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Google Acquires Softcard

Announced February 23, 2015

GoogleMobile payments2015

What happened

Softcard was a mobile payments business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Android Pay.

Acquirer
Google
Target
Softcard
Announced
February 23, 2015
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Mobile payments

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
175th of 269 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
66 of 269 Google deals
Google's average disclosed price
$1.20B
Google's largest disclosed deal
Wiz ($32B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2015
116 across all acquirers
Google in Mobile payments
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Google acquire Softcard?

Google acquired Softcard on February 23, 2015. This was Google's 175th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Softcard?

The price Google paid for Softcard was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Softcard do?

Softcard was a mobile payments business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Android Pay.

What other Mobile payments companies has Google acquired?

Softcard is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Mobile payments so far.

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