CaixaBank and Global Payments, partners in Spain and Brazil in merchant acquiring joint ventures, have teamed with Erste Group Bank for a new joint venture acquiring business covering card transactions generated in the Czech Republic, Romania, and Slovakia. The transaction is expected to close in 2016. Global Payments and CaixaBank will pay $33.6 million (€30 million) in cash to acquire a 51% majority ownership in the joint venture. The Erste Group will contribute its merchant card processing contracts in the three countries in return for a 49% share. Global Payments and CaixaBank formed ...