加拿大竞争局核准EQ银行在得到最后管制批准之前购买PC Financial的800M美元。 Canada’s Competition Bureau approved EQ Bank’s $800M purchase of PC Financial, pending final regulatory approvals.

加拿大竞争局批准了EQ银行提出的从Loblaw公司购买PC Financial的8亿美元,这是一个重要的监管里程碑。 Canada’s Competition Bureau has approved EQ Bank’s $800-million proposed acquisition of PC Financial from Loblaw, a major regulatory milestone. 这笔交易将把EQ银行的数字平台与PC Finance的350万客户、零售网络和最佳忠诚计划结合起来,而Loblaw则保留16%的股权。 The deal would combine EQ Bank’s digital platform with PC Financial’s 3.5 million customers, retail network, and the Optimum loyalty program, while Loblaw retains a 16% stake. 这一批准支持该局推动加拿大银行部门增加竞争,而加拿大银行部门长期以来一直由五家大银行主导。 The approval supports the bureau’s push to increase competition in Canada’s banking sector, long dominated by five large banks. 金融机构总监办公室和联邦财政部长仍需要最后批准。 Final clearance is still needed from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and the federal Minister of Finance. 加拿大第七大银行EQ银行(EQ Bank)表示,合并将促进创新和消费者的选择。 EQ Bank, Canada’s seventh-largest bank, says the merger will boost innovation and choice for consumers.