Vantiv has made a key acquisition (VNTV)

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US-based payment processor Vantiv has announced that it has agreed to acquire Moneris USA, the US subsidiary of Toronto-based payment processor Moneris Solutions Corp., for $425 million.

Moneris USA provides high-quality merchant service solutions, including credit, debit, wireless, and digital payment services for merchants in nearly all industry segments. Vantiv will serve Moneris USA's merchant partners with “deep payments expertise” on its way to growing the company.  

Vantiv is poised to expand its portfolio and bolster sales with this acquisition.

• The acquisition significantly adds to Vantiv's US portfolio. Vantiv will take over serving Moneris USA’s 350,000 merchant locations, which process over 3 billion card transactions per year. Vantiv is already considered the nation's second-largest payment processor, with over 800,000 merchant locations. This deal will likely strengthen the firm's positioning in the US and help it increase its market share. 
• The needs of Moneris USA's merchant clients could set Vantiv up for sustained growth. Vantiv has historically listed its omnichannel capabilities as a driver of growth for this company, and has recently been investing in a number of features to better serve merchants and those that provide services to them in this area. It's likely that Moneris USA merchants will be attracted to Vantiv's omnichannel offerings because they're already selling online. That's especially true in light of omnichannel growth across the board — 89% of merchants have a website and 65% have a mobile store, compared with 76% and 25% five years ago, respectively. Acquiring new business that's likely to be interested in a key growth driver could be a recipe for success for Vantiv as it continues to scale. 

Vantiv's acquisition of Moneris USA could shift part of the payments ecosystem, which now includes acquirers, processors, merchants, networks, and more.

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