April 7 (Reuters) – Payments-focused fintech company Bolt Financial Inc is buying crypto-services startup Wyre Payments Inc in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. (https://on.wsj.com/3xeWbhE)

Bolt and Wyre did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comments.

Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath

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