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        ACQUISITIONS                                              agement, Tribe noted. Jo Lawrence, who joined Tribe as
                                                                  head of customer success, has over 20 years of experience
                                                                  in payments, risk and fraud prevention. Her background
          Flywire acquires Invoiced                               includes senior roles at Mastercard and Barclaycard

          Flywire Corp., a global payments enablement and soft-   Merchant Services.
          ware  company,  acquired  Invoiced,  an  SaaS  platform   Future FinTech appoints Hu Li
          that automates the order-to-cash process for B2B finance
          teams. This acquisition aims to enhance Flywire’s  B2B   Future Fintech Group Inc. selected Hu Li as its chief
          payments business by expanding its software suite       executive officer, president and a member of its board
          and reinforcing its commitment to the B2B segment,      of directors. Li, who replaced Shanchun Huang, brings
          which handles around $10 trillion in global payment     a wealth of experience to his new role, having served as
          volume, Flywire stated. Invoiced’s platform automates   CEO of FTFT International Securities and Futures Ltd.
          accounts receivable processes through deep integrations   since January 2024 and as corporate secretary of Future
          with leading accounting systems, and the combination    Fintech since 2019. He has also held leadership posi-
          of Invoiced’s  A/R automation software with Flywire’s   tions at Shineco Inc. and Anhui Yihai Mining Equipment
          global payment network will provide a comprehensive     Co. Ltd. Li has been with Future Fintech for five years,
          solution that streamlines workflows for finance depart-  playing a key role in the company's transition into a
          ments, Flywire added.                                   diversified fintech enterprise. As CEO, Li is committed
                                                                  to driving the company's global strategic growth, lever-
          Nuvei to acquire licensed                               aging his experience to achieve sustainable development
          Payment Institution in Brazil                           and benefit customers, employees and shareholders
                                                                  worldwide.
          Nuvei Corp., a Canadian fintech company, agreed
          to acquire Pay2All Instituição de Pagamento Ltda., a    B2B expert Robert West joins Fortis
          licensed Payment Institution in  Brazil,  authorized by
          the Central Bank of Brazil. This acquisition will enable   Fortis, a provider of payments technology for software
          Nuvei to expand its capabilities in the Brazilian market   providers and scaling businesses, appointed Robert
          and  strengthen  its  commitment  to  the  Latin American   West as executive vice president of B2B. Previously with
          region, Nuvei stated, adding that with the Payment      EBizCharge and OnPay Solutions, West brings nearly
          Institution license, Nuvei can offer comprehensive pay-  a decade of experience in scaling accounts receivable
          ment services in Brazil, including processing PIX trans-  and accounts payable payments businesses, particularly
          actions and managing e-wallets and betting accounts.    through partnerships.
          This license is crucial for providing services in Brazil's
          newly regulated sports betting and online gaming mar-   At Fortis, he will lead the company's B2B expansion
          ket, which is projected to grow significantly, Nuvei said,   strategy, building on its success in the ERP ecosystem,
          noting that this acquisition positions it as a key payment   where Fortis integrates with platforms like NetSuite,
          partner in Brazil's igaming and ecommerce sectors.      Sage and QuickBooks. Fortis CEO Greg Cohen high-
                                                                  lighted West's expertise in building partnerships and
        APPOINTMENTS                                              high-performing teams as key to driving the company's
                                                                  B2B growth.
          Tribe Payments expands executive team

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