Tracked deals
606
606 tracked deals across 2002-2026.
Top Payments & Fintech Acquirers (2002-2026)
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
505 strategic · 165 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
110 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Cross-border payments infrastructure remains a recurring focus (e.g., Circle’s Tazapay deal in Singapore).
- Regulatory footprint expansion shows up through money transmitter licensing and adding regulated banking infrastructure.
- Buyers pursue workflow-led payments beyond “processing,” including invoice lifecycle and invoice-to-pay automation.
- Fraud and payment assurance are explicit integration targets (Basware + Trustpair for invoice legitimacy and payment routing).
- Geographic activity clusters in the U.S., Singapore, France, Brazil, and Canada based on the most recent transactions shown.
| Buyer (examples) | Deal theme reflected in the transaction | Location (shown) |
|---|---|---|
| Circle Internet Group | B2B cross-border payments infrastructure | Singapore |
| Basware | Invoice lifecycle → payment fraud prevention | France |
| StoneX Group | Brazil payments + FX platform expansion | Brazil |
| Citi | Customer engagement/rewards & commerce media | United States |
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| 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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October 12, 2026
- Buyer
- TROOPS, Inc.
- Target
- EFFORCE Group
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Malta
- Type
- Buyout
TROOPS, Inc. signed an agreement to combine with EFFORCE Group, bringing EFFORCE’s blockchain infrastructure, licensing framework, and digital-asset capabilities into TROOPS’ diversified business platform. The proposed transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals and is intended to expand TROOPS into sustainability-related digital asset opportunities, including carbon credits and green certificates.
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- Buyer
- Veriv
- Target
- bankVOD (BVOD Solutions, LLC)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Veriv announced its first acquisition, purchasing verification provider bankVOD (BVOD Solutions, LLC), aiming to unify financial verification workflows across mortgage and lending, commercial audit, and government eligibility. The deal combines Veriv’s adaptive delivery technology with bankVOD’s long-standing institutional relationships and connections.
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- Buyer
- Anyflo
- Target
- Native
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Singapore
- Type
- Buyout
Anyflo, a stablecoin payments orchestration service incubated within Mysten Labs, emerged from stealth announcing its acquisition of Native. Native’s team and cross-chain engineering expertise (including the acqui-hire) are joining Anyflo to help build stablecoin payment infrastructure for enterprise use across multiple blockchain networks.
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October 6, 2026
- Buyer
- Bradbury Capital Holdings Inc.
- Target
- Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition Corporation (TETE)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Malaysia
- Type
- Buyout
Bradbury Capital Holdings completed its previously announced business combination with Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition Corporation (TETE), changing its name to Bradbury Capital Inc. Concurrently, the company completed a $5 million PIPE investment and will begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker BBCI (and BBCI W for warrants) on October 7, 2026.
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- Buyer
- Monarch
- Target
- MBI (formerly HMBradley)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Monarch, an all-in-one personal finance platform, announced it has acquired MBI, formerly HMBradley. The acquisition adds the MBI team to form Monarch Labs and is intended to expand the products and services Monarch provides to its 1M+ members.
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September 28, 2026
- Buyer
- Finalsite
- Target
- RevTrak
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Type
- Addon
Finalsite acquired RevTrak, a digital payments provider used by more than 13,000 schools nationwide. The acquisition expands Finalsite’s K–12 platform by pairing RevTrak’s school payments technology with Finalsite’s enrollment, engagement, and communications solutions.
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September 28, 2026
- Buyer
- Valley National Bancorp, Valley National Bank
- Target
- Bluevine
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Valley National Bancorp entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bluevine for approximately $340 million. The deal is intended to expand Valley’s small business banking franchise by adding low-cost deposits and a nationwide digital platform, while accelerating its digital and AI capabilities.
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September 22, 2026
- Buyer
- Superlogic Technologies (Bookit)
- Target
- Spree (Spree.Finance), Spree.Finance tokenized rewards technology
- Seller
- Spree.Finance
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Type
- Buyout
Superlogic Technologies (Bookit) also announced the acquisition of Spree (Spree.Finance), a builder of on-chain tokenized rewards technology. The deal is intended to add tokenized loyalty infrastructure and enable interoperable, stablecoin-rail “stable-points” that can be earned and settled across travel and retail ecosystems.
