Capital One Acquires Brex: A $5 Billion Bargain Or Mistake?

Brazilian-Founded Brex Sells to Capital One for $5.15 Billion, Stock Falls 6%

Key Points Capital One agreed to buy Brex for $5.15 billion, about 50% cash and 50% stock, to expand its business-card platform. Shares fell about 6% after a Q4 earnings miss and renewed focus on credit costs and expense growth. The deal reflects fintech’s reset: strategic buyers, deposits that matter, and exit prices below the […]

Capital One to Acquire Brex in $5 Billion Deal

Capital One Financial Corporation, a technology-based financial services firm, announced plans to acquire Brex, an AI-native software platform, in a $5.15 billion stock and cash transaction deal. “Since our founding, we set out to build a payments company at the frontier of the technology revolution,” Richard D. Fairbank, Capital One founder, chairman, and CEO, said in a Jan. 22 statement. “Acquiring Brex accelerates this journey, especially in …

Brex CFO Erica Dorfman’s take on the Capital One deal

In a rare look inside a major fintech transaction, Dorfman describes the speed, scale and boardroom logic that led Brex to Capital One.

Capital One’s $5.15 Billion Brex Bet Hints at Something Bigger Brewing in Finance

Alongside the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war and a new JPMorgan Chase advisory group, Capital One's latest money move may be a sign of things to come.

Capital One nabs Brex for $5.15B

The deal, expected to close in mid-2026, lets the bank absorb a fintech player that specializes in corporate cards, payments and expense-management tools.

Capital One buys Brex for $5.15B, ending the Fintech’s IPO dreams - Tech Startups

Capital One Financial agreed to acquire fintech startup Brex for $5.15 billion in a mix of cash and stock, drawing the curtain on a company that once talked openly about taking on American Express. The deal landed with a thud […] The post Capital One buys Brex for $5.15B, ending the Fintech’s IPO dreams first appeared on Tech Startups.