Secured cards find new niche in earned wage access
Direct-to-consumer earned wage access provider EarnIn is rolling out Live Pay, a service that “streams” consumers’ paychecks via a Visa card. It’s a model banks could replicate.
A growth-minded Missouri bank absorbs a local competitor
Deal for Clay County Savings Bank leaves Verimore Bank primed to add market share in a fast-growing Kansas City neighborhood
Northwest acquires Penns Woods, expands Pennsylvania footprint
Columbus-based Northwest Bancshares finalized its acquisition of Penns Woods Bancorp; Barclays becomes the second U.K.-based bank to leave the Zero Banking Alliance; BankUnited announces the appointment of Michael Mitchell as executive vice president, director of branch banking; and more in this week’s banking news roundup.
A Dallas bank is confident its losses will pay off
First Foundation is in transformation mode, after a capital infusion and new management gave it some power to remix its challenged balance sheet. But the bank just took its third quarterly loss out of the last four quarters.
How KeyBank is creating ‘cognitive banking’ with AI
The Cleveland bank is working with Personetics to provide advice and help to digital banking customers that takes into account their circumstances, current transactions and history.
We’re in a financial revolution. Latin America must meet the moment
The new age of AI-enabled agents and increasing connectivity will not reward financial institutions focused on the last wave of innovation. Latin American institutions must embrace new technology.
How AI is changing the cost of a data breach
Companies that lack artificial intelligence governance may spend hundreds of thousands of dollars more in responding to cyberattacks, IBM found.
Weak jobs data boosts odds of mortgage rate drop
Employment came in below estimates, which some economists expect could move the bond market in ways that affect loan costs even before the Fed meets next.
Trump asks bank CEOs to pitch on Fannie, Freddie stock offerings
President Donald Trump is bringing in bank leaders to meet with him one by one at the White House. Beyond the economic discussion, there’s a chance at a big payday for their firms.
Banks should take the lead in developing a trusted digital ID system
U.S. banks should look to Sweden, where the identity verification measures put in place by banks also give users access to both government and private-sector platforms.