Payments & Fintech Acquisitions in 2022

  • Buyer
    Rational Expectations, BetterHome, Accel-KKR, Founders and management
    Target
    PayProp
    Location
    Western Cape, South Africa

    PayProp, a cloud payments and reconciliation platform for the property management industry, raised a significant growth investment from a consortium including Accel-KKR, Rational Expectations, BetterHome, and participation from founders and management. The funding will support product innovation, infrastructure build-out and expansion into new and existing markets including the UK, South Africa, Canada and the United States.

  • December 8, 2022
    Buyer
    TreviPay
    Target
    Apruve
    Type
    Buyout

    TreviPay, a global B2B payments and invoicing network based in Overland Park, Kansas, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Apruve, a trade-credit automation and pay-by-invoice platform. The acquisition expands TreviPay's order-to-cash capabilities and deepens its presence in the manufacturing vertical and key international markets.

  • Buyer
    NMI
    Target
    Agreement Express
    Seller
    Agreement Express, Frontier Growth
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada

    NMI has acquired the payments solutions business of Agreement Express, adding onboarding, underwriting, KYC/AML and risk monitoring capabilities to its commerce enablement platform. Frontier Growth will retain Agreement Express's wealth management arm; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    JG Wentworth
    Target
    Stilt Inc.
    Seller
    Stilt Inc.

    JG Wentworth has acquired the digital consumer lending platform and related assets from San Francisco-based fintech Stilt Inc. The deal provides JG Wentworth with Stilt's lending and servicing technology, proprietary credit datasets and underwriting capabilities to accelerate its entry into consumer lending and begin originating loans in 1H 2023.

  • Buyer
    Komgo
    Target
    GlobalTrade Corporation (GTC)
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Swiss-headquartered Komgo has acquired GlobalTrade Corporation (GTC), combining their trade finance digitization platforms to create a larger, global offering for corporates and banks. The combined business will offer broader coverage and complementary capabilities across the full range of trade finance instruments and workflows.

  • Buyer
    FDJ (La Française des Jeux)
    Target
    Aleda
    Location
    Île-de-France, France
    Type
    Buyout

    La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has completed the acquisition of Aleda, a France-based provider of point-of-sale (PoS) systems and payment/processing solutions. The transaction closed following conditional approval from the French Competition Authority on November 14, 2022, and strengthens FDJ’s control of its retail distribution and payment processing capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Goal Acquisitions Corp.
    Target
    Digital Virgo Group
    Location
    France
    Type
    Buyout

    Goal Acquisitions Corp. (Nasdaq: PUCK) will acquire all shares of Digital Virgo Group through a SPAC business combination, with Goal renamed Digital Virgo Group, Inc. The transaction is expected to provide at least $100 million of growth capital and is targeted to expand Digital Virgo’s presence in the United States and other priority markets.

  • Buyer
    Park Cities Asset Management LLC
    Target
    Elevate Credit, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Elevate Credit (Elevate) entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Park Cities Asset Management LLC in an all-cash transaction valued at an implied $67 million ($1.87 per share). The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to customary conditions, including shareholder and regulatory approvals.

  • Buyer
    Fortis
    Target
    Payment Logistics
    Type
    Buyout

    Fortis, a leader in embedded payments for software providers, has acquired Payment Logistics, a payment technology company based in La Jolla, California. The deal expands Fortis' embedded payments partnerships and technology stack, bringing Payment Logistics' team and integrations into Fortis to accelerate capabilities for retail, hospitality and software partners.

  • Buyer
    Opn
    Target
    MerchantE
    Seller
    Integrum
    Type
    Buyout

    Opn has acquired MerchantE, a leading end-to-end payments and commerce platform headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, from Integrum. The combined business processes over $19 billion in payments for more than 20,000 customers and will expand Opn's footprint into the U.S. while MerchantE retains its headquarters and brand.

  • Buyer
    Bluefin
    Target
    TECS Payment Systems
    Location
    Vienna, Austria
    Type
    Buyout

    Bluefin, a payments security and encryption provider based in Atlanta, has acquired TECS Payment Systems, an Austria-based omnichannel payments platform provider. The deal combines Bluefin’s PCI-validated encryption and tokenization capabilities with TECS’ smartPOS, gateway and international payments capabilities to expand product functionality and global reach.

