Tracked deals
34
34 tracked deals across 2013-2026.
Payments & Fintech Buyers & Acquisitions in New York
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
27 strategic · 10 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
16 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Stablecoin and crypto infrastructure remains active, including MPC wallet technology and on-chain card-linked rewards.
- Platform buyers (e.g., embeddable fintech and payments networks) are expanding product suites by adding consumer or institutional workflow tools.
- Housing and vertical fintech strategies show up, such as integrating payment flexibility and rewards into resident or membership ecosystems.
- Many transactions center on operational workflow enablement—automation for reconciliation, treasury/close, invoicing, and digital delivery/processing.
| Recurring buyer (examples) | Acquisition focus reflected in summaries |
|---|---|
| MoonPay | Stablecoin/crypto ecosystem expansion (infrastructure + developer connectivity + accounting agents) |
| Rain | Stablecoin-powered payments with loyalty and card/wallet rewards integration |
| Lovell Minnick Partners | Strategic growth investment and acquisitions in payments/POS software |
| Paxos | Regulated custody/blockchain + institutional MPC wallet consolidation |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovell Minnick Partners | 2 | Middle-market private equity firm focused on investments ... | PE |
| MoonPay | 2 | Provider of crypto payments infrastructure and on/offramp... | Strategic |
| Array US Inc. | 1 | Embeddable fintech platform providing financial, credit, ... | Strategic |
| Bilt | 1 | Housing-focused membership platform building a “hospitali... | Strategic |
| Block | 1 | Public fintech company offering payments, Cash App, BNPL ... | Strategic |
| Capchase | 1 | Technology-first vendor financing platform that embeds fi... | Strategic |
| CertifID | 1 | Provides identity-verification SaaS, insurance, and recov... | Strategic |
| Chicago Growth Partners | 1 | Growth-oriented private equity firm focused on investing ... | PE |
| ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. | 1 | Regional commercial and consumer bank offering a full sui... | Strategic |
| Deluxe | 1 | Payments and data company providing payment processing, d... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Payments & Fintech in New York by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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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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March 11, 2026
- Buyer
- Bilt
- Target
- Sion
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Bilt, a housing-focused membership platform, acquired Sion, a travel commission management platform, for $30 million. The deal adds Sion’s technology and team to help integrate travel advisor workflows—such as commission reconciliation and invoice follow-up automation—into Bilt’s travel rewards ecosystem.
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February 10, 2026
- Buyer
- Array US Inc.
- Target
- Chimney
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Array, an embeddable fintech platform for financial institutions and digital brands, acquired Chimney, a New York-based fintech focused on interactive financial calculators and home value tracking tools. The deal is intended to enhance Array’s platform with consumer-facing decision tools that improve engagement, conversion, and institutional relationships.
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November 27, 2025
- Buyer
- Paxos
- Target
- Fordefi
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Paxos has acquired Fordefi, an institutional multi-party computation (MPC) wallet platform trusted by nearly 300 institutions. The deal combines Paxos' regulated blockchain and custody infrastructure with Fordefi's MPC wallet technology, enabling a unified platform for tokenization, stablecoin issuance, custody, and on-chain payments; terms were not disclosed.
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November 13, 2025
- Buyer
- Public
- Target
- Alto (CryptoIRA business)
- Seller
- Alto
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Public has agreed to acquire Alto’s CryptoIRA business to expand Public’s cryptocurrency offering, enabling crypto trading within IRAs beginning in early 2026. Customers will continue using the Alto interface for now as CryptoIRA accounts migrate to Public’s platform, and Alto’s technology will be integrated into Public over subsequent months.
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November 12, 2025
- Buyer
- Rain
- Target
- Uptop
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Rain has acquired Uptop, an on-chain card-linked rewards platform, integrating native loyalty capabilities into its stablecoin-powered payments and card/wallet infrastructure. Uptop will continue operating as an independent brand under Rain and the acquisition expands Rain's ability to offer branded card and wallet programs with built-in rewards across sports, retail, travel, dining, and entertainment.
