In January, Global Payments, headquartered in Georgia, agreed to acquire Worldpay for $24.3B. The transaction positions Global Payments as a pure‑play commerce solutions provider, serving clients ranging from small businesses to global enterprises.

Also in January, Total System Services, based in Georgia, was acquired by FIS of Florida for $13.5B. The acquisition significantly expanded FIS’s consumer and commercial card data coverage, strengthening its data‑driven insights across card portfolios.

In June, Clearwater Analytics, headquartered in Idaho, was acquired by a consortium made up of Permira of the United Kingdom and an investor group led by New York-based Warburg Pincus that includes Temasek along key support from Francisco Partners. The acquisition supports Clearwater's expansion into a front-to-back investment management platform with enhanced AI, analytics, and alternative asset capabilities.

In April, OneStream, headquartered in Michigan, was acquired by United Kingdom-based Hg. The acquisition accelerates OneStream's AI-first strategy and expands its Finance AI capabilities, supporting its vision of becoming the operating system for the modern Office of the CFO. 

In April, Brex, a California-based AI-powered corporate finance and spend management platform, was acquired by Capital One Financial of Virginia. The acquisition enables Capital One to leverage AI-driven automation capabilities to help customers streamline financial workflows, reduce manual review processes, and improve spend management. 

In May, Reap, a Hong Kong-based digital payments and working capital management platform, was acquired by Kraken of California. The transaction expands Kraken’s B2B payments infrastructure, adding card issuance, cross-border payment, and stablecoin settlement capabilities while strengthening its presence in the Asia-Pacific market.

In June, Bitbank, a Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset trading platform, was acquired by its Japanese peer SBI Holdings. The acquisition expands SBI’s digital asset platform by adding Bitbank’s customer base, exchange infrastructure, and regulatory capabilities, strengthening its position in Japan’s regulated cryptocurrency market.