Lightyear Capital wants to buy payments-solutions firms, AeroPay plans to streamline B2B payments and the summer saw a record volume of $5 billion+ M&A deals
| | BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS EDITION | In B2B, Embedded Payments Make For Attractive Acquisitions In the build vs. buy debate, particularly within B2B payments modernization, the decision rests squarely on the side of âbuy.â Private equity firm Lightyear Capital has established ProfitSolv to acquire integrated solutions for billing, payments and software services. Michal Petrzela, managing director at Lightyear Capital, told PYMNTS why embedded payments with vertical-specific software solutions make for attractive acquisition opportunities. |
Open Banking/Bank-FinTech Collab |
The Bank-FinTech Tie-Up Streamlines Access To Finance, Data As banks look to provide easier access to finance or financial data, banks are joining forces with FinTechs on digital initiatives. Also seen in this weekâs roundup of the newest in bank-FinTech collaborations is an open banking partnership to help banks bolster their offerings to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) and corporate clients. |
| B2B Payments | How âSmart Bank Transfersâ Can Help Streamline B2B Payments The pandemic has exposed the pain points of all verticals, when it comes to payments, and especially when it comes to transacting in person or with cash. AeroPay Founder Dan Muller described his company as âa payment platform based on the concept of a smart bank transferâ that helps streamline B2B transactions in a flexible bank to bank manner, via the platform. | | |
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