Payments & Fintech Acquisitions in 2017

FastPay, a Los Angeles-based fintech that provides capital and payments solutions to digital businesses, has acquired AnchorOps, a provider of electronic payment and reconciliation solutions for media buyers. The deal combines FastPay's lending, analytics and payments capabilities with AnchorOps' verticalized media payment products to create an integrated financial workflow for the advertising ecosystem.

Blackhawk Network Inc. acquired CashStar Inc., a Portland-based provider of gift card commerce solutions, for approximately $175 million in cash. The deal strengthens Blackhawk's position in the first-party digital gift card market and is expected to be earnings neutral in fiscal 2017 and accretive in 2018 after synergies.

Deluxe Corporation (NYSE: DLX) has completed the acquisition of RDM Corporation, a Waterloo, Ontario–based provider of remote deposit capture (RDC) software, hardware and digital imaging solutions for financial institutions and corporate clients. The deal, which required shareholder and Canadian regulatory approval, strengthens Deluxe’s WAUSAU Financial Systems business by adding RDC and payment processing capabilities and expanding its treasury management product suite.