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Fifth Third Becomes 9th Largest US Bank With Final Comerica Integration
Banking // September 08, 2026

Fifth Third Bancorp completed the technical and brand conversion of the Comerica franchise over the Labor Day weekend, the bank said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) press release. The conversion, which followed the Feb. 1 merger of Fifth Third and Comerica, brought Comerica consumer and...

EverBank-WaFd Deal Bridges Banking’s Digital and Branch Divide
Banking // September 08, 2026

A merger between EverBank and WaFd pairs digital reach with a large branch network at a time when banks are finding value in customers who move readily between both. The proposed $3.9 billion merger of EverBank and WaFd brings together institutions with different distribution models....

Shoes, Karaoke Machines and Action Cameras Find a Second Act in AI
Artificial Intelligence // September 03, 2026

Shoes, karaoke machines and action cameras have little in common. However, their makers have all found artificial intelligence as the same potential second act. GoPro is the latest unlikely addition, following Allbirds, which sold its footwear business to pursue AI compute, and Singing Machine, which...

Embedded Payments Emerge as a FinTech M&A Target
Fintech Investments // September 01, 2026

FinTech buyers looking for growth in a tough funding and software market are finding something valuable inside real estate closings, municipal bills, healthcare practices and commercial banking. The payment is already attached to the work. A series of summer transactions is putting money behind that...

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EverBank-WaFd Deal Bridges Banking’s Digital and Branch Divide

September 08, 2026
A merger between EverBank and WaFd pairs digital reach with a large branch network at a time when banks are finding value in customers who move readily between both. The proposed $3.9 billion merger of EverBank and WaFd brings together institutions with different distribution models. EverBank operates primarily as a digital bank, supplemented by a […]

Embedded Payments Emerge as a FinTech M&A Target

September 01, 2026
FinTech buyers looking for growth in a tough funding and software market are finding something valuable inside real estate closings, municipal bills, healthcare practices and commercial banking. The payment is...

Economists Challenge the ‘Data Equals Power’ Narrative

April 14, 2026
Watch more: TechReg With Alexandre de Cornière and Greg Taylor Data has become the decisive input in digital markets, but its effects are neither uniform nor predictable. That’s forcing regulators...

Fifth Third and Comerica Merger Scales Digital Competition Across Regional Banking

February 02, 2026
The merger between Fifth Third Bancorp and Comerica Incorporated closed Monday (Feb. 2), forging an institution with roughly $294 billion in assets and signaling a reshaping how regional banks compete...

Quick Reads
Fed’s Bowman Decries ‘Antiquated’ Analysis Blocking Rural Bank Mergers

October 06, 2026
There is more work to be done in modernizing the bank regulatory and supervision framework, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman said Tuesday (Oct. 6). In a speech delivered at the Community Banking Research Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, Bowman said that over the past two years the Fed has acted to support community banks by refocusing its supervision on risks […]

Fifth Third Becomes 9th Largest US Bank With Final Comerica Integration

September 08, 2026
Fifth Third Bancorp completed the technical and brand conversion of the Comerica franchise over the Labor Day weekend, the bank said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) press release. The conversion,...

Shoes, Karaoke Machines and Action Cameras Find a Second Act in AI

September 03, 2026
Shoes, karaoke machines and action cameras have little in common. However, their makers have all found artificial intelligence as the same potential second act. GoPro is the latest unlikely addition,...

Fifth Third Begins Comerica Account Migration After Merger

July 30, 2026
Fifth Third Bank sent personalized welcome packages to Comerica customers this week and plans to complete the transition of current Comerica accounts to comparable Fifth Third products on Sept. 8,...