Visa has completed the acquisition of UK-based Earthport, providing an entree for the card scheme into the $80 trillion account-to-account payments market.
Visa made a surprise £198 million bid for Earthport over the festive season, an offer which was recommended by the company’s Board and put to shareholders. But Mastercard tried to gazump its rival with its own £233 million bid, forcing Visa to return with an improved £247 million package.
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