The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT No. 8, Wenni Wu, Piermont Bank
As the chief growth officer, Wu is tasked with customer acquisition and improving customer experience at the fledgling commercial bank, where she was an early employee.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT No. 9, Kathleen Sherwood, Truist Financial
Sherwood leads direct-to-consumer auto and personal loans, cards and secured lending at the bank where she’s spent her whole career.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT No.14, Ali Mattera, ConnectOne Bank
Mattera built ConnectOne Bank’s project management office from scratch over the past two years and recently deployed it for an M&A-driven tech integration.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT No. 13, Katherine Lane, Webster Bank
Last year, Lane redesigned the bank’s financial control testing system and helped implement its new accounting platform.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT 2025
For the first time, this list of banking’s rising stars aged 40 and younger is presented in ranked order, highlighting the depth and performance of the industry’s top talent.
The rules of debit card economics have been completely rewritten
A recent court ruling found that the Federal Reserve had grossly overstepped in its implementation of the Durbin Amendment. The resulting changes to interchange fees will dramatically shift the debit card landscape.
Deposit insurance bill faces pushback over price tag
Opposition is building against a bipartisan bill that would raise deposit insurance for business accounts, with increased deposit insurance premiums a chief concern.
Judge grants injunction; Fed Gov. Cook to remain on board
A federal district court judge granted an injunction allowing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook to remain on the central bank’s board pending the outcome of her legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s move to fire her late last month.
Fifth Third wins Treasury contract; BNY gets dropped
The Treasury Department has designated Fifth Third as the financial agent for its Direct Express prepaid card program. The decision marks a reversal from late last year, when BNY reached a five-year agreement with Treasury.
Synovus’ Blair ready to run Pinnacle’s ‘air raid offense’
The CEOs of Pinnacle Financial Partners and Synovus Financial — two banks that recently announced a deal to join forces — say they’ve ironed out all the critical sticking points that bedeviled previous mergers of equals.