  • Buyer
    International Money Express, Inc. (Intermex)
    Target
    Envios de Valores La Nacional Corp., LAN Holdings Corp. / I-Transfer Global Payments E.P., S.A.U.
    Type
    Buyout

    International Money Express, Inc. (Intermex) completed the acquisition of Envios de Valores La Nacional Corp., paying $42.3 million in cash plus up to $2.4 million of contingent consideration, strengthening its remittance footprint to the Dominican Republic and other Latin American corridors. Intermex also announced a related transaction to acquire LAN Holdings Corp., which includes Spain-based I-Transfer Global Payments, expanding Intermex’s reach into Europe and increasing its global footprint to more than 70 countries.

  • Buyer
    Tyler Technologies, Inc.
    Target
    Rapid Financial Solutions
    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.

  • Buyer
    FTV Capital
    Target
    ConnexPay

    FTV Capital led a $110 million growth equity investment in ConnexPay to support the payments technology company's international expansion and product enhancements. The funding will help ConnexPay extend its unified acquiring-and-issuing payments platform into new geographies and verticals, with FTV taking a board seat and previous investors also participating.

  • Buyer
    J.P. Morgan Payments
    Target
    Sightline Payments

    J.P. Morgan Payments made a strategic growth investment in Sightline Payments to support development of an integrated omnichannel payments solution for resort and online gaming operators. The deal strengthens a partnership to expand Sightline's Play+ cashless and wallet offerings across the gaming, resort, and entertainment ecosystem.

  • Buyer
    FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc.
    Target
    Roomex
    Location
    Ireland
    Type
    Buyout

    FLEETCOR Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Roomex, a European workforce lodging provider serving the UK and German markets. The deal is expected to close in November and is intended to extend FLEETCOR’s workforce lodging business from the U.S. into international markets.

  • Buyer
    Circle
    Target
    Elements
    Type
    Buyout

    Circle has acquired Elements, a developer-first payments orchestration platform, to accelerate its crypto payments roadmap and make it easier for merchants to accept USDC and other crypto payments. The deal will let Circle scale payments offerings, integrate merchants' existing PSP relationships, and deliver payment APIs and SDKs to lower the barrier of entry for merchants and developers.

  • Buyer
    Nexo
    Target
    Hulett Bancorp (DBA Mode Eleven), Summit National Bank
    Location
    United States

    Nexo has acquired a minority stake in Hulett Bancorp (doing business as Mode Eleven) and its federally chartered subsidiary Summit National Bank, establishing Nexo as the bank's preferred digital-asset partner. The investment expands Nexo's U.S. footprint and enables it to offer bank accounts, lending, card products and custodial solutions through Summit National Bank while supporting the bank's transformation into a modern digital FinTech.

  • Buyer
    PostePay S.p.A. – Patrimonio Destinato IMEL
    Target
    IGT Italian proximity payment business (held by IGT Lottery S.p.A.)
    Seller
    International Game Technology PLC (IGT), IGT Lottery S.p.A.
    Location
    Italy

    PostePay S.p.A. – Patrimonio Destinato IMEL completed the acquisition of International Game Technology PLC’s (IGT) Italian proximity payment business from IGT Lottery S.p.A. for €700 million (enterprise value €630 million plus ~€70 million net unrestricted cash). IGT said it will use the proceeds primarily to pay transaction expenses and reduce debt.

  • Buyer
    Banc of California, Inc.
    Target
    Deepstack Technologies (Global Payroll Gateway, Inc.)
    Type
    Buyout

    Banc of California acquired the payments platform and technology assets of Global Payroll Gateway, Inc. and its subsidiary Deepstack Technologies for $24 million in cash and stock. The acquisition, which brings Deepstack's team (11 employees) and IP into Banc of California, expands the bank's payments capabilities and aims to grow fee-based, non-interest income.

