
- Target
- Payoneer Global Inc.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Nuvei has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Payoneer Global Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $2.75 billion (about $7.40 per share). The transaction is expected to close in mid-2027, subject to shareholder approvals, regulatory clearances, and customary closing conditions.
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June 6, 2026
- Buyer
- NMI
- Target
- Fee Navigator
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NMI, a provider of embedded payments infrastructure, announced it has acquired Fee Navigator, an AI-powered pricing intelligence platform for payments companies. Fee Navigator’s technology analyzes merchant statements and recommends optimized pricing strategies for ISOs, ISO agents, ISVs, and other payments partners.
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June 5, 2026
- Buyer
- XFolio AI
- Target
- Absolute Payment Solutions (APS)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
XFolio AI, a Paris-based treasury and cash management technology group, has acquired Absolute Payment Solutions (APS), a Pay.UK-accredited Bacs service provider in the United Kingdom. The deal combines APS’s Bacs infrastructure with XFolio’s treasury technology to deliver an integrated platform for treasury, payments, open banking, risk management, and multi-rail payment connectivity.
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June 4, 2026
- Buyer
- Airwallex
- Target
- Leapfin
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Airwallex announced its acquisition of Leapfin, a financial data automation platform focused on revenue recognition and reconciliation. The deal is intended to integrate Leapfin’s technology and AI agents into Airwallex’s platform to help customers close the financial lifecycle from payment acceptance through record-to-report.
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May 28, 2026
- Buyer
- Embed Financial Group Cayman Holdings (EFGH), WinVest Acquisition Corp
- Target
- WinVest Acquisition Corp
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Singapore
- Type
- Growth capital
Embed Financial Group Cayman Holdings (EFGH) filed an F-4 with the U.S. SEC for a proposed business combination with WinVest Acquisition Corp. The two-step merger would result in both EFGH and WinVest becoming wholly owned subsidiaries of a newly incorporated Cayman Islands exempted company (Pubco), which intends to list on the NYSE at an enterprise value of about USD 425 million.
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May 28, 2026
- Buyer
- Periscope Equity
- Target
- Amusement Connect
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Periscope Equity has made a strategic investment in Amusement Connect, a cashless specialty payments platform purpose-built for the amusement industry. The recapitalization is intended to accelerate product innovation, expand sales and marketing efforts, and support international market growth.
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- Buyer
- MoonPay
- Target
- Decent.xyz
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Unknown
- Type
- Buyout
MoonPay announced it has acquired and integrated Decent.xyz, a cross-chain routing technology company originally backed by Y Combinator. The acquisition supports MoonPay Trade, a new API platform intended to give applications, financial institutions, and enterprises access to digital assets and onchain liquidity across 200+ blockchains using a unified execution and compliance infrastructure.
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- Buyer
- Sageview Capital, BMO Capital Partners, Curql Fund
- Target
- Alacriti
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Payments-focused fintech Alacriti announced a strategic growth equity investment led by Sageview Capital to accelerate modernization of payments infrastructure. The round also included participation from BMO Capital Partners and Curql Fund, expanding Alacriti’s OrbiPay platform across AI-driven intelligence, fraud prevention, and programmable money capabilities such as stablecoins and tokenized deposits.
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- Buyer
- Betr
- Target
- Ascent Capital Management Inc.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Betr acquired Ascent Capital Management, securing National Futures Association (NFA) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) registration to expand regulated prediction markets within its gaming super app. The deal makes Betr a CFTC-registered introducing broker, enabling Betr to accelerate plans to launch Polymarket-powered prediction markets inside the Betr app.
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- Buyer
- NMI
- Target
- Dwolla
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NMI, an embedded payments infrastructure provider, announced it has acquired Dwolla, an API-first account-to-account (A2A) payments and real-time/open banking money movement provider. The deal expands NMI’s embedded, white-labeled platform with modern A2A infrastructure, real-time payments, payouts, and related funds-flow capabilities. Dwolla’s CEO, Dave Glaser, will join NMI as Chief Operating Officer, and about 60 Dwolla employees will move to NMI.
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- Buyer
- National Australia Bank (NAB)
- Target
- Banked
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
National Australia Bank (NAB) announced it has acquired Banked, a fintech that enables businesses and customers to make and receive payments instantly using account-to-account technology. The acquisition is intended to strengthen NAB’s real-time payments capabilities, including “Pay by Bank” transactions that let merchants receive funds directly from customers’ bank accounts.
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May 7, 2026
- Buyer
- Payward, Inc.
- Target
- Reap Technologies Holdings Limited
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Buyout
Payward, Inc. (Kraken’s parent) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reap Technologies Holdings Limited, a stablecoin-native card issuing and payments infrastructure company, for up to $600 million in cash and Payward stock. The deal expands Payward Services—its B2B financial infrastructure platform—into the global cards and stablecoin payments space, with Reap to continue operating as a standalone platform within Payward’s ecosystem.
