Interest rates remain high, valuations have fallen and overall deal volume is down across sectors — including fintech M&A activity. But deals are still getting done, albeit slowly and with more caution from investors. BPM Partners James Lichau and Craig Hamm outline their top strategies for navigating the current fintech M&A environment.
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'There are going to be a lot of M&As in the market. There's going to be a lot of innovation and focus on unit economics'
This is the first acquisition in the history of the Open Finance platform, which was created in 2019 by Pablo Viguera and Oriol Tintoré.
MoneyLion’s recent acquisition of Even Financial (now Engine by MoneyLion) will drive growth for both companies, Engine’s founder said.
The agreement for the acquisition of NetPay had been announced in November 2022. FEMSA had owned minority shares in the fintech since 2019.
This week, PicPay, one of the leading digital wallets in Brazil, announced a new acquisition in a bid to gain ground in Brazil's trillion-dollar loan market.
The acquisition aims to combine the tools of both companies to make a reportedly unique app for small business owners.
In addition to acquiring a 3.85% equity stake in the fintech Méliuz, BV will have the option to buy all shares of the controlling block.
On Monday, Finastra and Jifiti announced a point of sale Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) embedded finance partnership for financial institutions.