Get Ready for a Wave of Merger Madness

Suddenly, we are in the middle of a merger mania. It’s like last call at a singles bar for the financial technology industry.

As our stories this week illustrate, we have seen a rush to the corporate altar among vendors and user firms that must signal the official end to the recession. In particular, those vendors that survived by getting lean and mean are prime targets, especially in markets that are headed for consolidation because of commoditization. It’s also a time to snatch up ailing