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Green Dot Buys UniRush For $147M Plus Earn-Out Payments
Partnerships / Acquisitions // January 31, 2017

Green Dot announced Monday (Jan. 30) it inked a deal to buy UniRush and its operating businesses RushCard, an online direct-to-consumer general purpose reloadable prepaid card provider, and Rapid! PayCard, a corporate payroll card provider. In a press release, Green Dot said the buy, which...

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Regulators Say A-OK For Mastercard’s VocaLink Acquisition

April 12, 2017
Done deal. Mastercard’s proposed acquisition of U.K. payments technology firm VocaLink has received approval from regulators, with the deal expected to close in the coming weeks. As VocaLink looks to soon power a real-time ACH infrastructure in the U.S. — in addition to supporting payment systems in the U.K., Singapore, Sweden and Thailand — the two companies […]

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Green Dot Buys UniRush For $147M Plus Earn-Out Payments

January 31, 2017
Green Dot announced Monday (Jan. 30) it inked a deal to buy UniRush and its operating businesses RushCard, an online direct-to-consumer general purpose reloadable prepaid card provider, and Rapid! PayCard, a corporate payroll card provider. In a press release, Green Dot said the buy, which is part of its plan to enhance shareholder value, expands […]