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Investors seem to be betting that a long-rumored sale of the Dallas company is on hold now that it has named a new CEO, but analysts say it remains an attractive takeover target for a larger regional bank.

The Delaware company said newly formed NewLane Finance will use "advanced technologies" to provide expedited financing decisions.

SmartFinancial lined up a compelling merger with Entegra. Then a bigger bank offered more money and a higher premium.

Members of Bard Employees Federal Credit Union approved the merger into Baxter Credit Union earlier this month.

Urbana Postal Credit Union is the latest in a string of closures and rebrandings as CUs chartered to serve post office employees attempt to stay relevant.

With Wirecard's value tumbling since a Financial Times report two months ago alleging an accounting scandal in its Asian operations — and a followup Wednesday reporting that half of its revenue comes from "three opaque partner companies" — the German payments processor received a lift from a €900 million ($1 billion U.S.) investment from Japan's SoftBank.

NatWest has started a three-month testing period of a payment card using biometric fingerprint for authorization with 200 customers, saying it is the first such card issued by a U.K. bank.

Marqeta has launched a digital banking solution for European fintechs and signed three customers to use it: Aplazame, Morning and Yapeal.

The company, which is planning to revamp its organizational structure, has seen a sharp increase in funding costs over the past year.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a "narrow interpretation" of a state-level consumer-protection law that maintains lenders' rights to collect debts without fear of being sued for damages.

Silicon Valley, New York, London and several of China’s largest cities are the world’s leading fintech hubs, but many other locales are gunning for their crown.

Entegra Financial, which had a deal to be sold to SmartFinancial, has instead agreed to be sold to First Citizens, which offered more money and will pay a breakup fee for the initial deal.

The Decatur, Tenn.-based institution earned just $60,000 last year as its net worth ratio declined.

The British startup OakNorth sees U.S. community and regional banks as good prospects for its lending technology.

The Raleigh, N.C.-based institution said it also has more than 500 employees.

Blue Lion Capital, which has been critical of the Seattle company in recent years, has nominated two individuals to become directors.

CEO Kessell Stelling said he thinks about Synovus' depressed stock price daily, even though his team is ahead of schedule cutting costs from a deal that closed in January.

The credit union is also developing a new shared branching space as part of a unique co-location strategy.

The latest World Council of Credit Unions project in the Caribbean will see the island nation working alongside Indiana CUs to share best practices, strategic initiatives and more.

The proposed combination of Sharon Credit Union and Crescent Credit Union still needs approval from regulators and members.