JPMorgan to Buy Payment Firm WePay in Rare FinTech Acquisition

  • JPMorgan has typically pursued partnerships in fintech
  • WePay CEO asked to help JPMorgan recruit in California
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to acquire the startup WePay to help its 4 million small-business customers accept payments faster.

The deal will let the bank’s customers integrate payments into the software they use, New York-based JPMorgan said Monday in an emailed statement, without disclosing terms. WePay, founded in 2008, already works with software platforms like GoFundMe and FreshBooks, JPMorgan said.