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M&A deal of the month: Network International acquires DPO Group

M&A deal of the month: Network International acquires DPO Group

The acquisition of DPO Group reflects how serious Network International is about expanding its footprint in Africa

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Oct 01, 2020
3 mins read
M&A deal of the month: Heidelpay acquires Paysafe’s Pay Later business

M&A deal of the month: Heidelpay acquires Paysafe’s Pay Later business

Heidelpay continues its acquisition path to turn itself from a PSP focussing on online commerce to a truly omnichannel provider of acquiring services

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Jul 31, 2020
3 mins read
The hasty unravelling of one of Europe’s leading FinTech companies, Wirecard, has huge consequences for cardholders and merchants

The hasty unravelling of one of Europe’s leading FinTech companies, Wirecard, has huge consequences for cardholders and merchants

Wirecard, the payments group, filed for insolvency on Monday 22 June 2020 after it admitted that €1.9bn in cash probably did “not exist”. On Tuesday 23 June, Wirecard’s recently departed chief executive, Markus Braun, was arrested by police.

by Mark Beresford | Jul 02, 2020
6 mins read
M&A deal of the month: After Sabre-Farelogix, the Accelya-Farelogix saga

M&A deal of the month: After Sabre-Farelogix, the Accelya-Farelogix saga

Farelogix remains once again at the forefront of the travel scene. On May 1, 2020, the UK regulators blocked Sabre’s purchase of the Florida-based airline technology vendor on grounds it was anticompetitive. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) questioned Sabre’s rationale for acquiring a smaller competitor, which involved targeting similar clients.

by Shanta Paratian | Jul 02, 2020
4 mins read
M&A deal of the month: Rapyd Acquires Korta

M&A deal of the month: Rapyd Acquires Korta

Undoubtedly, the last month has seen some reduction in M&A activity in payments. Yes, Worldline has announced another acquisition by taking a majority stake in GoPay, a Czech-Republic based e-commerce player but we have mainly seen different closures of capital raises and fund raising projects. Stripe took in another $600m from a range of investors, Airwallex raised $160m and there were many more all the way from Series A to Series E funding.

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Apr 30, 2020
2 mins read
M&A deal of the month: PayU strengthens its position in India through Paysense

M&A deal of the month: PayU strengthens its position in India through Paysense

The Chinese payment market and its local players are frequently mentioned by payments experts, but another large Asian market almost goes unnoticed in the Western press.

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Jan 31, 2020
2 mins read
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