New Zealand accounting software giant Xero agreed to buy U.S.-Israeli payments provider Melio for as much as $3 billion, the companies said on Wednesday, accelerating the Kiwi firm's push into the U.S.

Based in Tel Aviv, Melio is the developer of a platform that seeks to make paying and getting paid electronically less of a burden to small and medium-sized businesses The post New Zealand’s Xero to snap up Israeli fintech startup Melio for up to $3 billion appeared first on The Times of Israel.