The $8.2 billion-asset bank says it's nearly finished building a platform that will provide gaming operators with real-time payment capability.

Union Bank and Trust is resolving claims from a 2023 software exploit that exposed customer data to cybercriminals.

Three years after acquiring Bank of the West, BMO is preparing to open 130 branches in the Golden State, where it thinks it can achieve density and critical mass. The Toronto-based bank also plans to open 15 branches in Arizona.

Bank of America has reached a settlement in principle to resolve a class-action lawsuit filed by victims of Jeffrey Epstein.

More than a thousand years ago, merchants in imperial China revolutionized the concept of money by replacing metal coins with paper. A similarly transformative change — programmable money — is on the cusp of adoption today.

WesBanco in Wheeling, West Virginia, has hired a team of lenders in South Florida. It plans eventually to open branches in a bid to grab a share of the region's expanding deposit market.

New York Attorney General Letitia James and 12 of her peers alleged Monday that the personal installment lender surreptitiously adds costs for unwanted products. OneMain denied the claims.

The Alabama-based regional bank plans to open 135 to 150 branches over the next five years, while closing the same number. Regions' decision to accelerate its timeline by two years comes as large and regional banks try to capture more market share in the Southeast.

The most compelling innovation in banking today is not about flashy interfaces or speculative applications of technology, it is about strengthening core functions such as lending, payments, risk management and compliance.

The Federal Reserve's recently published request for information on options for updating its check clearing apparatus has bankers fearing that it will opt to phase out paper checks entirely — an outcome that has community banks panicked.

Billy Beale, who was hired to clean up Virginia-based Blue Ridge Bankshares after its failed foray with fintechs, has left the $2.4 billion-asset company. His successor is Harry Golliday, who was named interim CEO.

A new report from the Consumer Federation of America says the true cost of online scams is an estimated $119 billion per year; Associated Banc-Corp moves forward with its planned acquisition of family owned American National; Servbank HoldCo completes its acquisition of IF Bancorp; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

As funding mechanisms for sovereign debt and large assets increasingly migrate toward real-time financial infrastructure, banks are at risk of being displaced as key intermediaries in global finance.

The New York-based bank, which serves plaintiff law firms, agreed to pay $348 million for a Windy City community bank.

A New York state bill would reduce the barrier for minority-bank and community-bank participation in the state's long-standing Banking Development District program.

Brookfield, Wisconsin-based Landmark Credit Union's planned takeover of American National Bank-Fox Cities is the second credit union-bank acquisition announced in 2026.

At an industry conference Tuesday, bankers said that an extended war with Iran will result in adverse economic conditions, including inflation.

Kim Farrell, former global head of creators for TikTok, joins the Brazil-based neobank to develop its international brand strategy as it expands into the U.S.

Dean Bass, who served as CEO at two Houston community banks, plans to acquire Lone Star Bank in a deal expected to close this summer.

The Beaver State is poised to opt out of a federal law that poked a hole in its interest rate cap, joining a growing list of states to reassert their authority over consumer loan rates.