

"The combination of CardWorks and Ally presents a tremendous opportunity for innovation, while we maintain a strong focus on our mission – which is to delight our clients and customers" said CardWorks Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Don Berman. Under the terms of the agreement, Merrick Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of CardWorks, Inc., will merge into Ally Bank.

merchant acquirer, the roadmap includes expanding Ally's product offerings in the non-prime segment, as well as enhancing their direct bank deposit and consumer product platform, and third-party servicing and recovery capabilities. As a leading non-prime credit card and consumer finance provider with servicing capabilities across the credit spectrum, a top-20 U.S. This combination will provide customers with a comprehensive suite of compelling secured and unsecured banking products.ĬardWorks is a privately held company headquartered in Woodbury, NY with facilities in Florida, Pennsylvania and Utah. The closing will bring together two customer-obsessed companies that are focused on "Doing it Right", with a shared common vision and aligned cultural values. (NYSE: ALLY) in a transaction valued in excess of $2.65 billion, subject to final closing equity and other adjustments. ("CardWorks"), a leading non-prime credit card and consumer finance lender with a full-spectrum unsecured servicing platform and robust merchant services capabilities, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Ally Financial Inc. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Cardholder Management Services, Inc. Support for the M5S has plunged over the last year and recently the party was split after foreign minister and former leader Luigi Di Maio quit, taking around 60 parliamentarians with him.ĭi Maio on Thursday described the move by M5S as an attempt to "launch a nine-month election campaign to improve their standings in the polls".WOODBURY, N.Y., Feb. However the premier had previously warned that he would not govern without the backing of the M5S and promptly set off to the Quirinal Palace to offer his resignation to President Mattarella.ĭraghi's broad coalition, formed in early 2021 after the collapse of Conte's second executive, has had the support of all major parties in parliament with the exception of the right-wing Fratelli d'Italia (FdI) whose leader Giorgia Meloni has called for immediate elections, ahead of the scheduled general election in spring 2023.Ĭonte claims the government has refused to listen to proposals from the M5S which is opposed to Italy sending more military aid to Ukraine. In the end Draghi won Thursday's confidence vote, which was passed with 172 votes in favour and 39 against. Italy's government risks collapse as M5S threatens to boycott key vote.The decree also included plans for a waste-to-energy incinerator in Rome, a proposal opposed by the M5S, the second largest partner in the national unity government. Mattarella has invited Draghi to take stock of the political situation, according to a statement from the president's office, with the premier set to report to parliament next Wednesday.ĭraghi tended his resignation after the M5S, led by former premier Giuseppe Conte, failed to back a crucial vote on a €26 billion cost-of-living package in the senate on Thursday. Italy's president Sergio Mattarella refused to accept the resignation of prime minister Mario Draghi on Thursday night after the populist MoVimento 5 Stelle (M5S) pulled out of a key confidence vote in the coalition government. M5S snub of key vote plunges Italian government into crisis.

