M&A

Ascent Technologies has been acquired by Edgewater Equity Partners, a distinguished private equity firm based in Boston.

Visa has announced the acquisition of Pismo, a trailblazing firm renowned for its cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform.

Encompass Corporation has recently expanded its capabilities by acquiring two significant entities from ING: CoorpID and Blacksmith KYC.

Riskonnect, a IRM solutions firm, and Ventiv Technology, renowned for risk, insurance, and underwriting technology, are now one entity.

Today marks the introduction of Holtara, a subsidiary of Apex Group, a financial services behemoth known for its all-encompassing solutions for asset managers. Holtara emerges as a new brand in sustainability services, blending expertise from Apex Group and MJ Hudson, a recent acquisition.

Trustly, a leader in open banking solutions, has completed its acquisition of SlimPay, a prominent player in the European recurring payments sector.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has acquired Juniper Networks, a network equipment manufacturer known for its networking solutions.

Salmon, a Southeast Asian FinTech startup, has received regulatory approval to acquire the controlling interest in Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa (Laguna), making it a licensed bank in the Philippines.

Sphera, a leading provider of ESG performance and risk management software, data, and consulting services, has announced its acquisition of SupplyShift, a supply chain sustainability software company known for empowering businesses to build transparent, responsible, and resilient supply chains.

Airbus and Atos, a major player in the IT sector, are currently in discussions regarding a significant acquisition.