There were 78 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the merchant acquiring/processing sector of the card and mobile payment industry in 2019. Those transactions occurred in 25 countries. In 2018, there were 49 M&A deals in merchant acquiring/processing in 17 countries. In 2017, M&A deals in this sector totaled 68 in 21 countries. Last year, North America (U.S. and Canada) accounted for 33 deals, Europe had 29, Asia-Pacific had 8, Latin America had 4, as did the Middle East-Africa region. Of the 78 transactions, financial terms were disclosed in only 21. The disclosed monetary...