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"I'm both," could be the answer a mobile customer of USAA and perhaps other financial institutions gets in the not-too-distant future from a virtual assistant powered by artificial intelligence, key nuggets of customer-specific data and other technology.

RSAC 2026

A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.

SBA website

Kelly Loeffer would lead an agency that is critically important to community banks, which make tens of billions of dollars in loans annually under its largest loan program.

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Pinnacle Chairman Terry Turner (left) and CEO Kevin Blair (right)

The two regional banks, which are combining in a merger of equals, had previously said they expected to complete the deal sometime in the first quarter of 2026.

Mike Villano, U.S. Bank

The bank is a step closer to having its own U.S. dollar-pegged cryptocurrency. It could become the first major financial institution to issue a stablecoin.