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September 21, 2026
- Buyer
- Investor group led by Thomas Priore, Searchlight Capital Partners
- Target
- Priority Technology Holdings
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Priority Technology Holdings entered into a definitive agreement to be taken private in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion. An investor group led by Chairman and CEO Thomas Priore will acquire all outstanding shares not already owned for $8.05 per share, with equity commitments in part from Searchlight Capital Partners.
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September 11, 2026
- Buyer
- Circle Internet Group
- Target
- Tazapay
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Singapore
- Type
- Buyout
Circle Internet Group signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tazapay, a Singapore-based B2B cross-border payments infrastructure company. The acquisition is expected to close in 2027, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals, and will add Tazapay’s payment volume, banking and fintech partners, and payout rails to Circle’s global payments infrastructure.
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September 9, 2026
- Buyer
- PayNearMe
- Target
- Marr Labs
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
PayNearMe acquired the technology assets and hired key employees of Marr Labs, an AI company that builds agentic solutions for automated voice, messaging, and workflows in complex regulated environments. The deal aims to integrate Marr Labs’ agentic AI expertise into PayNearMe’s Payment Experience Management (PEM) platform to improve the end-to-end payment experience.
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September 5, 2026
- Buyer
- OpenPayd
- Target
- MSB USA
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
OpenPayd finalized its acquisition/integration of MSB USA, bringing 43 U.S. state money transmitter licenses under the OpenPayd group. The expanded regulatory footprint is intended to strengthen OpenPayd’s ability to serve global clients operating in or expanding into the U.S., leveraging compliant payment infrastructure for fiat and digital assets.
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September 1, 2026
- Buyer
- ACI Worldwide
- Target
- Cranium Ventures
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
ACI Worldwide entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cranium Ventures, a privately held developer of cloud-native, microservices-based card payment switching technology. ACI will incorporate Cranium’s SYNAP framework into ACI Connetic for Cards, accelerating its roadmap for card switching capabilities; ACI expects the transaction to close in Q3 2026, subject to customary approvals and conditions.
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- Buyer
- Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (Priority Commerce)
- Target
- IntelliPay
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (trading as Priority Commerce) entered into a membership interest purchase agreement to acquire IntelliPay. The deal creates Priority Commerce Government to expand Priority Commerce’s enterprise payments business into the public sector, with IntelliPay expected to contribute just over $4 million in incremental revenue for the balance of 2026.
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August 25, 2026
- Buyer
- Nayax
- Target
- IPS Group
- Seller
- Windjammer Capital Investors
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Nayax has agreed to acquire IPS Group, a smart parking technology provider, from Windjammer Capital Investors for $350 million in cash. The deal is intended to expand Nayax’s unattended commerce platform into parking and curb-management services, pairing IPS infrastructure with Nayax’s payments processing and global distribution.
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- Buyer
- Payment Asia Group, AlphaPay
- Target
- Motion Pay
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Payment Asia Group’s Canadian business, AlphaPay, completed the strategic acquisition and integration of Motion Pay, a Canada-based payment service provider. The deal is accompanied by Payment Asia Group’s newly obtained Canadian Money Services Business (MSB) licence, strengthening its compliance and cross-border payment capabilities in North America.
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August 14, 2026
- Buyer
- Citi
- Target
- Kard Financial
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Citi has agreed to acquire Kard Financial to enhance customer engagement, rewards, and commerce media capabilities. The acquisition will integrate Citi’s payments infrastructure and cardholder base with Kard’s verified transaction data and machine learning personalization that helps merchants and brands deliver purchase-intent offers.
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- Buyer
- Citi
- Target
- Kard Financial, Inc. (Kard)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Citi’s U.S. Consumer Cards business entered into an agreement to acquire Kard Financial, Inc., which operates a commerce media and rewards platform for banks and fintechs. The proposed acquisition is intended to strengthen Citi’s commerce ecosystem by combining Citi’s scale and payments expertise with Kard’s AI-driven personalization and merchant-funded rewards network.
