Elavon, an Atlanta, GA-based global merchant acquirer and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), is to acquire Sage Pay, a payments gateway business in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The amount of the deal – subject to regulatory approval – was not disclosed.
This acquisition extends Elavon’s market share in the UK and Ireland, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises where Sage Pay is a highly-trusted payments gateway with a loyal customer base.
Elavon is a global payments company with more than 4,300 employees and operations in 10 countries. A subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, Elavon provides businesses with the technology needed to accept payments from customers, whether they are shopping in stores, at home or on the go.
It is currently the fourth-largest merchant acquirer in Europe with an integrated international processing platform that allows them to do business in many countries and currencies.
Sage Pay is a division of The Sage Group plc (SGE), a FTSE-listed market leader in cloud business management solutions.
FinSMEs
18/11/2019