Trustly Acquires Ecospend, Further Strengthening Position In The Uk - One Of Europe'S Fastest-Growing A2A Markets And A Core Growth Market For Trustly
May 31, 2022•over 3 years ago
Acquiring Company
Trustly
Acquired Company
Ecospend
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Description
Trustly, the leading global payments platform for digital Account-to-Account transactions ("A2A") today announces the acquisition of the UK-based Open Banking Payments platform Ecospend. Ecospend's strong UK A2A product and full bank connectivity will complement and enable Trustly to deliver a market-leading product in the UK, and further accelerate its UK roll-out – one of Europe's most rapidly growing A2A regions and a core growth market for Trustly.
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