This Week in Fintech (9/18)

Hello Fintech Friends,

We’re looking for volunteers to join us for The Fintech Formal! If you’d be interested in helping us out from 3pm through the event on Friday, 11/11, drop us a line and let us know. (All volunteers get free tickets.)

And congrats to Scott Rosenblum, who won a free ticket from our twitter giveaway! We’ll have more soon.

Where else can you find us in the meantime?

9/21 in Austin
9/22 in Mumbai
11/10 in Cape Town

Please find another week of fintech exits and deep reads below.

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☯️ Exits

💻 IPOs & SPACs

Corebridge Financial, the retirement spinout from AIG, raised $1.7 billion in its IPO at the low-end of its price range ($21).

🤝 M&A - Fintech

Global fintech M&A is on the rise in the first half of the year, with 591 recorded deals (up from 406 last year) as valuations fall and companies become buy targets.

Megabank JP Morgan acquired fintech merchant acquiring payments processor Renovite to provide an alternative to Stripe and Block to businesses accepting payments (the latest in a long fintech acquisition spree by the bank).
One-click checkout provider Bolt officially called off its planned $1.5 billion acquisition of crypto on/off-ramp Wyre.
Business payments provider Bottomline acquired Nexus Systems, an accounts payable and payments automation software for real estate and property management.
Financial services research firm Acuity Knowledge acquired financial institution analytics firm Cians Analytics.
Accounting and tax prep provider FMS Solutions acquired rival Retail Financial Services.
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is evaluating acquiring a 30% stake in Indian “shadow bank” lender Vistaar for $150 million.

🏦 M&A - Bank and FinServ

Private equity firm KKR is negotiating a stake in Indian financial services firm Avendus Capital for $500 million.
Western Union is gearing up for a launch across Latin America with its acquisition of Te Enviei, a Brazil-based digital wallet.

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