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- Buyer
- LLR Partners, Accel-KKR
- Target
- FastSpring
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
LLR Partners announced a strategic investment in FastSpring, an all-in-one digital commerce platform that acts as a merchant of record providing payments, subscriptions, and international tax management for AI, SaaS, gaming, and software companies. LLR joins existing financial backer Accel-KKR to support FastSpring’s continued product innovation and go-to-market expansion.
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- Buyer
- Francisco Partners
- Target
- Moneris
- Seller
- Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Bank of Montreal (BMO)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Bank of Montreal (BMO) are in advanced negotiations to divest Moneris, their jointly owned Canadian merchant acquiring and payment processing platform, to San Francisco private equity firm Francisco Partners. The transaction is valued at more than $2 billion and would mark a shift by the two banks away from direct ownership of payment infrastructure toward partnership/licensing models.
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- Buyer
- Barclays Bank Delaware (operating as Barclays US Consumer Bank)
- Target
- Best Egg, Inc.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Delaware, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Barclays has completed its acquisition of Best Egg, a U.S. direct-to-consumer personal loan origination platform. The deal was executed through Barclays Bank Delaware and adds a scaled, capital-light personal lending capability to Barclays US Consumer Bank, with Best Egg continuing to operate under its existing brand.
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May 1, 2026
- Buyer
- Exodus Movement, Inc.
- Target
- Baanx US Corp.
- Seller
- W3C Corp.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Nebraska, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Exodus Movement acquired the outstanding shares of Baanx US Corp. and certain other assets for a total purchase price of $30 million ($5 million at transfer of specified assets plus $25 million deferred over four years). Exodus said closing the Baanx US deal completes the final step to integrate Baanx into its self-custodial payments platform at scale.
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- Buyer
- Bakkt, Inc.
- Target
- Distributed Technologies Research (DTR)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Zug, Switzerland
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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April 29, 2026
- Buyer
- Bregal Milestone
- Target
- CoreGo
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Finland
- Type
- Growth capital
Bregal Milestone made a majority growth investment in CoreGo, a Helsinki-founded provider of open-loop payments and integrated event technology solutions for festivals, sports events, and venues across Europe. The investment is intended to support CoreGo’s European expansion, advancement of AI capabilities, and further development of its product suite. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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April 29, 2026
- Buyer
- MoonPay
- Target
- Sodot
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Israel
- Type
- Buyout
MoonPay, a crypto payments network, announced the acquisition of Sodot, a crypto key management infrastructure company, for use as the foundation of MoonPay Institutional. The new business led by former acting CFTC Chairman Caroline D. Pham is designed to provide institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure, including wallet infrastructure and key management, custody, trade execution, liquidity aggregation, and white-label stablecoin issuance.
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April 28, 2026
- Buyer
- Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- Target
- Kashable
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Kashable, a credit fintech focused on employer-offered lending, raised $60 million in venture capital in a Series C round. Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the round with up to $50 million (including an initial $25 million and an additional $25 million subject to conditions), with the remaining $10 million coming from existing investors Revolution Ventures and EJF Ventures.
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April 27, 2026
- Buyer
- Western & Southern Financial Group
- Target
- Till Financial
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Western & Southern Financial Group announced it has acquired Till Financial, a fintech platform focused on “family banking” for families raising financially capable kids. The deal expands Western & Southern’s digital, direct-to-consumer strategy and diversifies its portfolio beyond traditional insurance and financial products.
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April 23, 2026
- Buyer
- Adyen N.V.
- Target
- Talon.One GmbH
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Germany
- Type
- Buyout
Adyen N.V. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Talon.One GmbH for total consideration of €750 million. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
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April 22, 2026
- Buyer
- Pushpay
- Target
- Nurture.io
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pushpay announced it will acquire Nurture.io, a pastoral care and engagement platform purpose-built for churches. The acquisition is intended to add an “intelligent pastoral care layer” to Pushpay’s existing portfolio by aggregating engagement and pastoral signals from a church’s tech stack.
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April 20, 2026
- Buyer
- Vystar Corporation
- Target
- R3alm
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Type
- Growth capital
Vystar Corporation has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire a 50% interest in R3alm, a compliance-focused AI and Web3 financial ecosystem. The companies plan to jointly manage and develop the R3alm platform, with closing expected within 60 days subject to definitive agreements, due diligence, and approvals.
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April 17, 2026
- Buyer
- Smile Sail
- Target
- Twikey
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Flemish Region, Belgium
- Type
- Buyout
Smile Sail has acquired a majority stake in Belgium-based Twikey, a fintech platform that streamlines recurring payments. The investment will support Twikey’s next phase of growth, including global expansion starting with Germany, Scandinavia, and the UK.
