Deluxe closes acquisition of Celero Commerce

• Deluxe completed its acquisition of payments technology provider Celero Commerce, accelerating its shift toward payments and data.
• The deal expands Deluxe Merchant Services into a scaled platform expected to process more than $70 billion in annual gross transaction volume.
• The combined business is expected to move Deluxe toward a top-10 non-bank merchant acquirer position, based on Nilson reporting.
• Management expects the transaction to be accretive to adjusted EPS in the first full year, supported by more than $15 million in cost synergies.
• The combination is expected to add more than 55,000 merchant relationships and 130 bank partners; updated 2026 guidance is due Aug. 5, 2026.

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