Acquisition History / Google / Softcard
Google Acquires Softcard
Announced February 23, 2015
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
- Target
- Softcard
- Announced
- February 23, 2015
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Mobile payments
By the numbers
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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