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August 10, 2026
- Buyer
- Francisco Partners
- Target
- Moneris Solutions Corporation
- Seller
- Bank of Montreal (BMO), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Francisco Partners entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Moneris Solutions Corporation for approximately C$2.0 billion in cash. The sellers are Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada, which each receive 50% of the proceeds, and will also enter into long-term exclusive referral arrangements with Moneris following closing.
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July 31, 2026
- Buyer
- Abry Partners
- Target
- Edenred Pay North America
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Edenred announced a strategic partnership with Abry Partners in which Abry will invest in Edenred Pay North America, a B2B payments automation platform focused on invoice-to-pay in the United States. Under the deal, Abry will make an initial $75 million cash investment and receive convertible preferred shares with potential conversion into up to 40% of common shares on a fully diluted basis.
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July 27, 2026
- Buyer
- New Silver
- Target
- Mayflower Venture Partners
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Addon
New Silver, a tech-enabled real estate lending platform, announced the acquisition of Mayflower Venture Partners, a Quincy, Massachusetts-based direct lender focused on fix-and-flip and new construction loans in New England. The deal is intended to deepen New Silver’s New England presence while giving Mayflower’s clients access to a broader suite of loan products, technology (including AI-assisted underwriting), and increased capital capacity.
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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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- Buyer
- MoonPay
- Target
- Glide
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Type
- Buyout
MoonPay acquired Glide, a crypto deposits technology startup, in an all-equity deal announced July 16, 2026. Glide’s routing and self-custodial escrow smart-contract technology is being folded into MoonPay Deposits to reduce onboarding friction for crypto apps. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Glide’s team (including co-founders) is joining MoonPay.
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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
- Monetary Metals
- Target
- TJS USA Inc.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Arizona, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Monetary Metals, the global gold yield marketplace platform, acquired TJS USA Inc., a provider of gold asset assurance. The all-share transaction values TJS at $28.5 million and combines Monetary Metals’ gold yield platform with TJS’s in-house technology for verifying and monitoring physical precious metals.
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- Buyer
- Telpay Inc.
- Target
- Notch Financial
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Telpay, a Canadian business payments company, acquired Notch Financial (Notch), an accounts receivable automation software provider. The deal adds modern invoicing, payment collection, and ordering capabilities to Telpay’s cash flow platform, aiming to provide Canadian businesses a more complete view of money coming in.
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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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- Buyer
- SoFi
- Target
- Composer
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
SoFi is acquiring Composer, a tool that helps users turn investing ideas into full AI-assisted strategies. SoFi plans to integrate Composer’s strategy-creation workflow into its consumer finance/investing product stack for its 14 million-member base.
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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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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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- 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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- 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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June 18, 2026
- Buyer
- Deluxe
- Target
- Celero Commerce
- Seller
- LLR
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Deluxe (NYSE: DLX) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Celero Commerce for $625 million in an all-cash deal, plus certain seller transaction expenses and other adjustments. The acquisition is aimed at accelerating Deluxe’s transformation toward higher-growth Payments and Data segments and modernizing its payments technology infrastructure.
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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
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Nuvei (privately held, owned by Advent International) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire cross-border payments platform Payoneer for approximately $2.75 billion in an all-cash transaction. The deal values Payoneer at $7.40 per share and is expected to close in mid-2027, subject to shareholder approval, 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
- 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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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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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of payments and fintech acquisitions are most prominent here?
Recent deals highlight cross-border payments infrastructure, regulated footprint expansion (licenses and banking infrastructure), invoice-to-pay and invoice lifecycle workflows, and payment assurance/fraud prevention capabilities.
Do these transactions include compliance-focused acquisitions?
Yes. For example, OpenPayd finalized expansion via acquisition/integration of MSB USA to bring additional U.S. money transmitter licenses under the group, and Payment Asia Group/AlphaPay completed an acquisition alongside a newly obtained Canadian MSB licence.
Are there deals connected to invoice lifecycle and payment assurance?
Yes. Basware’s agreement to acquire Trustpair is positioned to extend its invoice lifecycle management into payment fraud prevention by combining invoice legitimacy checks with validation that payments go to the intended supplier account.
Which geographies show up in the most recent listed acquisitions?
The most recent transactions shown include locations such as Singapore, the United States (including California, Massachusetts, and other states), France, Brazil, and Canada (Ontario and British Columbia).
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