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- Buyer
- Lovell Minnick Partners
- Target
- Valor PayTech
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Funds managed by Lovell Minnick Partners have made a strategic growth investment in Valor PayTech, the point-of-sale software and payment technology provider. Valor will remain led by CEO Eric Bernstein and will use the capital and LMP's operational support to scale operations, accelerate innovation, and pursue strategic investments and acquisitions.
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September 29, 2025
- Buyer
- Lovell Minnick Partners
- Target
- Merchant Industry, LLC
- Seller
- Founders of Merchant Industry (including Leo Vartanov)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Funds managed by Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP) have completed a majority acquisition of Merchant Industry, a U.S.-based fintech payments company. Founders retain a substantial minority stake and LMP appointed Vaden Landers as CEO to lead a growth and capability expansion strategy focused on distribution expansion and strategic M&A.
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September 15, 2025
- Buyer
- MoonPay
- Target
- Meso
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
MoonPay has acquired Meso, a payments infrastructure startup that helps developers connect banks and card rails to crypto applications. The deal brings Meso’s engineering team and capabilities into MoonPay as the company advances its goal of building a single global payments network connecting banks, card networks, stablecoins and blockchains.
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August 11, 2025
- Buyer
- Fundwell
- Target
- EveryStreet
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Fundwell has acquired EveryStreet, an accounts receivable, accounts payable and flexible payments platform, bringing EveryStreet's founders and engineering team into Fundwell to expand its cash-flow and payments capabilities. The deal closed in August 2025 and will integrate EveryStreet's receivables/payments technology into Fundwell's funding marketplace to offer SMBs end-to-end cash flow management and financing.
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August 7, 2025
- Buyer
- Deluxe
- Target
- CheckMatch
- Seller
- Kinexys by J.P. Morgan
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Deluxe has acquired CheckMatch, a digital check-delivery service developed by Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, to extend the Deluxe Payment Network (DPN) and digitize paper-check delivery across its lockbox network. The acquisition expands Deluxe's digital lockbox capability and scale, enabling faster electronic processing, reduced postage and handling costs, and broader connectivity with financial institutions and disbursement partners.
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July 18, 2025
- Buyer
- RealPage, Inc.
- Target
- Livble
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
RealPage has acquired Livble, a provider of flexible rent payment solutions, and will integrate Livble into its LOFT resident experience platform and Buildium property management software. The integration will allow residents to split rent into up to four installments per month while RealPage assumes non-payment risk, improving payment flexibility for renters and guaranteed on-time rent and reporting for property managers.
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June 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Xero Limited
- Target
- Melio Limited
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Xero Limited has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Melio Limited and its associated entities. The deal combines Xero’s accounting capabilities with Melio’s US SMB bill pay and accounts payable/receivable workflows to expand Xero’s North America scale and accelerate its 3x3 strategy.
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June 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Capchase
- Target
- Vartana
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Capchase, a technology-first vendor financing platform, has acquired Vartana, an AI-powered B2B sales closing and financing platform. The acquisition combines Capchase's embedded financing infrastructure with Vartana's instant credit decisioning and CRM integrations to accelerate product capabilities and scale vendor financing for B2B software, hardware, and channel sellers.
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- Buyer
- iAltA
- Target
- Verivend
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
iAltA, a WestCap‑backed private markets infrastructure company, has acquired Verivend, a Buffalo‑based payments and investment‑transactions platform for GPs and LPs. The acquisition (along with Betterfront) will form the foundation of iAltA’s iAltA Private Markets solution to expand payments, investor onboarding and fund lifecycle capabilities.
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April 25, 2025
- Buyer
- Flex, Wellington Access Ventures
- Target
- Maza
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Flex has acquired Maza, a Spanish‑language entity formation and payments app, which will rebrand as Flex Consumer and integrate into Flex’s product suite. Wellington (via Wellington Access Ventures) co‑led an additional $10M equity injection into the combined business and will have a board observer, supporting Flex’s expansion into consumer and solopreneur segments.
