Uber-rival Grab snatches Kudo to power up payments
South-East Asian Uber-rival Grab is boosting its payments powers with the acquisition of e-commerce and payments service Kudo.
Euronet makes $1bn bid to take MoneyGram from Ant Financial
A bidding war seems on the cards over remittances service MoneyGram as Kansas-based electronic payments firm Euronet Worldwide attempts to swoop in on Ant Financial’s $880m acquisition.
Vista to buy DH Corp and merge it with Misys
Canadian financial software-provider DH Corp (D+H) is being taken private through an acquisition by private equity group Vista Equity Partners.
JP Morgan Chase buys tech behind failed CurrentC
JP Morgan Chase is ramping up its mobile payments offering through the acquisition of MCX’s payments technology.
Student banking startup BankMobile sells for $175m
Student-focused challenger bank BankMobile is being sold by its parent company Customers Bank for $175m to Flagship Community Bank.
Kraken gobbles up charting and trading platform Cryptowatch
Digital asset exchange Kraken has acquired charting and trading platform Cryptowatch in an undisclosed deal.
MYOB picks up Paycorp to expand payments power
Accounting software provider MYOB is expanding its payments capabilities with the acquisition of Paycorp for A$48m ($36m).
PayPal expands financial inclusion efforts with TIO buy
PayPal is expanding its offering and reaching more users with the acquisition of bill payment company TIO Networks for roughly $233m.
Klarna buys German payments firm BillPay from struggling Wonga
Swedish e-commerce payments firm Klarna is buying German payments player BillPay from UK payday lender Wonga. The price of the deal is reportedly around the £60m mark.
SoFi buys Zenbanx to launch banking product
SoFi is expanding into banking with the acquisition of mobile-banking startup Zenbanx. The company will pay around $100m for the startup
