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First Citizens, CIT Group Merger Will Create $100B Bank
Partnerships / Acquisitions // October 16, 2020

An approximate $2.2 billion all-stock merger deal between First Citizens and CIT Group will result in the creation of the 19th biggest U.S. bank, with over $100 billion in assets, the companies announced on Friday (Oct. 16). The boards of directors at both companies voted unanimously...

SMBs Explore Financing Options For Their Digital Transformations
B2B Payments // May 29, 2020

Access to capital for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has always been vital, as well as a challenge. Borrowers don’t always have a consistent experience in their hunt for financing, either. In some cases, when a traditional bank shuts the door on an SMB applicant,...

Fintainium, CIT Group Pair Up To Optimize B2B Payments Workflows
B2B Payments // April 28, 2020

CIT Group will add a new level of B2B payment functionality to the software from workflow solutions provider Fintainium, aiming to make accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) functions easier on small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a press...

Banking APIs Give Businesses An eCommerce Push
API // April 07, 2020

Open banking efforts are live in countries ranging from the United Kingdom to Singapore. Financial institutions (FIs) following these initiatives make their application programming interfaces (APIs) publicly available, which third-party developers can use to create solutions that draw on banking data from consenting users. This...

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CIT Debuts Amenities Payment Feature

November 16, 2021
CIT Group Inc.’s Community Association Banking division has launched a new amenities feature in C-PropertyPay, a secure payment system to help residents and association members pay their dues, rent and other shared services fees online or via a mobile app, according to a company announcement Tuesday (Nov. 16).  CIT Community Association Banking clients who use […]

First Citizens, CIT Group Merger Will Create $100B Bank

October 16, 2020
An approximate $2.2 billion all-stock merger deal between First Citizens and CIT Group will result in the creation of the 19th biggest U.S. bank, with over $100 billion in assets, the...