All articles by Refna Tharayil

Refna Tharayil

CFPB orders TD Bank to pay $28m for breakdowns that illegally tarnished consumer credit reports

The information included systemic errors about credit card delinquencies and bankruptcies

Camden National to acquire Northway Financial in $87m deal

The enlarged entity will have 74 branches across a contiguous footprint in New Hampshire and Maine, with nearly $7bn in assets, $5.1bn in loans, $5.5bn in deposits, and $2bn of AUA

Globant acquires Blankfactor to strengthen payments, banking, and capital markets practice in US

The company specializes in delivering consulting-led product engineering, data engineering, and enterprise AI solutions

NBT Bancorp to merge with Evans Bancorp in $236m deal

Through the merger with Evans Bancorp, NBT Bancorp aims to expand its growing footprint to Western New York

PayPal partners with Shopify to power portion of Shopify Payments in US

PayPal will become an additional provider for processing online credit and debit card transactions for Shopify Payments in the US

US FERC approves BlackRock’s $12.5bn acquisition of GIP

Through the transaction, BlackRock and GIP aim to create a multi-asset class infrastructure investing platform with combined client AUM of more than $150bn across equity, debt, and solutions

Huntington adds corporate mortgage finance business to commercial banking

Huntington also provides capital markets, fund finance and other products and services to companies that are part of the mortgage ecosystem

ConnectOne to merge with First of Long Island in $284m deal

The combined entity, which will operate under the ConnectOne Bancorp brand, is expected to achieve significant scale, with assets totalling $14bn and a market capitalisation exceeding $1.2bn

European Central Bank gives green light to BBVA – Banco Sabadell operation

The green light from the European regulator represents “a new, and very significant milestone that also demonstrates the soundness and solvency of this undertaking,” said BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila

Paylocity to buy spend management software solution provider Airbase for $325m

The combination will help Paylocity consolidate payroll and non-payroll spend management, offering real-time visibility, accelerating financial closing processes, improving planning, and strengthening financial controls