First M&As of the year: Revolut in talks to acquire Turkish neobank (TWIF 1/11)

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PicPayfiled for a US IPO, as the Brazilian payments platform looks to accelerate growth and deepen investor access to its consumer and merchant payments network.

Flutterwave acquired Mono, a Nigerian open banking startup, in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40 million, bringing together two of Africa's leading fintech infra companies.

Revolutis in talksto acquire Fups, a Turkish neobank, as part of its ongoing global expansion.

Hgagreed to acquire OneStream, a US-based enterprise financial management platform, in a $6.4 billion deal.

GSTechnologiesacquiredFinferno, aPolish virtual asset service provider, for an undisclosed amount to expand its digital asset business in Poland and Central Europe.

Solutions by Text acquired Triple Play Pay to broaden its embedded payments and conversational commerce platform.

GTreasuryacquiredSolvexia, an Australian financial automation platform, to integrate automated reconciliation and regulatory reporting services into its flagship treasury management system.

Bridgepointopened negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Interpath, a UK-based mid-market investor.

PROG Holdings acquiredPurchasing Power, an Atlanta-based employee benefit program, to enhance its flexible payment solutions portfolio, for $420 million.

PNC Financial Services Group acquiredFirstBank in a transaction valued at $4.1 billion, expanding its retail and commercial banking footprint in high-growth communities in Colorado and Arizona.

OceanFirst Financial agreed to acquire Flushing Financial in a $579 million all-stock merger, creating a larger regional bank with a stronger footprint across New Jersey, Long Island, and New York.

ZilchacquiredFjord Bank, a profitable and fully regulated Lithuanian bank, at $38 million, enabling Zilch to expand financial services across the EU.

First Financial BancorpacquiredBankFinancial in an all-stock transaction that closed Jan 1, 2026, expanding First Financial's presence in the Chicago market with its first retail consumer-focused locations.

Euronet Worldwide agreed to acquireCrediaBank's merchant acquiring business for an undisclosed amount to strengthen its payments network in Greece.

Fidelity Bank sold its mortgage unit to First Federal Bank, enabling Fidelity to refocus on core banking services while First Federal expands its home-loan origination footprint.

Citi’s board approved plans to sell AO CitiBank to Renaissance Capital, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals for Citi and is expected to close in the first half of 2026. 

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