Fintech M&A

HSBC gained 35.2% over six months after acquiring retail wealth units in China and India and partnering with Mistral AI. Barclays rose 27.4% following purchases of Best Egg's digital lending platform and GM's credit card portfolio. Brazil's Itau Unibanco jumped 42.6% after buying tech firm ZUP IT in March 2024.

AI-driven proptech platform reAlpha plans to acquire InstaMortgage, a lender with $4B in originations across 32 states serving 3,500+ borrowers. The H1 2026 deal, funded from cash reserves, aims to vertically integrate mortgage origination into reAlpha's automated real estate transaction platform.