Western Union Acquires 15% Stake in stc Bank

Warburg Pincus Makes Minority Investment in United Trust Bank

December 12, 2024

Financial Services

Warburg Pincus has agreed to acquire a minority equity interest in United Trust Bank (UTB), valuing the specialist UK banking group at approximately £520 million. The growth capital investment — subject to regulatory approvals — will support UTB's continued expansion into new products and balance-sheet growth; UTB serves ~60,000 deposit customers with assets approaching £4 billion.

National Bank of Canada to Acquire Canadian Western Bank

June 11, 2024

Financial Services

National Bank of Canada entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding common shares of Canadian Western Bank in a share-exchange transaction valuing CWB at approximately $5.0 billion. The deal (exchange ratio 0.450 NB shares per CWB share) expands National Bank's footprint in Western Canada, is expected to close by the end of 2025 subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, and is supported by an approximately $1.0 billion equity financing including a private placement to CDPQ.

Western Alliance Bank Acquires Digital Disbursements (Digital Settlement Technologies)

January 27, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Western Alliance Bank has completed the acquisition of Digital Settlement Technologies, doing business as Digital Disbursements, a Los Angeles–area digital payments platform focused on class action settlements and other legal industry disbursements. The acquisition brings Digital Disbursements' payment-selection technology, fraud-detection tools and machine-learning risk infrastructure into Western Alliance's settlement services suite; Digital Disbursements will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary led by its existing team.

Paystand Acquires Bitwage

November 7, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Paystand, a blockchain-powered B2B payments network, has acquired Bitwage, a platform for stablecoin-enabled cross-border payouts. The acquisition embeds Bitwage’s payout engine into Paystand’s AR/AP and treasury stack to enable enterprise-grade stablecoin settlement, faster cross-border payouts, and automated on-chain reconciliation for global customers.

United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc. Acquires Town-Country National Bank

March 16, 2021

Financial Services

United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc. (United Bank) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Town-Country National Bank, a Camden, Alabama community bank with approximately $126.2 million in assets, for aggregate cash consideration of $28.5 million. Town-Country will rebrand as Town-Country United Bank and operate as a separate banking subsidiary; TCNB shareholders will receive cash consideration (with a portion paid as a special dividend) and the deal is expected to close in early Q3 2021 subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.

WorldRemit Acquires Sendwave

August 25, 2020

Payments & Fintech

WorldRemit has agreed to acquire Sendwave in a cash-and-stock transaction expected to close in Q4 2020, subject to regulatory approvals. Sendwave will continue to operate independently under its existing brand and management, and the deal expands WorldRemit's reach across Africa and into Bangladesh, creating a larger digital remittances platform.