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June 28, 2023

On the web

Visa to Acquire Pismo

Visa

"Visa today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pismo, a cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform with operations in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe, for $1 billion in cash."

June 19, 2023

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March 24, 2023

On the web

Visa Boosts Offer for Brazilian Fintech Pismo to $1.4B - Report

Seeking Alpha

"Visa has upped its offer for Pismo, a cloud-based banking and payments platform for banks, to $1.4B from its original offer of $1B, Valor Economico reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. In Brazil, Pismo, which is backed by Amazon and SoftBank, provides cloud infrastructure for banks such as Itaú , BTG+, Pactual's retail platform and part of Citi. It has been expanding globally, most recently into India and Singapore. Valor reported that Visa is in competition with at least one other potential party."

March 7, 2023

On the wires

Pismo Introduces Digital Lending Functionality to its Banking and Cards Platform

PR Newswire

"Pismo, one of the world's fastest-growing banking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firms, has announced a new capability of its core banking and payments platform: digital lending. Digital lending is part of Pismo's cloud-native and API-based platform. It brings agility and flexibility to accelerate the creation of new products, covering traditional business and consumer offerings, as well as new opportunities such as Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), for banks and fintechs of all sizes."

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