Capital One to acquire Brex for $5B; BitGo goes public as year's first Crypto IPO (TWIF 1/25)

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Ledger plans a New York IPOwith the French crypto hardware wallet maker targeting a valuation over $4 billion and tapping Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Barclays for a potential 2026 listing.

BitGo priced its IPOat $18 per share, closing its first trading day up 2.7% and with a $2 billion valuation as the first major crypto custody IPO of 2026.

OLB Group refiledDMint's Form S-1 to spin off its cryptocurrency mining subsidiary through a simultaneous IPO.

Capital One agreed to acquire Brex for $5.15 billion in cash and stock, giving the credit-card issuer access to technology used by thousands of companies for corporate credit cards. 

PayoneeracquiredBoundless, an Ireland-based Employer of Record (EOR) platform, to enhance its workforce management tools for small- and medium-sized businesses.  

Airwallex acquired Paynuri, entering the South Korean market with Paynuri’s payment gateway and foreign exchange licenses. 

Zepz acquired Pomelo International, a credit-building remittance app and card,to expand beyond remittances into credit cards and lending.

Juniper Group acquiredSingapore-based Tagit, a digital banking solutions provider processing over $100 billion in transactions annually. 

Cosegic acquired Fintrail, a consultancy for fintechs to manage financial crime risks through anti-money laundering and fraud prevention. 

Coincheck agreed to acquirea 97% stake in 3iQ, a Canadian digital asset manager,  for $112 million (all-stock). Deal expected to close in Q2 2026.

Abound acquired Ahauz, a mortgage lender specializing in shared equity mortgages, to offer home owners improved access to borrowing. 

GoParity acquired Bolsa Social, Spain's first impact crowdfunding platform to be authorized by the Spanish regulator, to accelerate expansion.

AdvanThink acquiredHeptalytics,a Paris-based company focused on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing detection. 

RemoteacquiredAtlas, the expense management solution for global teams, to bolster Remote’s HR and payroll platform. 

Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions committed to acquire Ryan, a global tax services and software provider.

Raymond James agreed to acquire Clark Capital Management Group, a Philadelphia-based asset management company with $46 billion in discretionary and non-discretionary assets. Deal expected to close in Q3 2026.

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