French Fintech Qonto Intends to Acquire German Rival Penta
Qonto, a French online bank for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), announced its intent to acquire German rival Penta. The move aims to create a
July 25, 2022
Fidelity Payment Services Announces Strategic Growth Investment from PSG
Fidelity Payment Services, an independent sales organization that offers fully-integrated omni-channel payment processing technology, announced a strategic growth investment from PSG Equity. PSG is a
July 20, 2022
US Fintech Pico Receives $200M Investment From Golden Gate Capital
Pico, a leading provider of fintech services for markets around the world, has secured a $200 million strategic investment from Golden Gate Capital. The fresh
July 18, 2022
Australian BNPL Star Zip Pulls Buyout of Rival Amid Tech Rout
Zip, an Australian buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firm, has backed out of a proposal to acquire American rival Sezzle three weeks after saying it the deal was
July 15, 2022
Worldline Buys Eurobank’s Merchant Acquiring Business In Greece
Worldline, a global payments service provider, has finalized the acquisition of Eurobank’s merchant acquiring business in Greece. Through a joint venture established by the two
July 9, 2022
Fintech SaaS Company Clear Acquires CimplyFive
Clear, an India-based fintech and SaaS company announced it has acquired CimplyFive, a cloud-hosted software that automates compliance with SEBI listing requirements and corporate disclosures
July 9, 2022
Fintech Startup Bolt Implements Layoffs
Bolt, a fintech startup that builds software to simplify the checkout process for merchants, has announced they are planning to eliminate 250 employees – almost
May 28, 2022
Infinicept Lands New Funding To Expand Its Embedded-Payments Platform
Infinicept, a SaaS platform that provides payment infrastructure and advisory services needed to facilitate embedded payments, landed $23 million in a recent funding. The growth-equity
May 13, 2022
Payments Notes – A Changing Market
Having this past week attended the first in-person, national payments technology conference – TRANSACT 2022 – since before the pandemic, I came away with the
April 17, 2022