As 2022 draws to a close, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the past year in fintech. Specifically, look at the big moves that players in this space have made. From startups to large corporations, all companies are on the move. Some companies are considering mergers and acquisitions with other companies. This article examines the industry’s biggest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for 2022 and beyond.
January

January is often considered one of the slowest months as everyone returns from vacation, but some companies were already looking to announce mergers and acquisitions in 2022. tandem bank buy consumer finance Oplo Create ‘A fairer, greener digital bank for the UK’.
The move brings Tandem Bank’s total asset value to 1.2bn, including 230m in green loans, 1bn in financing and over 171,000 customers.
Susie AlikerTandem’s CEO appointed to lead the combined business with the backing of Oplo’s founders Alex Moratoas Vice President.
February
The travel payments industry has seen a resurgence after the pandemic. As consumers returned to their planes, they sought new forms to make payments.
like that, trip actionAcquires All-in-One Travel, Corporate Card and Expense Management Solutions comtrabo, a travel management company. The deal is his second European-based acquisition for TripActions Group, bringing his total investment across the UK and Europe to over $400 million in less than a year.
march
Cryptocurrencies hit a slump in 2022. From the start, they had a downward forecast. One of his most notable M&As in March was block daemonblockchain infrastructure company, cryptocurrency API company jewelrythe former gets the latter.
The acquisition follows Blockdaemon’s $207 million Series C. As a result, Blockdaemon was able to generate transaction-based revenue immediately. This was an important strategic business model for the company going forward.

April
As alluded to before, there has been movement from both large conglomerates and start-ups.But when we said the move would be made by everyone, we really meant everyone. Pay Retailers.
in April, Pay Retailers, Fintech payments specialist in Latin America, announced the acquisition of two Chilean online payment platforms. Peigol and of Colombia pago digitalThese two acquisitions strengthen PayRetailers’ breadth and depth and enable the potential of e-commerce payments across Latin America.
The company has continued to grow and expand throughout the years. Fintech Times We recently held a webinar Latin America Expansion: Overcoming Hurdles to Payments GrowthHere, PayRetailers explained how the company has grown and why Latin America has such a thriving fintech ecosystem.
May
Software as a Service (SaaS) Payments Infrastructure Platform in May paddle Companies Earning Subscription Metrics profit well $200 million in cash and stock. Paddle has integrated ProfitWell financial metrics with pricing and retention software. Following the contract, subscription businesses could plug into Paddle and do all their taxes, payments, billing, reporting, retention, and pricing.
June
As we approach the middle of 2022, one of the biggest M&A deals has taken place in the investment space. DalbergSocial Impact Advisory Group, Acquisitions Ravelis a Singapore-based firm that designs and executes corporate innovation programs.
He argued that the new service could help make investments in innovation more socially impactful. Dalberg sought to incorporate Ravel’s innovation capabilities and networks into its global advisory, sector and regional expertise.
July
One of the hottest topics in fintech last year was financial inclusion. Innovator active in space, go henry, prepaid debit cards and financial education apps for kids ages 6-18, picpay, The financial education pioneer’s first foray into Europe.
Despite the acquisition, GoHenry and Pixpay continued to operate under their own brands with no changes in leadership, headquarters or personnel. As the years progress visa Following the partnership extension, it was announced as GoHenry’s exclusive network provider.
August
In response to the economic slowdown during the summer vacation, Verso Wealth Management announced the acquisition of Campbell Thomson Insurance Services Limited.
The acquisition brings total assets under management to over 1 billion. This would be his fifth acquisition by the Verso platform, and his first based in Scotland.
September
One of the largest organizations in fintech, JP Morgan 2022 has also moved big.
In September, we signed a deal to acquire a cloud-native payment technology company. RenoviteThis strategic acquisition helped JP Morgan Payments build a next-generation merchant acquisition platform, strengthen the company’s payments modernization strategy and support its move to the cloud. Renovite is now officially part of JP Morgan Payments.

October
in October, Staven edge Acquired credit intermediary fin point Expanding the provision of financial services.Transaction after approval by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has expanded UK fintech to provide assistance to brokers and IFAs. This was intended to help build a comprehensive proposition spanning insurance, loans and cash for small businesses.
November
Climate First Bancorp – Holding company climate first bank Purchase a startup-developed climate and social justice fintech platform computableThe platform indexes data from over 10,000 companies and analyzes their environmental, social and governance performance.
As a result, customers can track how their brand purchases align with their personal values.
December
And finally December comes. Companies are gearing up for his 2023, even though everyone is at work around the Christmas holidays.
In particular, investcorp, Alternative investment firm agreed to acquire marble point, a US-based CLO manager. Upon completion of the transaction, Marble Point merged with Investcorp Credit Management.
The integrated platform manages $2 billion in assets and ranks among the top 15 CLO managers globally by AUM.





























Francis Bignell
