Bill.com, a cloud-based payments service for SMBs, has agreed to acquire expense management software provider Divvy for $2.5B in cash and stock (Luisa Beltran/Barron’s Online)

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Divvy, a startup in expenditure reporting, will be acquired by the fintech Bill.com for $2.5 billion.

According to a release, Bill.com (ticker: BILL) will pay $625 million in cash and $1.875 billion in shares as part of the agreement, which was announced on Thursday. The transaction has been authorised by the boards of both Divvy and Bill.com, and it is anticipated to close by the conclusion of Bill.com’s first fiscal quarter, which ends on September 30.

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