M&A

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pismo, an operational cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform in Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Europe.

FIS, a global leader in financial services technology, has made a strategic move to sell a majority stake in its Worldpay Merchant Solutions business to private equity funds managed by GTCR.

International insurance broker, Howden, has recently announced its acquisition of Media Insurance Brokers International Limited (MIB), a leading independent UK and Irish film and television broker.

Papara, the leading Turkish neobank, has announced its acquisition of Rebellion, a popular Spanish challenger bank. This major acquisition, the first of its kind for Papara, propels the company's valuation to over $1bn, elevating it into the coveted ranks of FinTech unicorns in Europe.

Thailand-based InsurTech company, Roojai, has strategically acquired the local business of FWD General Insurance from Bolttech.

Corlytics, a leader in intelligent regulations and regulatory data, and Clausematch, a renowned policy management and compliance software firm, have announced a strategic partnership.

Guy Carpenter, a global leader in risk and reinsurance solutions and a Marsh McLennan business, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Re Solutions, the foremost independent reinsurance broker in Israel. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Socure, a digital identity verification solutions firm, has acquired San Francisco-based Berbix, a pioneer in document verification solutions.

ThoughtSpot, the trailblazing AI-Powered Analytics firm, has announced its definitive agreement to purchase Mode Analytics, the modern BI platform that integrates data and business teams to amplify impact, in a cash and equity transaction valued at $200m.

FinTech firm Ramp has announced the acquisition of Cohere.io, a leading AI-powered customer support platform.