  • Buyer
    Bottomline Technologies
    Target
    Nexus Systems
    Seller
    Mainsail Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Bottomline has acquired Nexus Systems, a provider of accounts payable and payments automation software for the real estate and property management industries. The deal—from prior investor Mainsail Partners—will fold Nexus capabilities and suppliers into Bottomline's Paymode‑X network to extend procure‑to‑pay and B2B payments capabilities across the real estate vertical; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    J.P. Morgan
    Target
    Renovite Technologies, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    J.P. Morgan (J.P. Morgan Payments) has signed an agreement to acquire cloud-native payments technology firm Renovite Technologies, Inc. The deal is intended to modernize and strengthen J.P. Morgan’s next-generation merchant acquiring platform and support its payments modernization roadmap as it moves to the cloud.

  • Buyer
    Aurora Payments, LLC
    Target
    One Payment
    Type
    Buyout

    Aurora Payments, a Tempe/Las Vegas-based payment technology company, has acquired One Payment, a Florida-based fintech payments provider that serves over 6,000 merchants and processes more than $1 billion in annual volume. The deal expands Aurora's East Coast distribution, merchant portfolio and processing scale to accelerate its go-to-market capabilities for small and medium-sized businesses.

  • Buyer
    Bnk To The Future
    Target
    SALT
    Type
    Buyout

    Bnk To The Future has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire SALT, the Denver-based crypto-backed lending platform. The combined business aims to create a regulatory-compliant crypto securities and lending offering to support distressed crypto lending platforms and expand Bnk To The Future's product capabilities.

  • Buyer
    PayLink Direct
    Target
    Budco Financial
    Seller
    ScaleCo (ScaleCo Capital)
    Type
    Buyout

    PayLink Direct, a Chicago-based payment plan and receivables management provider, has acquired Budco Financial (Detroit, MI), a specialist in automotive payment-plan program management, from ScaleCo. The transaction expands PayLink Direct's payment-plan capabilities and client footprint across OEMs, dealerships and service contract administrators.

  • Buyer
    Evolv, Inc. (Evolv St. Louis)
    Target
    253 Payment Pros
    Type
    Buyout

    Evolv, Inc. (via its Evolv St. Louis office) completed a capital investment and acquisition of 253 Payment Pros, a merchant services/ISO business based in Kirkland, Washington. The deal brings 253 Payment Pros' merchant base and independent sales network into Evolv's platform and will integrate Evolv's digital marketing solutions to drive revenue growth across the western United States.

  • Buyer
    ConnectWise
    Target
    Wise-Sync
    Location
    New South Wales, Australia
    Type
    Buyout

    ConnectWise has acquired Wise-Sync, a payments automation and integrated payment processing platform (Wise‑Pay) that integrates with ConnectWise Manage and ConnectWise Sell. The deal brings payments and accounts‑receivable automation capabilities into ConnectWise's IT solution provider software suite, enabling partners to automate invoice lifecycle and payment collection.

  • August 23, 2022
    Buyer
    ParkHub
    Target
    Fuzse
    Type
    Buyout

    ParkHub, a Dallas-based parking software and payments provider, has acquired Fuzse, a Dallas payments integrator founded by Lane Conner. The deal brings payments integration capabilities and payment-driven customer insights into ParkHub's parking management and payments platform to expand its payments innovation and product capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Remitly Global, Inc.
    Target
    Rewire
    Location
    Israel
    Type
    Buyout

    Remitly Global, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rewire, an Israeli-based financial services platform for migrant workers. The deal is valued at approximately $80 million in a mix of cash and stock and is expected to close in the second half of 2022, subject to customary regulatory approvals (including Israeli and Dutch authorities).

  • Buyer
    Givex Information Technology Group Ltd. (Givex)
    Target
    Counter Solutions Holdings Ltd. (Counter Solutions)
    Location
    Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Givex Information Technology Group Ltd. has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of UK-based Counter Solutions Holdings Ltd. The deal adds Counter Solutions’ WAY2PAY self-service and smart-refrigeration capabilities to Givex’s POS, kiosk and payments platform, expands Givex’s footprint in the UK/Europe and will be paid through a mix of cash, debt and Givex shares.

  • Buyer
    Castle Creek Capital, Launchpad Capital
    Target
    Central Payments

    Central Payments completed a $30 million growth equity raise led by Castle Creek Capital with additional investment from Launchpad Capital, enabling the fintech to spin out from Central Bank of Kansas City. Proceeds will fund technology, product, and staffing investments as the company scales its Open*CP API marketplace and prepaid card issuance business; the bank will remain an investor and strategic partner.

