M&A
M&A
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Professional Holding has opened an office close to Boston to make loans to aspiring CEOs — often recent business school graduates — who are looking to buy their first businesses.
November 1 -
Mastercard has rolled out a set of AI-powered tools to thwart fraud and data breaches across banks' ecosystems, particularly to benefit acquirers’ online merchants.
October 30 -
Alliance Data plans to make Bread’s buy now, pay later options available to credit card-issuing merchant clients.
October 29 -
Visa has seen tepid returns of payments volume as economies reopen, but the renewed virus cases and government responses have created an extra layer of uncertainty — particularly for cross-border transactions and travel.
October 28 -
Amid the global explosion of e-commerce and demand for digital money transfers, Visa is acquiring YellowPepper to help drive tokenization and real-time payments in Latin America.
October 28 -
A 2019 decision by Amy Coney Barrett, then a 7th Circuit judge, cited an earlier Supreme Court ruling suggesting a high bar for plaintiffs to claim harm. But other jurists have favored a less onerous standard.
October 27 -
Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid has raised competition concerns at the U.S. Justice Department, which is nearing a decision about whether to sue to block the deal, according to two people familiar with the matter.
October 27 -
The acquisition will consolidate United's position in the St. Joseph market, where both institutions are based.
October 27 -
The sales are part of ConnectOne's strategy to replace traditional retail branches with banking hubs backed by technology.
October 27 -
Wells Fargo is exploring a sale of its corporate-trust unit that could fetch more than $1 billion and is considering whether to find a buyer for its student loan portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter.
October 26 -
The Iowa company said it will pursue a two-step acquisition to address unspecified issues raised by the Federal Reserve as part of its review of the acquisition.
October 26 -
The deal will expand the credit union's reach into western Michigan at a time when a growing number of banks are trimming their networks.
October 26 -
Members of First Choice Community Credit Union will have access to mobile banking and other products once the institution becomes part of Credit Union of Ohio.
October 26 -
Equity Bank agreed to buy most of the assets, and assume all the deposits, of Almena State Bank.
October 23 -
The Memphis company is looking to take out more costs than initially planned due to the economic uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
October 23 -
With the COVID-19 pandemic creating unprecedented challenges for small businesses, American Express has increasingly targeted its investments in that niche.
October 23 -
From finding new efficiencies to redefining the customer experience; fintechs are permanently changing financial services. But what does the actual acquisition process look like?
October 22 -
State College FCU is seeking member approval to fold into Horizon CU, citing ongoing challenges finding members to serve on its board of directors and supervisory committee.
October 21 -
The combined institution will serve almost 75,000 members with nearly $660 million in assets.
October 20 -
The veteran executive will receive a $13 million lump-sum payment if she stays with the North Carolina company for two years after the deal closes.
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