PNC, Regions, Citizens execs eschew M&A ‘distraction’

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    "url": "https://www.bankingdive.com/news/pnc-regions-citizens-execs-eschew-bank-acquisitions-mergers-distraction-ai/830543/",
    "title": "PNC, Regions, Citizens execs eschew M&A ‘distraction’",
    "author": "Caitlin Mullen",
    "excerpt": "Executives at regional lenders cited AI priorities, systems conversions and strategic initiatives as reasons to avoid pursuing deals despite regulatory tailwinds. PNC executives have made it clear the bank is able to pursue another acquisition as the lender seeks greater scale . But not at the expense of the bank’s artificial intelligence objectives, PNC’s CFO said Monday. If anything “were to impede our AI priorities, we would pass on the acquisition, because we wouldn’t want to miss out in terms of everything that AI has potentially to deliver, by being distracted by some big acquisition,” Rob Reilly said during an appearance at a Barclays investor conference . The comments from the Pittsburgh-based bank’s finance chief speak to the distraction factor some have said mergers and acquisitions present, as banks scale their AI initiatives with an eye toward big results few have yet achieved. Similarly, Regions CEO John Turner said Tuesday that pursuing a deal could divert attention from the Southeast regional’s ongoing projects. With the bank focused on completing its deposit system conversion in 2027, Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions has directed resources toward that, and “anything that would distract those teams from the work they’re doing, I think, brings risk to the company and risk to anyone we would potentially acquire,” Turner said at the conference . “Today, we're not...",
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