Fintech Firms Accelerate M&A Reshaping Financial Services

Stephanie Ferris, CEO of FIS, said on Fox Business that fintech M&A activity is accelerating, noting about $50 billion of deals in the prior calendar period and FIS’s 2025 transactions—a $24.25 billion Worldpay divestiture and $13.5 billion issuer-solutions acquisition. She called it a "generational moment" driving consolidation, enabling AI and blockchain investment while increasing regulatory and integration risks.