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Business owners say they want more advice from their banks, and bankers want to be trusted advisers. Digital delivery of advice and tools backstops the bankers and enables reliable, consistent advice delivery through a wider footprint.

Sponsored by Uplinq Financial Technologies "Fair lending" has become an important topic—and concern—for financial institutions. The concern isn't just limited to consumer lending, but to small business lending as well.

Banks' sales of insurance agencies for eye-popping multiples emerged as one 2023's notable trends. Though the bandwagon shows no sign of slowing, several prominent community banks appear to be holding on to their insurance operations.

The real estate investment trust — which counts the private equity firm C-III Capital Partners among its top shareholders — owes more than $100 million to creditors but has less than $50 million of assets, according to a Chapter 11 petition.

The community banking veteran will succeed Thomas Coughlin, who spent nine years as CEO of the Bayonne, New Jersey-based bank.

Frank, Daylight, Greenwood, Totem and Brigit faced lawsuits, disputes and penalties.

Projects are underway at a number of payment firms including PayPal, Circle and Ripple. Location and regulation will also play a big role in what the market looks like in the next year.

Making it easier for consumers to switch between competing banks will increase competition, resulting in major benefits for account holders.

Banking groups endorse the proposed Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act, which calls for enhanced regulator transparency.

At the end of last year, we identified 23 people we thought would be banking changemakers in 2023. Were they? Here's a look back at what happened to each CEO, regulator, official, fintech executive and expert on the list.