Capital markets

With the recent focus on capital formation bills, lawmakers appear to be putting their Dodd-Frank angst aside.

While the Small Business Investment Companies program has reported disappointing results since its 2015 peak, participating funds are getting more looks from curious bankers.

Toronto-Dominion Bank agreed to acquire Greystone Capital Management in a push to become the largest Canadian money manager.

Restaurant point of sale and back-office management provider Toast has received $115 million in Series D funding that the company plans use to develop technology and expand its market.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac enjoy considerable advantages because of their lower cost of capital and significant government subsidies. But with some conforming loans, the private market is finding a way to compete.

Spirit Community Bank would be the first new bank in North Carolina since 2009.

Denver-based P2Binvestor plans to use the new funds to expand its bank partnership program.

U.K. private equity firm Dunedin says it has invested "a significant stake" in a £44 million (U.S. $58 million) funding round for Global Processing Services, which provides payment processing and technology for financial institutions, digital banks, challenger banks and fintechs.

Ben Holzman helped build Bain Capital Ventures' enterprise software practice.

The bank’s joint initiative with CFSI awards capital to firms trying to address issues that the startup teams personally experienced.

Marqeta Inc. may never be a household name, but its behind-the-scenes payments services have attracted plenty of attention. The fintech startup announced Tuesday that it is raising $45 million from investors including Iconiq Capital, the family office with investors including Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s investment bank.

County Bancorp in Manitowoc, Wis., posted record profits in the first quarter after completing an acquisition last year.

Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial is lifting its fundraising target to more than $12 billion by bringing in existing Chinese shareholders in a yuan-denominated financing round, people familiar with the matter said.

Square's taking on hundreds of millions of added debt to battle PayPal, indicating that the simple business model of turning a smartphone into a point of sale terminal is largely a thing of the past.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is leading the purchase of 10 percent of Chinese delivery service ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. for $1.38 billion, a deal that’ll augment the e-commerce giant’s ability to ship packages around the globe.

YellowPepper's strategic investment from Visa as part of a $12.5 million Series D funding round gives the company a chance to expand beyond its focus on Latin America and into new markets such as Europe and Asia.

When Visa opened its tools to third-party developers two years ago, it was a strong pivot away from a longstanding of operating a closed, proprietary network. Its latest investments indicate this strategy is of growing importance on a global scale.

While working with new fintechs carries some risk, it can also provide community banks with an affordable way to upgrade products and technology.

PayPal Holdings Inc. is teaming up with Indonesian venture-capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures to back emerging financial technologies that can be developed for Southeast Asia.

Equity warrants. Capital calls. Off-balance-sheet accounts. SVB's unusual business model thrives on financing rainmakers and cutting-edge firms, but old-school issues like overconcentration, unpredictable fee income and stock market swings lurk in the background.