Payments & Fintech Buyers & Acquisitions in Utah

Tracked deals

11

11 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Buyer mix

Strategic-led

10 strategic · 2 pe

Top trend

Volume peaked in 2020

4 tracked deals announced in 2020.

Buyer Snapshot

Top Buyers

Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.

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Buyer # Deals Focus Type
Appliqate (APQT) 1 Publicly quoted fintech/blockchain company developing Com... Strategic
ClearSale 1 Global ecommerce fraud protection provider offering AI-dr... Strategic
CommerceOne Financial Corporation 1 Bank holding company and parent of CommerceOne Bank focus... Strategic
Mastercard 1 Global payments technology company providing transaction ... Strategic
REPAY Holdings Corporation (REPAY) 1 Public payments technology and processing provider offeri... Strategic
Rent-A-Center, Inc. 1 Omnichannel rent-to-own retailer and consumer finance ope... Strategic
Smith Ventures LLC 1 Private equity firm focused on growth equity and control ... PE
SoFi (Social Finance, Inc.) 1 Digital personal finance company offering lending, bankin... Strategic
Stax Payments 1 Payments technology provider offering integrated payments... Strategic
Stripe 1 Provider of online payments infrastructure, billing, and ... Strategic

Acquisition Volume in Payments & Fintech in Utah by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Payments & Fintech Buyers & Acquisitions in Utah. 2 2019 4 2020 2 2022 2 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Smith Ventures and CommerceOne Financial to Acquire Green Dot’s Fintech and Bank Businesses
    November 24, 2025
    Buyer
    Smith Ventures LLC, CommerceOne Financial Corporation
    Target
    Green Dot Corporation (non-bank fintech business and operations), Green Dot Bank
    Seller
    Green Dot Corporation
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Divestiture

    Green Dot Corporation has entered into agreements where Smith Ventures will acquire and privatize Green Dot’s non-bank fintech business as an independent embedded finance company, while CommerceOne will acquire Green Dot Bank and form a publicly traded bank holding company. The transactions are structured to run concurrently, with shareholder consideration including cash and shares in the new publicly traded bank holding company expected to close in the second/third quarter of 2026 (subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions).

  • Stax Payments Acquires BlockChyp
    October 1, 2024
    Buyer
    Stax Payments
    Target
    BlockChyp
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Stax Payments has acquired BlockChyp to add the company's payments gateway, APIs, and onboarding capabilities to Stax's payment technology stack. The deal expands Stax's end-to-end processing capabilities and brings BlockChyp's founders and team into Stax's leadership to accelerate product innovation for ISV and merchant customers.

  • Stripe Acquires Lemon Squeezy
    July 26, 2024
    Buyer
    Stripe
    Target
    Lemon Squeezy
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Stripe has acquired Lemon Squeezy, a four-year-old payments and merchant-of-record platform that serves SaaS and digital-product businesses. Terms were not disclosed; Lemon Squeezy — a ~13-person startup that surpassed $1M ARR within nine months of launch — will help Stripe scale merchant-of-record selling and related billing/tax capabilities.

  • Tyler Technologies Acquires Rapid Financial Solutions
    October 27, 2022
    Buyer
    Tyler Technologies, Inc.
    Target
    Rapid Financial Solutions
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Tyler Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rapid Financial Solutions for approximately $68 million in cash and Tyler stock. Rapid, a Logan, Utah-based payments platform provider with more than 1,500 customers in courts, county offices and correctional facilities, will join Tyler's Payments business unit within the NIC Division to expand Tyler's payment disbursement and card issuance capabilities for government clients.

  • ClearSale Acquires ChargebackOps
    January 26, 2022
    Buyer
    ClearSale
    Target
    ChargebackOps
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    ClearSale, a global ecommerce fraud protection provider, acquired ChargebackOps, a Utah-based enterprise chargeback management services firm. The deal (initial payment $3.6M plus up to $0.6M contingent payments) brings chargeback investigation and dispute capabilities into ClearSale's AI-driven fraud protection suite to offer end-to-end merchant protection.

  • Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima to Build Leading Virtual Lease-to-Own Platform
    December 20, 2020
    Buyer
    Rent-A-Center, Inc.
    Target
    Acima Holdings LLC
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Acima Holdings LLC for $1.273 billion in cash plus approximately 10.8 million Rent‑A‑Center shares (valued at about $377 million). The deal—expected to close in H1 2021—adds Acima’s virtual lease-to-own fintech capabilities and national retail/e‑commerce partnerships to accelerate Rent‑A‑Center’s omnichannel LTO platform and long-term growth.

  • REPAY Holdings Acquires cPayPlus
    July 23, 2020
    Buyer
    REPAY Holdings Corporation (REPAY)
    Target
    cPayPlus, LLC
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    REPAY Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY) acquired cPayPlus, an accounts payable automation provider headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, for up to $16.0 million (approximately $8.0 million paid at closing with up to $8.0 million earnout). The acquisition strengthens REPAY’s AP automation capabilities to complement its AR and payments offerings and accelerates cross-sell opportunities across REPAY’s B2B and automotive customer base.

  • Mastercard Acquires Finicity for $825M to Boost Open Banking
    June 23, 2020
    Buyer
    Mastercard
    Target
    Finicity
    Seller
    Finicity's existing shareholders
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Mastercard has agreed to acquire Finicity, a Salt Lake City-based provider of financial data APIs and analytics, for $825 million plus up to $160 million in potential earn-outs. The acquisition strengthens Mastercard's open banking capabilities and expands its data and account verification offerings for banks, fintechs and lenders in North America and beyond.

  • SoFi Acquires Galileo Financial Technologies
    April 7, 2020
    Buyer
    SoFi (Social Finance, Inc.)
    Target
    Galileo Financial Technologies
    Seller
    Mercato Partners (Traverse Fund)
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    SoFi (Social Finance, Inc.) agreed to acquire Galileo Financial Technologies for $1.2 billion in cash and stock. The purchase adds Galileo's payments and banking API platform to SoFi's technology stack to expand its product capabilities and distribution to Galileo partners; Galileo will operate as an independent SoFi subsidiary.

  • Appliqate Acquires CentsApp
    May 15, 2019
    Buyer
    Appliqate (APQT)
    Target
    CentsApp
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Appliqate (APQT) has acquired CentsApp, a Utah-based online bill-pay and debt reduction platform. Appliqate said it will integrate CentsApp with its Compchain/Compcoin cryptocurrency payments platform to enable consumers to pay bills using crypto and fiat, expanding Appliqate’s payments and fintech capabilities.

  • The Beekman Group Recapitalizes Convenient Payments
    March 18, 2019
    Buyer
    The Beekman Group (Beekman Investment Partners III, LP)
    Target
    Convenient Payments LLC
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Utah, United States
    Type
    Recapitalization

    An affiliate of The Beekman Group (Beekman Investment Partners III, LP) completed a majority recapitalization of Utah-based Convenient Payments LLC, providing growth equity to support expansion of the company's software-based payment solutions. The investment will fund product and team growth as Convenient Payments scales its payment platforms for customers in government, education, and medical sectors.

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