Tanaya Macheel

Bank of America is preparing to submit 20 blockchain-related patents any day now to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, CNBC reported last week, citing a company spokesperson.

Bank of America is preparing to submit 20 blockchain-related patents any day now to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, CNBC reported this week, citing a company spokesperson.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has partnered with the blockchain technology company Blockstream to bring distributed-ledger and smart-contract technology to its clients.

United Bankshares in Charleston, W.Va., reported an uptick in fourth-quarter profit as lower expenses offset lower average yields on earning assets.

People talk the talk, but women in the workplace are still advancing slowly. Why? A former Wall Street exec explains arbitration's role; B of A's Anne Finucane suggests it's a struggle to balance work and early parenthood.

First Citizens BancShares in Raleigh, N.C., said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 32.1% from a year earlier, to $42.7 million.

Earnings at Valley National Bancorp in Wayne, N.J., fell significantly in the fourth quarter, largely because of costs to pay off debt.

Malvern Bancorp in Paoli, Pa., on Wednesday reported a profit for its first fiscal quarter of 2016 and said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency had lifted a formal written agreement with its Malvern Federal Savings Bank subsidiary dating to October 2014.

The number of men involved with gender diversity efforts is falling, according to a report Mercer plans to release Wednesday.

JPMorgan Chase customers will soon be able to withdraw cash using their mobile phones at the company’s ATMs.

Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., said its fourth-quarter profit rose 20% to $33 million from a year earlier as its lending rose by nearly half and its expenses fell.

Prepaid Financial Services, a provider of e-money and banking solutions, is rolling out a government-sponsored prepaid card program for refugees and asylum seekers in Europe.

Customers Bancorp in Wyomissing, Pa., plans to raise $24 million in an offering of its preferred stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City posted a big increase in quarterly earnings despite increasing its loan-loss provision to account for energy-related exposure.

PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh has tapped Karen Larrimer to lead its retail banking division.

Visa has nabbed an executive from media company Time Inc. to be its chief marketing and communications officer.

Visa has nabbed an executive from the media company Time Inc. to be its chief marketing and communications officer.

Profits at SVB Financial Group in Santa Clara, Calif., soared in the fourth quarter on strong loan growth.

Independent Bank Group in McKinney, Texas, has exited the Small Business Lending Fund program.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles said its October acquisition of the tech-focused lender Square 1 helped its fourth-quarter profit rise 1.2% from a year earlier to $71.8 million.