Royal Bank of Canada Acquires Pinch Financial

Fiserv Acquires Pinch Payments

April 8, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Fiserv has acquired Pinch Payments, an Australian payment facilitator and PayFac enablement platform, to strengthen its payment orchestration and PayFac capabilities in the APAC region. Pinch, founded in 2017 and serving roughly 2,000 merchants across Australia and New Zealand, will be integrated into Fiserv’s ecosystem to accelerate go-to-market and expand local merchant solutions including cloud-based offerings like Clover.

F.N.B. Corporation Acquires Raptor Partners to Expand Capital Markets Services

April 11, 2025

Financial Services

F.N.B. Corporation and its wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Raptor Partners, an independent investment banking firm. The deal is expected to close in Q2 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, and will add corporate investment banking and advisory capabilities to F.N.B.’s capital markets platform.

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.

First Financial Bancorp to Acquire BankFinancial Corporation

January 1, 2026

Financial Services

First Financial Bancorp agreed to acquire Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $142 million. The deal is intended to expand First Financial’s presence in the Chicago market, adding 18 financial centers and BankFinancial’s consumer, trust/wealth management, and selected commercial lending capabilities.

ABN AMRO to Acquire NIBC Bank From Blackstone in €960 Million Deal

November 12, 2025

Financial Services

ABN AMRO agreed to acquire NIBC Bank from Blackstone for an estimated €960 million (0.85x book value), strengthening ABN AMRO’s retail and commercial banking presence in the Netherlands. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and works council consultations, and includes integration steps such as merging certain mortgage entities and refocusing mortgage brand strategy.

Rapid Finance Acquires Digital Lending Platform Provider Thrive

October 3, 2022

Financial Services

Rapid Finance has acquired digital lending platform provider Thrive and folded the business into its new Rapid Finance Technology unit to accelerate digital lending capabilities. The Thrive platform provides end-to-end origination, underwriting, decisioning and servicing tools for banks, non-bank lenders and credit unions, and the acquisition supports Rapid Finance's effort to modernize and expand its technology-driven lending solutions.