Fiserv revealed two acquisitions in a five-day span to reinforce its services for clients.

First on Thursday, the global provider of payments and financial services technology announced it has acquired Smith Consulting Group (SCG), an operational consulting service utilized by community banks and credit unions across the United States.

Then on Monday, Fiserv announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire StoneCastle Cash Management.

Fiserv highlighted SCG can provide deep subject matter expertise and in-market support to Fiserv clients seeking consultative engagement to enhance their strategic investments in core and surround solutions.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, according to a news release.

The company did say the addition of SCG reinforces Fiserv’s position as a provider of core banking and advisory services, enhancing the firm’s ability to deliver end-to-end transformation for community banks and credit unions.

SCG consulting services will span DNA, Signature, Bank Intelligence and other Fiserv banking platforms.

“This acquisition enhances our ability to deliver strategic value to our customers by embedding deeper expertise directly into our service model. By bringing more expertise in-house, we’re expanding our ability to advise earlier and deliver smarter solutions,” said Andrew Gelb, who is head of financial solutions at Fiserv. “Today’s announcement is a clear step forward in our commitment to helping financial institutions achieve growth with speed, clarity, and confidence.”

Fiserv and SCG pointed out that they have been long-standing partners supporting community banks and credit unions over the last decade.

Built around a team of industry professionals with decades of experience in bank and credit union operations, SCG supports banking software system conversions and implementations, as well as consulting services focused on core, teller, customer service and call center platforms, online and mobile banking, and various other interfaces.

“Large-scale transformation requires strategic planning and execution across the full suite of applications used to deliver services and experiences to a bank’s customers,” said Darren Smith, founder and CEO of Smith Consulting Group. “We look forward to pairing our technical acumen and industry expertise with Fiserv’s leading technology platforms to ensure our clients’ success throughout these highly complex projects.”

Meanwhile, Fiserv said StoneCastle enables its network of depository institutions, primarily community banks and credit unions, to easily access stable, cost-efficient deposit funding from thousands of businesses and enterprise customers holding cash balances.

Leadership said this acquisition enables Fiserv to become a technology-enabled source of billions of dollars of institutional deposits, including from Fiserv’s enterprise customers.

The company noted this move can help financial institutions strengthen their balance sheets by integrating insured deposit products alongside their core account processing, digital banking, payments and cash-management capabilities across the Fiserv ecosystem.

According to another news release, the transaction is expected to close by the first quarter subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

“Acquiring StoneCastle is an important step forward in our strategy to help financial institutions optimize their balance sheets, which will enable them to do more in the communities they serve,” Gelb said in the other news release.

Founded in 2009, StoneCastle’s insured deposit platform helps optimize individual, commercial and governmental depositors while providing stable funding to over 1,000 FDIC insured depository institutions.

StoneCastle operates a leading deposit network in the U.S., paired with an institutional-grade distribution platform to direct cash balances into insured depository institutions. StoneCastle has an existing relationship with more than 300 Fiserv core banks as part of the larger deposit network, and it uses Finxact to support ledger services for its emerging digital asset business.

“For more than 20 years, StoneCastle has worked to connect institutional cash with community and regional banks in ways that promote safety, liquidity, and broader access to funding,” said Joshua Siegel, founder and CEO of StoneCastle Partners.

“Joining Fiserv will accelerate our ability to innovate, expand our reach to financial institutions and depositors, and deliver even greater value through a unified, modern platform. We’re excited to pair our deposit funding expertise with Fiserv’s technology and client relationships,” Siegel continued.

Additionally, StoneCastle will enable integrated access to other contingent funding solutions for financial institutions. Fiserv plans to leverage StoneCastle’s platform to help financial institutions retain funds associated with FIUSD stablecoin issuance.

“We believe this further sets Fiserv apart in core banking by enabling institutions to custody cash supporting FIUSD stablecoins, while unlocking new value and accelerating innovation across the financial ecosystem,” Fiserv chief operating officer Takis Georgakopoulos said.