Monday 14 May 2012

Wright Express acquires CorporatePay aiming for the European market


Raphael Michilis
Payment processor Wright Express Corporation has acquired the stock of the UK-based CorporatePay for about USD27.5mi.

The acquisition means a broader range of products and a rapid expansion into the European market for the American payment processor, that has more than 350,000 customers.

The deal also includes a potential earn-out of USD8.84mi to the British prepaid solutions provider, who had over USD 398 mi in load volume in 2011.

CorporatePay is focused in the travel industry and its portfolio includes physical and virtual cards, multi-currency cards, and corporate branded cards.

"First, it accelerates our on the ground presence within the U.K. and Europe, markets in which we see significant opportunities. Second, it supplements our existing product offering to now include prepaid single use accounts, or virtual cards," said Michael Dubyak, chairman and CEO of Wright Express. 

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