The Alabama company has a long history of absorbing smaller firms with special skills. Acquiring the investment bank Frazer Lanier, an analyst said, is another example of that strategy.

The parent company for crypto exchange Kraken bought the stablecoin payments fintech as it awaits a response to its national trust bank charter application.

The Kansas City bank plans to purchase St. Louis-based Nolan & Associates, adding to its investment banking advisory capabilities.

Pinnacle Financial Partners' headquarters is moving to a new 25-story office tower in Midtown Atlanta; New Jersey-based Provident Bank appoints Adriano Duarte to succeed Thomas Lyons as chief financial officer; Binance will shut down services for customers in France, Italy, Spain and Poland after the exchange withdrew its MiCA licence application in Greece; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Colony Bankcorp has reached a $163 million deal to acquire Florence, South Carolina-based First Reliance Bancshares.

Keweenaw Financial plans to acquire neighboring Range Financial in a transaction that would create an institution with nearly $1.7 billion of assets.

The international bank software company divested the remainder of its bank core software after selling off its Phoenix core system earlier this month.

After encountering a rough patch in 2023, seller 1895 Bancorp in Greenfield, Wisconsin, hired an investment bank to consider strategic opportunities.

Kasisto developed one of the first conversational AI chatbots for banks, and the deal brings its technology to Backbase's new AI-based bank operating system.

At least nine Dallas-area institutions have agreed to sell themselves since late 2024, with the Oklahoma City-based MidFirst Bank's deal for Dallas Capital marking the latest transaction.

The Spanish banking giant's pending acquisition of Webster Financial is still awaiting approval from the Federal Reserve Board and the European Central Bank. The deal is expected to close during the second half of 2026.

The new Fed chair takes his seat for the first time but may find it was easier to be an outside critic than inside leader.

Isabella Bancorp in Mount Pleasant to enter the Grand Rapids market with $54.6 million purchase of Grand River Commerce in Grandville.

National Capital Bank, founded in 1889, and Old Dominion National Bank, founded in 2007, are combining with plans to take the merged entity public.

As competition for diners' spending heats up, the card company agreed to pay $700 million for the European reservation and management platform.

Analysts say Payoneer is an attractive addition in a market where fast-moving developments in international payments, AI and digital assets are pressuring payment companies to scale quickly.

The Dutch payment processor has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence-powered fintech biller Orb, its second acquisition in three months in an effort to speed development.

City National Bank appointed longtime executive David Cameron as chief operating officer; JPMorganChase is selling a limited-edition Lego version of its new midtown Manhattan headquarters; Esquire Financial Holdings received regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of Signature Bank in Chicago; and more.

CEO Lynn Harton said his Greenville, South Carolina-based bank struggled the past year to keep Navitas from overshooting the limit the bank set for its expanding portfolio, about 10% of total loans.

The blockchain fintech acquired the real estate lender through a joint venture to tokenize housing loans and test its new AI-powered onboarding agent.