Navigating Obsolescence – deluxe
This article is part of Wellesley Hills Financial’s Market Movements series, found in our weekly newsletter. What do Blockbuster, BlackBerry, and Kodak have in common? Each
June 7, 2021
Strategic Failure – deluxe
Deluxe Corporation (NYSE: DLX) got a lot of press this week. To the less discerning observer, it might have appeared that the 100+ year-old business services company was
June 7, 2021
Fraud Technology – The Valuation Differential Between Detection/Prevention and Chargeback Management Assets
Two noteworthy transactions in the payments fraud and chargeback space highlighted this past week’s M&A activity. On Monday, May 24th, Forter announced a $300M Series F funding
June 1, 2021
Social Shopping – Upending eCommerce
This article is part of Wellesley Hills Financial’s Market Movements series, found in our weekly newsletter. From the late 1970s through the early 2000s, shopping malls
June 1, 2021
Fintech, Wealthtech M&A Puts Broker-Dealers in Play
On Monday, Vancouver, BC-based MOGO (NASDAQ: MOGO) (TSX: MOGO)announced its agreement to acquire Montreal, QC securities dealer Fortification Capital for roughly $1,050,000 in cash and 75,000 shares of MOGO common stock.
May 24, 2021
Flying Blind
This article is part of Wellesley Hills Financial’s Market Movements series, found in our weekly newsletter. Here’s A Riddle: What happens to credit scores during a
May 24, 2021
Fintech? Good. Payments Processor? Bad.
This past Tuesday, REPAY (NASDAQ: RPAY), the integrated payments processor based in Atlanta, GA, announced its acquisition of Scottsdale, AZ-based BillingTree from Parthenon Capital for approximately $503M in stock and cash.
May 17, 2021
Inflation Is Here! Headlines Are Misleading.
This article is part of Wellesley Hills Financial’s Market Movements series, found in our weekly newsletter. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Consumer Price Index (CPI)
May 17, 2021
Square’s Surprise Earnings
This article is part of Wellesley Hills Financial’s Market Movements series, found in our weekly newsletter. Square released earnings last Thursday, beating analyst projections by 250%
May 10, 2021