Mike Mercer had planed to work as part of the combined League of Southeastern Credit Unions until a least 2023, but recently approached the league's board with an early retirement request.

From appointments to prestigious committees to new members of the executive team, local honors and more, here are some of the latest personnel moves from across the industry.

The rapid pace of technological change will force financial services companies to invest in more efficient digital offerings for clients, eliminate jobs and retrain staff to focus on higher-value work, according to an Accenture report.

The bank joins rivals in predicting a better than expected Q4; JPM exec says AI could help create products for savings.

JPM’s CFO says trading, investment banking revenue better than expected; the bank will pay $192 million to settle charges it helped customers hide assets.

The Wall Street bank to shed 1,500 spots ahead of an uncertain 2020; smaller and regional banks are lagging behind but expect to increase their focus next year

BMO Harris Bank in Chicago recently became the first financial institution to offer a Mastercard that allows transgender and nonbinary people to use their preferred names. Members of that community often experience disproportionate financial hardship, in part because of employment discrimination.

BMO Harris Bank in Chicago recently became the first financial institution to offer a Mastercard that allows transgender and nonbinary people to use their preferred names. Members of that community often experience disproportionate financial hardship, in part because of employment discrimination.

The bank may extend advisory service to clients with as little as $5,000 to invest; trading of the cryptocurrency has plunged.

Issuers have started adding metal to their credit cards; banks have been “slow” to add diversity in executive ranks, filings suggest.