  • Buyer
    Jack Henry & Associates
    Target
    Payrailz
    Type
    Buyout

    Jack Henry & Associates has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Payrailz, a Glastonbury, Connecticut–based cloud-native, AI-enabled digital payments platform, to expand its payments capabilities. The acquisition strengthens Jack Henry's payments-as-a-service strategy by adding real-time P2P, bill pay, A2A, and other next-generation payment capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Colonnade Acquisition Corp. II
    Target
    Plastiq Inc.

    Plastiq Inc., a B2B payments platform for small and midsize businesses, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company Colonnade Acquisition Corp. II to take Plastiq public. The combined company will operate as Plastiq with an implied enterprise value of approximately $480 million at closing and is expected to add about $320 million of cash to the balance sheet to support organic and inorganic growth.

  • Buyer
    Convenient Brands, The Beekman Group
    Target
    Dealer Pay, LLC
    Type
    Addon

    Convenient Brands, a Draper, Utah-based platform and portfolio company of The Beekman Group, has acquired Dealer Pay, LLC, a St. Louis-area provider of web-based payments and point-of-sale software for automotive dealerships. The transaction includes a strategic growth investment to accelerate product development and expand Convenient Brands' automotive payments and software offering.

  • Buyer
    HRS
    Target
    Paypense
    Location
    Germany
    Type
    Buyout

    HRS, a corporate travel and payments technology platform, announced it is acquiring Germany-based Paypense to broaden its digitized spend management and payment capabilities for corporations and employees. Paypense’s open platform will be integrated into HRS Pay, with Paypense employees joining HRS Pay and the acquisition slated to formally close in August.

  • Buyer
    Paystand
    Target
    Yaydoo
    Location
    Mexico
    Type
    Buyout

    Paystand, a U.S.-based blockchain-enabled B2B payments provider, has acquired Mexico-based Yaydoo, a leader in accounts payable, spend management, and cash-flow solutions in LATAM. The combined company will integrate AR and AP capabilities to create a single commercial blockchain-based B2B payments network across the Americas, expand market reach in the U.S. and LATAM, and aims to scale toward an IPO.

  • Buyer
    Ageras Group
    Target
    Kontist
    Location
    Berlin, Germany
    Type
    Buyout

    Ageras Group has acquired Kontist, a Berlin-based neo-bank focused on freelancers and microbusinesses, to expand its fintech and accounting product suite into Germany. The deal adds Kontist's ~150 employees and banking/tax automation capabilities to Ageras' ecosystem, boosting Ageras' run-rate revenue and reinforcing its position as an integrated financial cockpit for small businesses.

  • Buyer
    DHC Acquisition Corp
    Target
    GloriFi
    Type
    Buyout

    GloriFi, a mission-driven fintech platform offering financial products such as credit cards, digital banking, insurance, mortgages, and brokerage, entered into a definitive agreement to become publicly listed through a business combination with DHC Acquisition Corp. The transaction is expected to provide approximately $279 million in cash proceeds to GloriFi and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to shareholder approvals and other customary conditions.

  • Buyer
    PSG, H.I.G. Growth Partners
    Target
    Fidelity Payment Services
    Seller
    H.I.G. Growth Partners

    PSG (Providence Strategic Growth) has made a strategic growth equity investment in Fidelity Payment Services, the operator of the Cardknox omni-channel payments platform. Existing investor H.I.G. Growth Partners sold its majority stake but coinvested in the deal and will remain a minority shareholder; proceeds will support Fidelity's go-to-market acceleration and M&A plans.

  • Buyer
    Buckaroo, Keensight Capital
    Target
    SEPAY
    Seller
    Tamás Fogl, Herman Roebersen
    Location
    South Holland, Netherlands
    Type
    Addon

    Buckaroo has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in SEPAY, a Benelux point-of-sale payment solutions provider headquartered in The Hague, with support from Keensight Capital. The transaction expands Buckaroo's omnichannel payments offering and strengthens its SME and retail footprint across the Benelux and Germany; completion is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.

