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Columbus-based Northwest Bancshares finalized its acquisition of Penns Woods Bancorp; Barclays becomes the second U.K.-based bank to leave the Zero Banking Alliance; BankUnited announces the appointment of Michael Mitchell as executive vice president, director of branch banking; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

First Foundation is in transformation mode, after a capital infusion and new management gave it some power to remix its challenged balance sheet. But the bank just took its third quarterly loss out of the last four quarters.

The Cleveland bank is working with Personetics to provide advice and help to digital banking customers that takes into account their circumstances, current transactions and history.

The new age of AI-enabled agents and increasing connectivity will not reward financial institutions focused on the last wave of innovation. Latin American institutions must embrace new technology.

Companies that lack artificial intelligence governance may spend hundreds of thousands of dollars more in responding to cyberattacks, IBM found.

Employment came in below estimates, which some economists expect could move the bond market in ways that affect loan costs even before the Fed meets next.

U.S. banks should look to Sweden, where the identity verification measures put in place by banks also give users access to both government and private-sector platforms.

The San Antonio-based company plans to remain in state borders, but sees opportunity for growth in major markets.

A dramatic boardroom purge at the NCUA has unleashed a fierce debate over the future of credit unions, and whether they're still serving their original mission.

The decision to rejoin the CEO and chairman roles comes roughly two months after regulators removed an asset cap that had stunted the San Francisco-based company's growth for seven years.