Contracts

08 Apr 20 @ 14:16

The European Commission has accepted requests submitted by Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the UK to assess under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Nets A/S account-to-account... read more

25 Feb 20 @ 12:45

Intuit, which already owns TurboTax and QuickBooks, has agreed to buy credit report provider Credit Karma for $7.1 billion as consolidation sweeps the financial technology industry. The deal highlights the... read more

24 Feb 20 @ 09:25

Elavon says it will divest its Mexico-based operations to Santander. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the next few weeks. Elavon currently provides payment processing... read more

21 Feb 20 @ 12:07

The acceptance of MIR National Payment System cards has been announced in Tajikistan, opening up access to Russians who live in, or travel to, the country. Other countries where MIR... read more

11 Feb 20 @ 15:56

Mastercard has announce that it has received in-principle approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to begin formal preparations to set up a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China.... read more

03 Feb 20 @ 11:03

Worldline has this morning announced it agreed a deal to buy local rival Ingenico in a €7.8 billion deal that will create a global player in the rapidly consolidating payments... read more

14 Jan 20 @ 09:35

Visa has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Plaid, an Open Banking network that makes it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps... read more

18 Nov 19 @ 16:16

As the payments market consolidation continues, Elavon has agreed to acquire Sage Pay, a well-known and established payments gateway business in the UK and Ireland. Sage Pay is a division... read more

12 Nov 19 @ 10:41

Visa has announced it will acquire a “significant minority” stake in Nigerian payments platform Interswitch. Interswitch did not provide financial details in its statement but media reports indicate that Visa... read more

06 Nov 19 @ 10:14

Chinese payments giants Alipay and WeChat Pay have announced they plan to open up their mobile wallet platforms to international card schemes as regulators ease restrictions. The apps, which dominate... read more

04 Nov 19 @ 09:01

Western Union has deployed full Open Banking application programming interface (API) access to its supporting front-end domestic and international payment applications through its Western Union Business Solutions unit. This new... read more

29 Oct 19 @ 10:08

Transbank S.A. and AEVI announced a strategic partnership to help Transbank’s customers in Chile deliver omnichannel and digital in-store experiences for their merchants. Founded as a credit card processing intermediary... read more