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Rapyd Ísland
Acquirer · PSP
IcelandFounded 1983What it does
The Icelandic arm of Rapyd and the surviving legal person of Valitor, licensed by the Central Bank of Iceland as an electronic money institution. It sells card machines that take contactless payments, Apple Pay and Google Pay at the counter, and Rapyd Collect for cards, transfers and wallets online.
Deals · 5
- Jul 2021·acquired by Rapyd · $112.5M
- May 2020·sold Valitor A/S (formerly AltaPay A/S) to Christian Rasmussen (AltaPay co-founder)
- Jul 2017·acquired Chip & PIN Solutions Ltd
- May 2017·acquired IPS Ltd (International Payment Services)
- Jan 2014·acquired AltaPay A/S · ISK 4.2B
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