CashFlow scoops up payments firm iCheque
Cambridge-based CashFlow is acquiring fellow Silicon Fen payments solution iCheque Network. The terms of the deal are undisclosed.
Stripe schmoozes developers by chugging down Tonic
Payments provider Stripe is broadening its appeal to developers with the acquisition of node prototyping service Tonic. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed but Tonic is rebranding to Runkit.
Ant Financial ups its biometrics game with $70m EyeVerify buy
Alibaba’s FinTech subsidiary Ant Financial is boosting its biometric capabilities through the acquisition of Kansas City-based EyeVerify.
zipMoney acquires finance management app Pocketbook
Australian payments and finance app zipMoney is acquiring personal finance management app Pocketbook for $7.5m.
Blackhawk Networks picks up Grass Roots for $118m
Blackhawk Networks, a prepaid payments company, has acquired employee and customer engagement platform Grass Roots for $118m.
iZettle buys Scottish POS startup to beef up SME offering
Swedish mobile payments player iZettle is acquiring Scottish point of sale startup (POS) intelligentpos in a move that will expand its software offering to SMEs.
Rakuten snaps up Bitnet assets for blockchain research lab
Japanese tech giant Rakuten is acquiring the assets of Belfast and San Francisco-based startup Bitnet to launch a blockchain research lab.
Global Reach Partners scoops up FC Exchange
London-based money transfer service FC Exchange is being acquired by Global Reach Partners (GRP) in an undisclosed deal.
Ding enters French mobile top-up market with Transfert Crédit buy
Global mobile top-up group Ding has gobbled up smaller sector player Transfert Crédit getting access to the French market.
TIAA buys online lender EverBank $2.5bn
Financial service firm TIAA is acquiring online lender EverBank for $2.5bn, as the firm seeks to build out its banking services.