  • Buyer
    EVERTEC, Inc.
    Target
    BBR SpA
    Location
    Chile
    Type
    Buyout

    EVERTEC, Inc. entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of BBR SpA, a Santiago, Chile–based payments and business technology company with operations in Chile and Peru, for an aggregate purchase price of CLP 48,600 million (about USD $60 million at current exchange rates). The company later announced it has closed the previously announced BBR acquisition for an aggregate purchase price of CLP 48,600 million (approximately USD $53 million).

  • Buyer
    An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital
    Target
    Passport Technology

    An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital made a strategic growth investment in Passport Technology to provide capital and strategic support for the payments- and gaming-focused technology provider. The investment will help Passport expand its customer base, develop new technology-enabled products and services, and pursue additional strategic partnerships as it scales across additional end markets.

  • Buyer
    RF Investment Partners
    Target
    Allied Payment Network

    RF Investment Partners completed a growth capital investment in Allied Payment Network, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based provider of online and mobile payment solutions for banks and credit unions. The financing will support Allied's product innovation and expansion to help financial institutions acquire and retain account holders.

  • Buyer
    Kofax
    Target
    Tungsten Corporation
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Kofax has acquired Tungsten Corporation, a global B2B e-invoicing and invoice-to-pay network, to expand its cloud invoicing and accounts-payable automation capabilities. The acquisition brings Tungsten's supplier onboarding, e-invoice exchange and payment processing capabilities and its workforce (reported >227 employees) into Kofax's Intelligent Automation platform to support customers' end-to-end order-to-cash and invoice-to-pay journeys.

  • Buyer
    Business Warrior Corp.
    Target
    Alchemy Technologies
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Business Warrior Corp. (OTC: BZWR) acquired Alchemy Technologies, a global FinTech SaaS company, in a deal valued at $8.75 million (cash, preferred stock and restricted common stock). The acquisition adds Alchemy’s cloud-native lending and embedded financing platform and its engineering team to Business Warrior’s marketing and lending product suite, expanding the company’s FinTech capabilities and international reach.

  • Buyer
    Trustly AB
    Target
    Ecospend Technologies Ltd
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Swedish payments platform Trustly AB has acquired UK open-banking payments provider Ecospend Technologies Ltd to strengthen and accelerate its UK expansion. Ecospend — an FCA-regulated PISP/AISP with strong UK bank connectivity and public-sector clients including HMRC — will complement Trustly’s account-to-account capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to regulatory approvals.

  • May 26, 2022
    Buyer
    LSQ
    Target
    Qwil
    Type
    Buyout

    LSQ, a provider of working capital finance and payments solutions, has acquired Qwil, a San Francisco-based fintech offering embedded early-payment and AP automation solutions for the contingent staffing market. The acquisition brings Qwil’s embedded finance platform and integrations together with LSQ’s funding, underwriting and payments scale to expand capabilities for staffing and professional services clients.

  • Buyer
    Lateral Investment Management
    Target
    FirstClose, Inc.

    Lateral Investment Management has made a $35 million growth equity investment in FirstClose, a fintech provider of underwriting workflow automation, point-of-sale software, and data services for mortgage and home equity lenders. The funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand sales and customer success teams, and pursue organic growth and potential acquisitions to broaden FirstClose’s footprint across the U.S. lending market.

  • Buyer
    Thoma Bravo
    Target
    Bottomline Technologies
    Seller
    Bottomline stockholders
    Type
    Buyout

    Thoma Bravo completed an all-cash acquisition of Bottomline Technologies for approximately $2.6 billion, taking the payments software company private. Thoma Bravo said it will leverage its capital and operating expertise to accelerate Bottomline’s product innovation and global growth while Bottomline appointed Craig Saks as CEO.

  • Buyer
    KeyBank (KeyCorp)
    Target
    GradFin
    Type
    Buyout

    KeyBank has acquired GradFin, a fintech specializing in Public Service Loan Forgiveness counseling and student loan advisory solutions. The acquisition expands KeyBank's digital and niche advisory capabilities, integrating GradFin's high-touch advisory offerings for individuals, financial advisors and employers into Key's product suite.

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