WorldRemit CEO Breon Corcoran. Photo credit: Web Summit, under Creative Commons license

WorldRemit, the London-based cross-border payments company, has reached a deal to acquire Sendwave, a six-year-old digital remittance upstart. Although financial terms of the acquisition aren’t formally disclosed, a report [paywall] from Bloomberg pegs the price at more than $500 million. WorldRemit is forking out both cash and stock for the deal, which is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of this year.

WorldRemit and Sendwave are very much alike, being fintech companies focused primarily on cross-border payments. WorldRemit was founded in 2010 and has grown to serving over 4 million customers across 150 countries. As a private company, WorldRemit has raised more than $400 million in funding from investors including Accel, TCV, and Leapfrog. WorldRemit is one of the most capitalized fintech upstarts in the U.K. Sendwave, on the other hand, is based out of the U.S. and counts famed startup accelerator Y Combinator amongst its backers. Combined, WorldRemit and Sendwave recorded roughly $280 million in revenue over the past 12 months. According to Bloomberg, the acquisition deal values both companies combined at more than $1.5 billion.