Business First Bancshares CEO Jude Melville and Progressive Bancorp head George Cummings are both second-generation bank CEOs — common ground that helped propel an $83 million merger deal.

July 8
4 Min Read
Adrian Johnstone of Practifi

Adrian Johnstone is the CEO and co-founder of Practifi, a performance optimization platform for the wealth management industry.

With over 20 years of experience helping advisory firms leverage technology for growth, he offers deep insight into advisors' every day needs. A regular speaker at industry events in Australia and the U.S., Johnstone is dedicated to building relationships and driving innovation in wealth management.

South Korea’s Exports Pick Up Ahead of New US Tariffs

Steep trade barriers that were set to go into effect on July 9 have once again been put on pause, giving banks a welcome reprieve, but adding still more pressure and uncertainty on the Federal Reserve and the broader economy.

July 9
8 Min Read

Business First Bancshares CEO Jude Melville and Progressive Bancorp head George Cummings are both second-generation bank CEOs — common ground that helped propel an $83 million merger deal.

July 8
4 Min Read
Top Performing Banks
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Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.

August 14
1 Min Read
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Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.

August 14
4 Min Read
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Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.

July 24
3 Min Read
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CFPB

A district court judge this week has denied allowing four groups — the American Fintech Council, Financial Data and Technology Association, Financial Health Network and Public Citizen — to file legal briefs in support of a rule on financial data rights.

July 8
4 Min Read
PNC Bank

The bank worked with Atomic to embed the digital payroll deposit manager into its mobile banking app.

July 8
1 Min Read
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French bank BNP Paribas is launching a U.K. fintech incubator that will host generative AI startups that have developed applications for banks.

July 8
3 Min Read

Business First Bancshares CEO Jude Melville and Progressive Bancorp head George Cummings are both second-generation bank CEOs — common ground that helped propel an $83 million merger deal.

July 8
4 Min Read
CFPB

A district court judge this week has denied allowing four groups — the American Fintech Council, Financial Data and Technology Association, Financial Health Network and Public Citizen — to file legal briefs in support of a rule on financial data rights.

July 8
4 Min Read
PNC Bank

The bank worked with Atomic to embed the digital payroll deposit manager into its mobile banking app.

July 8
1 Min Read
Roundup slide on layoffs @ bank

French bank BNP Paribas is launching a U.K. fintech incubator that will host generative AI startups that have developed applications for banks.

July 8
3 Min Read
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Alan Childs pleaded guilty to using straw borrowers and falsified loan records to help a timber businessman secure millions in fraudulent loans.

September 18
4 Min Read
Stablecoins have gained traction with the passage of the GENIUS Act.

Bankers are concerned about stablecoins gaining traction due to the passage of the GENIUS Act, and also continue to sound the alarm about the failure to resolve check fraud disputes, according to the latest quarterly survey from IntraFi.

July 30
5 Min Read
FDIC

Pulaski Savings Bank's failure will cost the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund 57.6% of its total assets.

June 25
2 Min Read
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Most Influential Women in Payments honorees say the dramatic expansion in technology presents new opportunities and challenges as employers evolve away from traditional business models.

January 14
6 Min Read
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Honorees from American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments discuss spotting tangible uses for innovation, rather than buying into hype.

January 10
5 Min Read
The Most Influential Women in Payments 2025 cover image: Yaminah Satterian, Jennifer Cruz, Sara Walsh and Kathleen Pierce-Gilmore

Each year, American Banker recognizes the women who are advancing the payments industry in banking, retail, acquiring, processing and more.

January 9
1 Min Read
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