

Mark Sööt

Susie Kiesling

Ed Hermsen

Paul Klock

Kate Griffith

Lee-Volker Cox

David Myers

Niel Devasir

Nathan Schmidt

Advisory unit adds personnel

Andrea Molnau

Joseph Parvin
Mark S. Cochran

J. Michael B. MacDonald

The faster timelines for completing bank mergers this year reflects a transformed regulatory environment under the Trump administration. In several cases, deals have closed just a few months after they've been announced.
The deal brings together a banking core provider and a digital banking software platform to offer an end-to-end tech product for community and regional banks.
In Brazil, QR codes have been powering Pix, the country's instant payment scheme, for years. Two fintechs are hoping that connecting QR codes to instant payment schemes such as FedNow will help drive uptake for instant account-to-account payments.
The expansion-minded Hampton Roads-based lender announced plans to acquire Dogwood State Bank just weeks before its plans to close a deal for a Virginia-based competitor.
Everything from company culture to data security concerns is hamstringing the pace of automation in financial services, per new American Banker research.
The firm, which is relaunching its signature payment system, gets a branding opportunity and a testing ground in dozens of stadiums and arenas.