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M&A deal of the month: KKR acquires Heidelpay

M&A deal of the month: KKR acquires Heidelpay

In early August the announcement was made that KKR acquired a majority stake in Heidelpay, a German payments business headquartered in the beautiful city of Heidelberg.

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Sep 02, 2019
2 mins read
M&A deal of the month: Global Payments and TSYS to merge in Q4 2019

M&A deal of the month: Global Payments and TSYS to merge in Q4 2019

When the first rumours about the Global Payments / TSYS deal came out on the bank holiday Monday, it was obvious that this would need to be deal we had to cover in this month’s newsletter. After FIS & Worldpay, and Fiserv and First Data, this was the third instalment in the story of the mega-mergers in the payments industry of 2019.

by Volker Schloenvoigt | May 31, 2019
3 mins read
M&A deal of the month: FIS and Worldpay to merge

M&A deal of the month: FIS and Worldpay to merge

When even the Economist places an article “Terminal velocity – A mega merger intensifies the scramble to build global payment systems” in the front of its Finance section, you know that something interesting is taking place in the industry.

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Apr 02, 2019
2 mins read
Reducing Cost of Payment Acceptance in a Complex Environment

Reducing Cost of Payment Acceptance in a Complex Environment

As the retailing landscape continues to grow more complex and consumer expectations are higher, multichannel retailers must adopt a quite a new approach to accepting and processing payments. In many markets, consumers have choices and preferences on which forms of payment they use to pay for retailer products and are adopting new methods to exchange value.

by Mark Beresford | Mar 01, 2019
10 mins read
Conversation With Jeremy Nicholds, CEO of Judopay

Conversation With Jeremy Nicholds, CEO of Judopay

Jeremy Nicholds, CEO of Judopay, payment gateway provider focusing on delivering a simple, seamless and safe payment checkout process both in-app and online, spoke to EDC’s Samee Zafar.

by Samee Zafar | Jan 31, 2019
5 mins read
M&A deal of the month: First Data acquisition by Fiserv, Earthport and more

M&A deal of the month: First Data acquisition by Fiserv, Earthport and more

The new year started with a Bang and we were literally spoilt for choice in picking the most interesting deal announced over the last few weeks. The $22bn First Data acquisition by Fiserv obviously stood out and not just because of the price tag. Then there was the Visa offer for Earthport.

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Jan 31, 2019
2 mins read
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