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Digital Asset Holdings, the blockchain technology startup led by Wall Street veteran Blythe Masters, has raised more than $50 million in funding and expanded its board, the company said Thursday.

F.N.B. in Pittsburgh said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 0.5% from a year earlier, to $37.1 million.

Gender parity is high on the agenda in Davos, where the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering of the wealthiest and most powerful is overwhelmingly male. Ian Bremmer makes a case for keeping Christine Lagarde at the IMF for another term and a study suggests that as technology starts taking people’s jobs, women will suffer the bulk of the job losses.

Commerce Bancshares in Kansas City, Mo., reported a small rise in fourth-quarter profit, on growth in business and commercial construction loans.

Anthony Weagley is combining a new emphasis on wealth management with Malvern's reputation as a small-town community bank to bolster the Pennsylvania company's financial performance.

Washington Federal in Seattle said higher technology expenses related to a system conversion contributed to a lower profit in its 2016 fiscal first quarter.

Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., reported a higher fourth-quarter profit on stronger interest and fee income.

PayPal co-founder and technology investor Peter Thiel is part of a $3.5 million investment in former PayPal executive Eric M. Jackson's cloud-based business technology startup.

PayPal co-founder and technology investor Peter Thiel is part of a $3.5 million investment in former PayPal executive Eric M. Jackson's cloud-based business technology startup.

Payne, who was promoted from director of corporate risk services, began her new role Jan. 1. She succeeded Dave Kling, who retired, the $18 billion-asset bank said.

First Business Financial Services in Madison, Wis., said it has hired Edward Sloane Jr. to be its next chief financial officer.

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Four Oaks Fincorp in Four Oaks, N.C., has refinanced $11.5 million in subordinated debt.

Codorus Valley Bancorp in York, Pa., will soon have a new leader for its bank.

Valley National Bank in Wayne, N.J., has a new chief administrative officer.

Mary Kay Bates, who had been chief operating officer in January 2014, was promoted to president of the $724 million-asset bank in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Wells Fargo and American Express have launched their third credit card product together.

Eagle Bancorp in Bethesda, Md., has hired four bankers to a develop a business line making Federal Housing Administration-insured loans for multifamily rental properties.

Fintech maven and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has invested in Deposit Solutions, an open architecture platform for European retail savings deposits.

Bank of Oak Ridge in Oak Ridge, N.C., has a successor for its departing president and chief executive.