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EQ Bank to Buy PC Financial from Loblaw in $800 Million Deal – What It Means for EQB, Loblaw and PC Optimum Members

EQ Bank to Buy PC Financial from Loblaw in $800 Million Deal – What It Means for EQB, Loblaw and PC Optimum Members

EQB Inc., the parent of digital lender EQ Bank and Equitable Bank, has struck an approximately $800 million deal to acquire PC Financial from Loblaw Companies Limited, in a move that will reshape Canada’s retail banking and loyalty landscape and has already sent EQB’s stock sharply higher. EQB Investor Relations+2Global News+2
EQB Inc. (TSX: EQB) Soars on PC Financial Deal as 2025 Earnings Disappoint – Full Stock Analysis for December 4, 2025

EQB Inc. (TSX: EQB) Soars on PC Financial Deal as 2025 Earnings Disappoint – Full Stock Analysis for December 4, 2025

TORONTO – December 4, 2025 – Shares of EQB Inc. ripped higher today after the digital lender unveiled a transformative deal to acquire PC Financial from Loblaw alongside a mixed fourth‑quarter and fiscal 2025 earnings report. The stock traded around C$97.71, up roughly 12.5% intraday, its sharpest move in months, pushing EQB’s market cap to about C$3.3 billion. PR Newswire+3Yahoo Finance+3MarketBeat+3
4 December 2025
EQB to Acquire PC Financial from Loblaw in $800 Million Deal, Creating a New Loyalty-Linked Banking Powerhouse

EQB to Acquire PC Financial from Loblaw in $800 Million Deal, Creating a New Loyalty-Linked Banking Powerhouse

On December 3, 2025, EQB Inc., the parent of digital lender EQ Bank, unveiled a transformative agreement to acquire PC Financial from Loblaw Companies Limited in a deal valued at approximately C$800 million. The transaction will bolt together one of Canada’s fastest‑growing challenger banks with one of its most powerful retail loyalty engines, PC Optimum, in a direct challenge to the dominance of the Big Six banks. Newswire+1
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