Payments technology provider Fiserv is acquiring independent software vendor Bypass Mobile to boost its multi-channel capabilities for sports, entertainment and restaurant verticals.

First Horizon, Pacific Premier and South State are warning in regulatory filings that the pandemic could complicate deals that have not been completed.

The transaction, which involves the sale of three branches, is expected to close in June and is pending regulatory.

Taking the time to consider which technology to adopt for the new, expanded organization can be a critical success factor in the long run, says Bottomline Technologies' Jessica Cheney.

Coronavirus concerns, along with the Fed's emergency rate cut and an erratic stock market, have forced most bankers to take pause and reassess potential deals.

The Biloxi, Miss.-based institution has been adding branches and entering markets and now has absorbed Mississippi Farm Bureau Employees Credit Union.

The company will enter an affluent New Jersey county and a key New York market with the $209 million deal.

The North Carolina company will hold onto the loans after the Fed's decision to slash interest rates.

The Georgia company will expand into central and southern Florida by buying the parent of Seaside National Bank & Trust.

First American Bank agreed to cover costs incurred by the Iowa Division in Banking, while the regulator made it clear that the accord would not set a precedent for future credit union-bank deals.