Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

August 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:

Ripple will buy stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200 million, the company said, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law that raised expectations cryptocurrency tokens are about to enter the mainstream.

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The previously announced acquisition of Britain's Argentex by cross-border payments provider IFX Payments has been terminated after the currency risk management business entered administration last month, the companies said. nL4N3TZ0L4

Western Midstream Partners said it will acquire Aris Water Solutions in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.5 billion as it aims to diversify operations in the Permian Basin. nL4N3TY1WU