Merger & Acquisitions
Fraud Blog posts tagged “Merger & Acquisitions”.
Dyre Malware Picks Up Where Zeus Left Off
Since the takedown of the Zeus botnet in June 2014 fraudsters have moved to a new malware of choice, known as Dyre, which also seeks to…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Merger & AcquisitionsEarly Warning Acquires Authentify and their Multi-Factor Authentication Technology
Early Warning, the cooperative owned by five of the largest U.S. banks that provides risk management services to financial institutions and…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Merger & AcquisitionsFirst Data Acquires Digital Gift Card Distributor Transaction Wireless Inc.
Less than one year after the acquisition of digital gift card platform Gyft in 2014, First Data announced the acquisition of Transaction…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Merger & AcquisitionsFirst Data, North American Bancard Each Complete Major Payment Acquisitions
At the end of May, First Data announced they had reached agreement to acquire another large, publicly traded payment processor,…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Merger & AcquisitionsFIS Acquires Clear2Pay, Possibly to Speed Up Development of Payment Network ACH Alternative
FIS Inc. announced the acquisition of Brussels-based payment technology company Clear2Pay for €375 ($493.3) million in early September.…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsGoogle Wallet Partners with and Acquires Softcard’s Technology
While there had been rumors that Google was in talks with Softcard to acquire the mobile network’s joint venture, the two organizations…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Merger & AcquisitionsIBM Acquires European Payment Fraud Vendor IRIS Analytics
In mid-January IBM announced the acquisition of IRIS Analytics, a data modeling and analytics provider based in Germany that focuses on…
Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read Merger & AcquisitionsIngenico Invests in Omni-Channel with Acquisition of Think&Go NFC
Once primarily known for POS hardware, Ingenico Group greatly increased their eCommerce payment services with the late 2014 acquisition of…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Industry NewsLargest Grocer in U.S. Prepares to Enter eCommerce with Vitacost Acquisition
Kroger, the largest pure grocery store chain by sales in the United States, recently purchased online vitamin merchant Vitacost.com for…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionMasterCard to Acquire NuData Security
At the end of March, MasterCard announced they had entered into an agreement to acquire NuData Security, the behavioral biometric and…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Merger & AcquisitionsMitek Systems Acquires IDchecker for $10.6 Million
Mitek, who specializes in mobile onboarding and capturing solutions, announced they would be acquiring identity document verification…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Merger & AcquisitionsPitney Bowes Acquirers Global eCommerce Provider Borderfree
Borderfree, a publicly traded company providing site localization, global logistics services and other solutions for eCommerce merchants…
Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read