In|Vest 2018 Direct

Younger and more diverse leaders may better represent the local community. But bringing new people into the board room requires persistent and targeted outreach.

As regulators mull the Toronto bank's deal for First Horizon and broader guidelines around bank combinations, community groups called for stronger investment commitments from the two banks before they are allowed to merge. 

A recent announcement from the CFPB makes clear that the agency expects banks to adopt multifactor authentication, password management and security patching.

Record fines that the world's biggest investment banks are expected to pay in the coming months reflect years of frustration among U.S. regulators that their investigations were being hampered by unmonitored messaging among bankers.

Nigeria, which has attracted just 840,000 users for its digital currency since October, is seeking to boost adoption of the e-naira almost tenfold in the next 12 months by luring people without bank accounts.

U.S. central bankers offered divergent signals over the size of the next interest rate hike, with St. Louis's James Bullard urging another 75-basis-point move while Kansas City's Esther George struck a more cautious tone.

A heads-down approach is no longer viable, but that doesn't mean executives need to address everything. Clear guidelines help leaders to decide when to speak up.

After enabling used-car sales with The Clearing House's RTP rail, the bank has implemented the same technology for real-time funding of vehicle loans.

The seller, Farmers Bankshares, has $609 million of assets and eight branches.