CSI’s acquisition of Qolo represents another major move in the fintech space. CSI’s modern payments infrastructure and treasury solutions gain traction in D.A. Davidson Qolo Sale The D.A. Davidson Qolo Sale to CSI demonstrates the continued evolution of banking technology for financial institutions.
D.A. Davidson & Co. announced it acted as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Qolo, Inc. in connection with its sale to Computer Services, Inc. (CSI). CSI is a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners, L.P., TA Associates and Bridgeport Partners. The deal combines two recognized providers of technology that are committed to improving digital banking and payments capabilities.
Qolo’s leadership also emphasized the strategic importance of the transaction.
Qolo has built a modern platform offering treasury solutions and payments infrastructure in a single programmable control layer. The platform offers virtual account management, embedded ledger infrastructure, card issuing and processing, program management and multi-rail payment orchestration. This enables financial institutions, FinTechs and B2B businesses to modernize their treasury operations in an increasingly complex payment environment.
Deal Drives Innovation in Banking Tech
The acquisition also strengthens CSI’s commercial banking offerings. CSI already delivers end-to-end financial technology solutions to community and regional financial institutions. CSI’s banking technology ecosystem expands with addition of Qolo’s real-time ledger technology, virtual and physical card issuing capabilities and multi-rail money movement solutions. That means community banks can better serve sophisticated commercial clients and reduce reliance on multiple vendors and complex integrations.
“We are proud to have advised Qolo on its sale to CSI,” said Aalap Merchant, Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology Investment Banking at D.A. Davidson. “The combination brings together modern payments and treasury infrastructure with CSI’s broader banking technology ecosystem, creating a stronger foundation for community and regional financial institutions as they modernize commercial banking capabilities. It also reflects our continued conviction in the strategic importance of payments infrastructure as financial services becomes increasingly real-time, automated, and data-driven.”
“We founded Qolo to simplify and modernize the payments infrastructure that financial institutions, FinTechs, and enterprises rely on to move and manage money,” said Patricia Montesi, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Qolo. “The combination with CSI is an exciting and important next step, bringing Qolo’s modern treasury and payments capabilities into a broader banking technology ecosystem at a time when financial institutions need more integrated infrastructure to serve commercial customers. D.A. Davidson brought a deep understanding of our market, our platform, and the strategic value of this opportunity, and their sector expertise and senior-level guidance were instrumental throughout the process.”
“We are excited to join CSI and believe the combination creates a stronger platform for financial institutions and FinTechs seeking more integrated treasury and payments infrastructure,” said Darren Beyer, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Qolo. “D.A. Davidson’s understanding of the payments infrastructure landscape and their partnership throughout the process helped position the company for this next chapter.”
Additionally, the transaction reinforces D.A. Davidson’s long-standing focus on the convergence of banking technology, embedded finance, and digital payments. For more than two decades, the firm’s Technology Investment Banking team has advised leading FinTech companies on strategic transactions. Since 2020, D.A. Davidson’s broader Technology Investment Banking team has completed more than 150 transactions with a combined value exceeding $25 billion, further strengthening its position in the global financial advisory market.
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