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April 22, 2025
- Buyer
- FundThrough
- Target
- Ampla
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
FundThrough, the fintech invoice-factoring platform, has acquired Ampla, a provider of working capital, business banking, corporate cards and analytics for consumer brands. The deal accompanies a $25 million Series B led by existing investor Klister Credit; Ampla's CEO Anthony Santomo will remain as a strategic advisor while his core team joins FundThrough.
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January 20, 2025
- Buyer
- CertifID
- Target
- Paymints.io
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CertifID, a real-estate-focused wire fraud protection and identity verification platform, has acquired Paymints.io, a digital payments SaaS for real estate closings. The acquisition integrates secure digital payment capabilities into CertifID's fraud-prevention suite to provide end-to-end protection and modernization of how funds move through real estate transactions.
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- Buyer
- Elite
- Target
- Tranch
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Elite, a provider of financial management and business operations solutions for law firms, has acquired Tranch, a B2B invoice automation and payments platform founded in 2021 by Philip Kelvin and Beau Allison. The acquisition embeds Tranch’s payment options — including FedNow bank transfers, card payments and a “Pay Later” offering — into Elite’s SaaS portfolio to accelerate law firm cash collections and expand Elite’s suite of revenue-cycle capabilities.
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October 22, 2024
- Buyer
- WestView Capital Partners
- Target
- CardFlight
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
CardFlight, a New York–based SaaS payments technology provider, received a minority growth investment from Boston-based growth equity firm WestView Capital Partners to accelerate product development, enhance its SwipeSimple platform, and expand its merchant footprint across the United States. Kevin Twomey of WestView will join CardFlight’s board; financial terms were not disclosed.
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April 25, 2024
- Buyer
- Paystand
- Target
- Teampay
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Paystand has acquired Teampay to combine blockchain-enabled B2B payments with Teampay's spend and expense management platform, creating a no-fee, end-to-end payments and spend management suite for CFOs. The combined network will serve more than 1 million businesses and expand Paystand's AR capabilities into AP and corporate expense controls; financial terms were not disclosed.
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December 15, 2023
- Buyer
- Improving Payments
- Target
- Science of Sales
- Seller
- Science of Sales
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Improving Payments has acquired the client portfolio of New York-based payment processor Science of Sales to expand its payment solutions offering and deepen relationships with underserved merchant segments. The portfolio acquisition broadens Improving Payments' merchant base and supports its strategy to connect businesses to appropriate clearing houses while delivering personalized payment support.
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October 12, 2023
- Buyer
- Block
- Target
- Hifi
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Block (formerly Square) has acquired Hifi, a music-focused fintech startup that offers a royalties-tracking dashboard and a royalty acceleration payroll product called Cash Flow. Financial terms were not disclosed; Block said Hifi will join the company to expand its financial services for artists and further its music-tech strategy following the earlier Tidal acquisition.
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- Buyer
- Merchant Lynx Services
- Target
- National Credit Card Processing Group (NCCP Group)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Merchant Lynx Services has acquired National Credit Card Processing (NCCP) Group, a Long Island–based payments provider focused on construction, heavy-duty truck repair and related B2B verticals. NCCP founder Peter Brickman will remain as head of the new Merchant Lynx division to ensure continuity while Merchant Lynx expands its technology and vertical coverage.
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January 30, 2023
- Buyer
- Marqeta
- Target
- Power Finance, Inc.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Marqeta acquired credit card program management platform Power Finance, strengthening Marqeta's credit capabilities and accelerating its ability to offer modern credit products. The all-cash transaction announced January 30, 2023 (and completed in early February 2023) included approximately $223 million in cash plus up to $52 million in milestone payments.
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July 19, 2022
- Buyer
- PSG, H.I.G. Growth Partners
- Target
- Fidelity Payment Services
- Seller
- H.I.G. Growth Partners
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
PSG (Providence Strategic Growth) has made a strategic growth equity investment in Fidelity Payment Services, the operator of the Cardknox omni-channel payments platform. Existing investor H.I.G. Growth Partners sold its majority stake but coinvested in the deal and will remain a minority shareholder; proceeds will support Fidelity's go-to-market acceleration and M&A plans.
