Designed for Japan's automotive industry in the 1990s, QR codes remain a common feature in the latest mobile wallets. They have pros and cons that banks need to carefully consider.

It is premature to say whether criticism of cross-selling and calls to break up the big banks will lead to action, but there is one area where a spinoff could actually be in the banks' interest.

Home BancShares in Conway, Ark., has agreed to buy the parent of Landmark Bank in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Carolina Financial in Charleston, S.C., has agreed to buy Greer Bancshares in South Carolina.

First United in Oakland, Md., is looking to raise up to $9.3 million through a rights offering.

Making customer experience consistently good is a priority, but it's not enough. Great experiences in the future will be tailored to individual needs and preferences.

Credit unions across the country open their doors to non-members to cast ballots on Election Day, and while most aren’t expecting any trouble during this tense election season, it can create both challenges and opportunities for participating CUs.

The $408 million-asset company said in a press release that it completed a private placement of subordinated debt to accredited institutional investors.

As voters in California, Florida and nine other states decide whether to legalize marijuana, the results may force Congress to resolve differences between federal and state laws that have paralyzed much of the banking industry.

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve's periodic survey of bank loan officers indicates that a decline in banks' share of commercial and industrial lending activity is likely related to nonbanks' ability to outcompete on both price and loan terms.

Prosperity Bancshares is hopeful it will be able to announce its next bank deal in the near future. Such chatter provides hope that Texas banks are moving past oil concerns and renewing merger talks.

Trends in commercial real estate lending, which has reached record levels at U.S. banks, are unsustainable, Fitch Ratings warned.

Cultural issues, budget constraints and legacy technology often keep banks from converting their tech aspirations into a reality.

The Justice Department has widened its investigation of Fulton Financial’s mortgage lending practices to include four new units.

There were some positive signs in the marketplace lender's quarterly results, but it continues to deal with the fallout from a scandal involving executives who falsified data about loans the company was selling to investors.

Tesco Bank has confirmed that over the weekend, some of its customers' accounts were subject to online criminal activity, in some cases resulting in money being withdrawn fraudulently.

Recipients of the 2016 FinTech Forward awards discuss the various factors that are keeping banks from fully embracing the digital world the way startups do.

Patent-troll litigation costs American companies $29 billion a year, and fintech startups as well as big banks are now in the crosshairs. A growing number are banding together to defend themselves.

Since the government-sponsored enterprises began experimenting with both front-end and back-end deals in which part of the credit risk is shared with third parties, investors have been watching carefully.

Gulf Coast Community Bank in Florida agreed to sell itself last month after spending six frustrating years trying to tackle credit issues and angling for a settlement tied to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.