Banks

• Wall Street banked on a flurry of deals under Trump in 2025. It wasn't that simple - Dealmakers expected a flood of M&A to take place in 2025 following the election of President Trump. The number of transactions didn't live up to the hype.
• Startup backed by Altman, JPMorgan announces capital lending partnership with Amazon - Slope, an AI lending platform backed by JPMorgan Chase, told CNBC exclusively that it is launching a partnership with Amazon's independent sellers.
• PayPal applies to form bank that can offer small business loans and savings accounts - PayPal has applications pending with the state of Utah and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish PayPal Bank.
• $208 million wiped out: Yieldstreet investors rack up more losses as firm rebrands to Willow Wealth - Yieldstreet is attempting to move past a troubled track record by rebranding to Willow Wealth while customers reel from a still-unfolding collapse of its funds.