Payments technology conglomerate WEX has agreed to buy two companies — B2B travel payment operator eNett and B2B payment specialist Optal — for $1.7 billion.

The company, which sold the business to a group of former employees, will shut down its operation this quarter.

Bankers may not want to hear this, but communities benefit when credit unions buy banks.

The company will acquire the parent company of First National Bank of Manchester and Bank of Waynesboro for $85 million.

Two major banking organizations objected to a proposal by the agency that would expand the pool of investors in subordinated debt issued by credit unions. They fear it could provide credit unions more financing to buy banks.

The company will pay $64 million to significantly increase its scale in the Tampa Bay area.

There are no provisions in a new NCUA plan that outright bar credit unions from leveraging subordinated debt to acquire a bank. The long-awaited rule on bank purchases, also released Thursday, merely clarifies existing regulations rather than adding new components.

The company will pay $211 million for a bank with 22 branches and $1.2 billion in assets.

The company acquired ResX Warehouse Lending from People's United Financial.

Franklin Financial agreed to be sold less than a year after issues surfaced in its portfolio of shared national credits.

While most banks are shrinking their branch networks, the Cincinnati bank is approaching the day where its branch expansion in the Southeast will more than offset closings in its legacy markets, its CEO says.

The fintech community was both surprised and energized by recent news that Visa has agreed to acquire Plaid, one of the nation’s largest fintech platforms for financial data analytics.

For the second time in six months, Birmingham Bloomfield CU is absorbing another nearby credit union that will operate as "a part of" BBCU.

Eric Smith and Michael Morton have been brought on as vice chairs to help build out the Chicago bank's commercial lending arm.

The proposed merger will create a $10 billion-asset bank based in Nashville, Tenn.

The company will pay $29 million for Virginia Bank Bankshares.

For small regionals like Atlantic Union and F.N.B., the biggest opportunity to snag customers will come when the rebranding of BB&T and SunTrust branches begins next year.

Uber Technologies Inc. will sell Uber Eats in India to local rival Zomato in a $172 million deal, according to a person familiar with the transaction, underscoring the ride-hailing giant’s effort to cut back on loss-making operations.

Pushback from banks, a smaller pool of sellers and potential regulatory hurdles could pose setbacks for credit unions this year.

The Southeast banks expect to complete their merger by midyear, hit their savings targets and still be able to invest in growth, according to Bryan Jordan.