Friday, November 22

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Pine Labs acquires Qwikcilver for $110 mn
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Pine Labs acquires Qwikcilver for $110 mn

Singapore-based merchant platform company Pine Labs has acquired gift solution company, Qwikcilver for $110 million. Last month the company had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Qwikcilver. "We have acquired Qwikcilver for $110 million, funded via internal cash reserves and with additional funding from existing investors," a company statement said. The company is backed by Sequoia India, PayPal, Temasek, Actis Capital, Altimeter Capital, Madison India Capital and Sofina. Qwikcilver is a gift card service provider, managing an annualised gross transaction value of $1.5 billion across India, Middle East and South East Asia. With this acquisition, Qwikcilver and Pine Labs have a combined gift solutions business comprising 250 brands and retailers and 1,500 enterprise cus...