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- Buyer
- Forager Capital Management, LLC
- Target
- Repay Holdings Corporation
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Forager Capital Management, LLC, the largest shareholder of Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), proposed to acquire 100% of Repay for $4.80 per share in an all-cash transaction. The offer represents a 75% premium to Repay’s 30-day VWAP of $2.75 and would take the public company private, subject to definitive documentation, due diligence, and regulatory approvals.
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April 16, 2026
- Buyer
- American Express
- Target
- Hypercard (Hyper)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
American Express (Amex) has entered into an agreement to acquire Hypercard (Hyper), an agentic expense management company, to strengthen its AI expertise across its commercial services business. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
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April 14, 2026
- Buyer
- Euronet Worldwide
- Target
- PaynoPain
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Buyout
Euronet Worldwide has entered into an agreement to acquire PaynoPain, a Spanish fintech focused on digital-first online payment solutions. The deal is intended to strengthen Euronet’s merchant acquiring footprint in Spain and Portugal and enhance its omnichannel payment capabilities globally, with closing expected in Q3 2026 subject to regulatory approvals.
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April 2, 2026
- Buyer
- Maha Capital AB, Maha Capital US Inc.
- Target
- KEO World, Inc.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Maha Capital AB completed its previously announced reverse triangular merger to acquire KEO World, making KEO World a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal adds a fintech credit platform with licenses and technology across Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and broader Latin America, alongside related capital raises of USD 27 million.
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March 31, 2026
- Buyer
- Repay Holdings Corporation, Silver Point Capital (Direct Lending), Truist Bank, Truist Securities, Inc.
- Target
- Kubra Data Transfer Ltd. (KUBRA)
- Seller
- Hearst Communications, Inc., others (not specified)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kubra Data Transfer Ltd. (KUBRA) for approximately $372 million in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition combines Repay’s integrated payment processing technology with KUBRA’s bill payment and customer communication management platform serving utilities, government, and insurance across North America.
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March 31, 2026
- Buyer
- C1 Fund Inc.
- Target
- Uphold
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
C1 Fund Inc. (NYSE: CFND) announced that it acquired a position in Uphold, a multi-asset digital money platform. Uphold provides access to cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, stablecoins, and commodities through a unified platform used by customers across more than 140 countries.
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March 31, 2026
- Buyer
- Stella Point Capital
- Target
- TRX Services, Inc. (TRX Services)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
TRX Services, a payment processing solutions provider headquartered in Atlanta, received an equity investment from Stella Point Capital. The transaction closed earlier in March 2026, and financial terms were not disclosed.
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March 26, 2026
- Buyer
- Blackstone, Raya Holding, NRT Technology, Sightline Payments
- Target
- Advanced Digital Gaming Technology (ADGT)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Type
- Growth capital
Blackstone has invested $250 million in Advanced Digital Gaming Technology (ADGT), a newly established payments and data intelligence platform headquartered in Abu Dhabi. ADGT—formed with Raya Holding, NRT Technology, and Sightline Payments—will provide payments, compliance, and data infrastructure for regulated land-based and online digital gaming markets, initially focusing on the United Arab Emirates and broader Middle East & Africa.
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- Buyer
- Shift Connect Ltd.
- Target
- Olympia Currency and Global Payments
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Shift Connect Ltd., a Canadian foreign exchange and global payments provider, announced it is acquiring Olympia Currency and Global Payments, an Alberta-based international banking and cross-border currency solutions firm. The deal is subject to Bank of Canada approval and customary closing conditions, with completion anticipated on or before March 31, 2026.
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March 20, 2026
- Buyer
- Mastercard Inc.
- Target
- BVNK
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Mastercard has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire stablecoin payments infrastructure provider BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million in contingent payments. The acquisition is intended to connect Mastercard’s traditional fiat payment rails with BVNK’s on-chain stablecoin infrastructure to enable programmable and interoperable cross-border payments and payouts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of companies are being acquired in Payments & Fintech?
Common targets include payment and transaction infrastructure, embedded payments and pricing intelligence tools, and fintech software used for reconciliation, billing, and other financial-operations workflows.
Which buyers and targets show up in recent U.S. and international payments deals?
Recent examples include Stripe and Advent International with PayPal, Nuvei acquiring Payoneer Global Inc., Adyen acquiring Orb, and PayPoint acquiring AperiData.
Do any deals focus specifically on crypto or on-chain payments?
Yes. Recent transactions include Nium acquiring Cypher to strengthen fiat-to-on-chain payments infrastructure, and MoonPay acquiring Entendre for AI accounting agents used by stablecoin payment and fintech businesses.
Are acquisitions on this page limited to one country or region?
No. Recent activity is spread across multiple geographies, including the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil.
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