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Plaid-Visa Deal Called Off, Could Impact Future Fintech M&A

Visa’s planned takeover of data-focused API fintech Plaid is off. So reports TechCrunch.

visa 2623015 1920The proposed $5.3 billion deal was originally reported in January of 2020, but the Department of Justice filed an anti-competition lawsuit to block it a few months later in November. Ultimately, it was called off voluntarily due to the “complex litigation” surrounding the acquisition.

“While the Visa-Plaid deal was merely a single transaction, its scuttling doesn’t bode well for other fintech startups and unicorns that might have eyed an exit to a wealthy incumbent,” according to the article.

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