An acquisition of the social app would bring with it users and data that can fuel Walmart, Microsoft or Oracle’s e-commerce and marketing battles against top competitors.

The Justice Department alleges that the bankers worked with “higher-ranking bank officials” at Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago to falsify records and hide funds before the bank's December 2017 collapse.

The company said the sale will provide more consistent financial results and allow it to redeploy funds to support other businesses.

The Iowa company said the coronavirus outbreak and litigation against AimBank will postpone the deal's completion by a few months.

Data from the National Credit Union Administration shows that despite a dip during the second quarter, the rate of industry consolidation has not changed dramatically from last year, despite the pandemic.

Members of Sperry Associates FCU will vote on a deal to merge into the nation's third-largest credit union. Both institutions have roots in serving the defense sector.

The company will use Savoy's midtown Manhattan office to coordinate business development efforts around the city.

Betsy Cohen, formerly of The Bancorp Bank, and venture capitalist Ryan Gilbert have created a vehicle to raise hundreds of millions of dollars, purchase a technology company and expand it.

If the mega payments deals of 2019 left the acquiring landscape somewhat scorched, the COVID-19 pandemic planted new seeds to allow ISOs to grow by quickly converting merchants to electronic payments.

Digital remittance provider WorldRemit has agreed to acquire Sendwave, a mobile app-based remittance company focused on servicing the African money transfer corridors.

The Los Angeles company will remain a community development financial institution when it acquires the parent of City First Bank in Washington.

The bank will outsource future development of Quorum to the software firm.

Afterpay has entered into an agreement with NBQ Corporate SLU to acquire Pagantis SAU and PMT Technology SLU for €50 million (about $59 million) to expand into France, Italy and Spain — a direct challenge to Klarna, one of the dominant European buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers.

Whether the number of deals for 2020 can come close to last year's record-setting level will come down to one question: Can community banks generate strong enough profits in the second half to justify their independence?

Whether the number of deals for 2020 can come close to last year's record-setting level will come down to one question: Can community banks generate strong enough profits in the second half to justify their independence?

SC Telco Federal Credit Union and Anderson FCU will adopt the name Spero Financial once their merger takes effect early next year.

The Nashville-based institution is still awaiting regulatory approval on a proposal to operate as a subsidiary of Fortera Credit Union.

The Federal Reserve could ease capital rules, foster the creation of special-purpose banks and take other steps to strengthen minority communities and businesses without legislation being sought in Congress — if it has the will to do so, experts say.

The St. Louis company is gaining a sizable Small Business Administration platform and several niche deposit teams. Keeping those specialists in the fold will be key to the acquisition's success.

Wirecard, which is trying to sell pieces of its embattled company while rivals pick up its clients, has struck a deal to sell its U.K. division, Wirecard Card Solutions, to Railsbank, an open banking and payments technology firm.