Deutsche Bank's key regulators would prefer the lender merge with a European rival rather than local competitor Commerzbank, setting them apart from forces in the government keen on an all-German deal.

The U.S. unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial has agreed to buy a platform from GE Capital.

Fiserv will acquire First Data in an all-stock deal with a value of about $22 billion that will combine two of the financial services industry's largest technology and processing companies.

The deal, valued near $22 billion, will combine two of the financial services industry's largest tech and processing firms; both banks top expectations.

The Tennessee company will have $4 billion in assets and 47 branches in six states when it buys Entegra Financial.

The Georgia company will abstain from acquisitions this year as it looks to make internal improvements.

The deal for Citizens State Bank is part of VyStar's plan to expand throughout Florida and Georgia.

Ambassador provides balance sheet management, investment banking and capital markets services to financial institutions.

Heartland said the sales will allow it to focus on other operations.

Intrepid Investment Bankers provides advice on M&A and capital markets activities.

The North Carolina company agreed to pay $38 million in cash for First South Bancorp.

Shareholder approval, usually a formality, is far from guaranteed when an acquirer's share price is sliding.

U.S. Bancorp’s Elavon has acquired CenPOS, a B2B payments software provider with a heavy focus on large companies in the automotive, travel and entertainment industries.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., said Wednesday that it will close 17 branches as part of a previously announced deal to buy 32 branches from Huntington Bancshares.

Tom Meuser, the chairman of El Dorado Savings in California, said he could not get the necessary two-thirds backing from his shareholders because of recent declines in bank stock prices.

Deposit premiums for bank mergers, which topped 10% in 2018 for the first time in years, are expected to keep rising as competition for cheap funding intensifies.

The $128 million acquisition will provide First Financial with its first branches in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Cashierless tech startup Standard Cognition has acquired the robotic mapping startup, Explorer.ai, to accelerate the rollout of its autonomous checkout solutions to retailers.

River Road Financial has agreed to buy Mississippi River Bank in a deal that will bring in a new CEO.

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