The calling off of the TD-First Horizon deal drew the most headlines, but 14 agreements involving the purchase of a bank were canceled last year.

The top five bank M&A deals had a combined target asset volume of more than $480 billion

The top five banks and thrifts have combined total deposits of more than $7 trillion as of September 30, 2023.

The top five fintech and payments M&A deals had a combined dollar volume of more than $23 billion.

New regulations involving cryptocurrency and the results of key elections will impact the industry's success this year.

In the largest deal based on the bank's assets announced since January 1, 2023, the credit union has nearly $12 billion in total assets and the target bank more than $1.5 billion in total assets.

The top five banks and thrifts have more than $1 trillion in combined commercial and industrial loans as of September 30, 2023.

The top five banks and thrifts have combined total assets of nearly $13 trillion as of September 30, 2023.

The top five banks and thrifts have a combined first mortgage loan volume of more than $1 trillion.

From Mastercard partnering with banks and third parties in new open-banking relationships to PayPal stepping into the cryptocurrency payments market by launching its own stablecoin, payments firms are taking on new opportunities.