Banking

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.("Nicolet") and Choice Bancorp, Inc. ("Choice") jointly announce the execution of a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Nicolet will acquire Choice and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Choice Bank ("Choice Bank"). The move will expand Nicolet's presence...

ECL Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Edelweiss Financial Services Limited and flagship NBFC of Edelweiss Group and Bank of Baroda, India’s second largest public sector bank, signed an agreement to form a strategic partnership to exploreCo-lending/Co-Origination opportunities. With this...

HSBC Bank USA part of the HSBC Group, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, announced that it has launched a digital home lending experience powered by Roostify. The partnership provides customers with a digital solution...

PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk (“CIMB Niaga”) and Liquid Group announced a strategic partnership to spearhead cross-border QR payment acceptance between Singapore and Indonesia. The partnership was initiated through their joint participation in Bank Indonesia’s Quick Response Indonesian Standard...

French banking major Credit Agricole has revealed plans to invest €15bn (£13.3bn) in technology over the next four years to achieve “greater efficiency”. Credit Agricole said that it wants to align its technological fundamentals with the best standards on the...

Blockchain payments firm Ripple has launched its operations in Brazil to expand its presence in the South American region. The blockchain-based solutions provider has roped in fintech entrepreneur and executive Luiz Antonio Sacco as managing director to build the Ripple...

BBVA initiated its new brand strategy and updated logo originally announced in April, beginning the process of replacing tens of thousands of physical logos -- and thousands more digital ones -- with the bank's new mark. In the U.S.,...