2024 Most Powerful Women in Banking

The Toronto-based bank said that Aron Levine will become group head and president of BMO U.S. It also announced the upcoming retirement of Ernie Johannson, head of North American personal and business banking.

Holly O'Neill, who was No. 5 on American Banker's list of the Most Powerful Women in Banking last year, will oversee a new department combining BofA's retail and preferred units. Aron Levine, who previously led preferred banking, is leaving the company.

The Providence, Rhode Island-based regional bank plans to create a new senior executive role that will focus on corporate strategy, rather than directly replace Johnson as chief experience officer.

Kedia is scheduled to become the first woman to run the nation's seventh-largest bank by asset size. Some analysts expressed surprise over the timing of the announcement.

While many banks and financial service companies play out on the global stage, the industry itself can be smaller than it seems. Many of the honorees on this year's list worked at the same companies during their careers. Here is a look at those connections.

When TD Bank's $13 billion acquisition fell through, First Horizon was forced to quickly come up with a plan. Here's how the bank's culture of sharing ideas and inclusion helped.

Embracing the integration of TradFi and DeFi through tokenization is not just a trend — it is a necessity as we reshape the financial industry to drive growth and resilience in an increasingly complex world.

The Most Powerful Women to Watch honoree talks about what it means to lead, what's changed since she started on Wall Street, and why customers choose regional banks, in conversation with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger.

The president of U.S. Bancorp reflected on the progress women have made, and the work left to do, at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking gala.

The Young Women's Leadership Award grants four $5,000 college scholarships to New York City high school seniors who are first-generation college students.