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February 15, 2022
- Buyer
- Parthenon Capital
- Target
- CardWorks, Inc.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Parthenon Capital has made an additional investment in CardWorks, Inc., the parent of CardWorks Servicing, Merrick Bank and Carson Smithfield; terms were not disclosed. As part of the transaction Parthenon co-CEO Brian Golson will join CardWorks' Board of Directors, and the firm said the capital will support continued growth of the company's consumer lending, payments and servicing businesses.
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January 18, 2022
- Buyer
- NMI
- Target
- IRIS CRM
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NMI, a full commerce enablement and payment platform, has acquired IRIS CRM, a merchant-services-focused CRM and merchant management platform headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The acquisition expands NMI’s capabilities beyond gateway services to include merchant prospecting, onboarding, portfolio reporting and residual income calculations; terms were not disclosed and IRIS CRM’s president Dimitri Akhrin will remain with the combined organization.
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December 21, 2021
- Buyer
- Kraken
- Target
- Staked
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Kraken has acquired Staked, a non-custodial staking infrastructure provider, for an undisclosed sum to expand its staking product lineup and offer a non-custodial alternative to its custodial staking services. The deal strengthens Kraken's capabilities across additional proof-of-stake networks and brings Staked's institutional and retail clients into Kraken's broader crypto platform.
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February 16, 2021
- Buyer
- Warburg Pincus LLC
- Target
- Personetics
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Personetics, a provider of AI-driven personalization and customer engagement software for banks, raised $75 million in growth funding from Warburg Pincus to accelerate global expansion of its platform. The investment will support scaling distribution and product development as Personetics expands its footprint with banks across multiple markets.
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March 3, 2020
- Buyer
- Fiserv, Inc.
- Target
- MerchantPro Express
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Fiserv has acquired MerchantPro Express, an Independent Sales Organization (ISO) headquartered in Melville, New York, to deepen and expand its merchant services business and partner-based distribution. The transaction brings MerchantPro Express’ onboarding, service capabilities and POS offerings together with Fiserv’s payments products (including CoPilot, CardPointe and Clover); financial terms were not disclosed.
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June 3, 2019
- Buyer
- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
- Target
- BoeFly, LLC
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
ConnectOne Bancorp (ConnectOne Bank) has completed its acquisition of BoeFly, an online small-business lending marketplace and fintech platform based in New York. The acquisition brings BoeFly's digital lending marketplace, patented technology and team into ConnectOne to expand the bank's digital strategy and diversify revenue streams.
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May 17, 2019
- Buyer
- Mastercard
- Target
- Transactis
- Seller
- Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Mastercard acquired Transactis, a payments and bill-pay services provider, to strengthen its bill payment capabilities. Safeguard Scientifics, a Transactis investor, received approximately $57 million in cash proceeds from the transaction.
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January 29, 2013
- Buyer
- Chicago Growth Partners, Trident Capital
- Target
- 2Checkout
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Chicago Growth Partners, together with Trident Capital, has acquired a controlling interest in 2Checkout, an online payments processor serving thousands of ecommerce businesses. The investors said the partnership and their payments industry experience will support 2Checkout's technology enhancements and aggressive global growth plans.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which New York acquisitions highlight stablecoin or crypto infrastructure?
Recent examples include MoonPay acquiring Entendre (AI accounting agents for stablecoin fintech businesses), MoonPay acquiring Meso (developer connectivity to banks and card rails for crypto applications), and Paxos acquiring Fordefi (institutional MPC wallet technology).
What kinds of products are being acquired beyond core payment rails?
Several deals extend into operational and customer workflow tools, such as AI accounting agents for reconciliation and close workflows, interactive financial calculators for consumer engagement, digital check delivery to digitize paper-check processing, and flexible rent payment solutions integrated into property software.
Are there acquisitions aimed at loyalty or rewards in New York payments?
Yes. Rain acquired Uptop to integrate on-chain card-linked rewards into its stablecoin-powered payments and card/wallet infrastructure, with Uptop continuing as an independent brand under Rain.
Do some New York deals target industry-specific payments use cases?
Yes. For example, RealPage acquired Livble to integrate flexible rent payment options into its LOFT resident experience platform and Buildium property management software.
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