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 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 January, Allfunds Group, headquartered in Spain, was acquired by Deutsche Börse Group of Germany for $6.2B at 4.2 times revenue. The deal combines Allfunds’ distribution capabilities with Deutsche Börse Group’s global financial market infrastructure.  

In July, Greiðslumiðlun, an Iceland-based provider of digital payment, registration, and collection services, was acquired by Síminn of Iceland for approximately $22 million. The acquisition expands Síminn's fintech capabilities through payment, collection, and lending solutions while creating cross-selling opportunities and increasing recurring revenue. 

In September, GoCardless, a United Kingdom-based developer of account-to-account payment software for recurring collections, was acquired by Mollie of the Netherlands for $1.2 billion at 9.9 times revenue. The acquisition expands Mollie's payment suite with bank-payment capabilities, strengthens recurring revenue solutions, and extends its international reach through GoCardless' global payment network. 

In September, Atome, a Singapore-based provider of AI-powered digital lending and buy now, pay later software, was acquired by Grab Holdings of Singapore for $1.49 billion. The acquisition deepens Grab's consumer lending capabilities, enhances AI-driven underwriting and risk management, and supports the continued expansion of its financial services ecosystem.