2016-05-11 Payments Acquisitions Dip in 2015: Report

The payments industry saw merger-and-acquisition volume decrease 21 percent in 2015, after rising 46% in 2014. For 2015, the payments sector had 108 mergers or acquisitions, compared to 137 in 2014 and 94 in 2013. Berkery estimates the value of the 2015 business deals in payments at $20.76 billion, up from $15.91 billion in 2014.