Brian Browdie

Banks are making business customers happy with new digital billing services as machine learning meets the lockbox.

Fintech firm Tanium says it has found a unique method for securing the tens of thousands of vulnerable points in the computer networks of banks and other companies.

Driven by greater demands to help meet business goals, these CIOs share some of the tactics that have helped them win friends and allies in other departments and move big projects forward.

First National Bank of South Africa says the offering for its direct-deposit customers should give them one more disincentive to leave, beyond the usual hassles of switching financial institutions.

Banks want to make loans to people with scant credit histories, but the challenge is figuring out how to do so safely. One possible solution is to look at alternative data. Eager to book more loan business, more and more banks are considering such factors as rent payments, purchasing patterns, even an applicant's spelling to help predict creditworthiness.

By analyzing behavior such as cell phone records, two startups have found a way to help those without bank accounts to obtain credit.

ING Direct Canada CEO takes part in a "Daily Show" dig at U.S. banks.

During the heyday of deregulation, Gerald Corrigan argued that banks' unique functions required a unique level of supervision and protection. The former Fed official's essay remains as relevant as ever.

The Charlotte bank said Friday that the job cuts, which were first reported by the Charlotte Observer, came from various businesses and occurred as part of a streamlining.

Sussex Bancorp in Franklin Lakes, N.J., plans to sell up to $7.2 million in common stock, offering 1.2 million shares to current shareholders at a price of $6 per share.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in May issued enforcement orders against eight banks and freed 14 others from prior orders as part of a series of actions released Friday.

Huntington Bancshares said Thursday that it has forged a pact with Cleveland State University that gives its Huntington Bank the exclusive right to operate branches and automated teller machines on campus.

Provident New York Bancorp (PBNY) will raise $100 million through a debt offering.

Peter Aceto, the CEO of ING Direct Canada, joined the "Daily Show" in a spoof of bank regulation, but his appearance wasn't all laughs.

U.S. Bancorp and a nonbank partner have agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle charges that they misled members of the U.S. military about the fees charged on auto loans.

BancorpSouth in Tupelo, Miss., plans to redeem $125 million in trust-preferred securities.

Residential Capital has won court permission to set aside $230 million for payments to homeowners whom the company may have foreclosed on improperly.

Avidbank Holdings (AVBH) in Palo Alto, Calif., has raised $16 million selling roughly 1.6 million shares of common stock in a private offering.

Valley National Bancorp in Wayne, N.J., plans to redeem $15 million in trust-preferred securities.

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated a written agreement with Farmers Bank in Ault, Colo. The May 2010 pact obligated the $232 million-asset bank's directors to strengthen oversight of management.