BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., has rebranded its banking unit to reflect its expansion beyond the Tarheel State. The $7.5 billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that Bank of North Carolina is now BNC Bank.

Low-income urban youth methodically saved money when taught about goal-setting and given access to savings accounts and other basic banking tools.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta has agreed to open almost 200 new locations of Operation Hope's financial-counseling centers inside its branches by 2020.

While big banks have grown more comfortable lending to casinos based on reservations, financial firms have been slower to embrace other Native American enterprises.

OptimumBank Holdings in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has appointed a former Florida credit union CEO, John H. Clifford, to its board.

Online lenders' struggle with fraud is driving them to join new networks designed to find links between fraudulent loan applications and signs of borrowers trying to obtain multiple loans simultaneously.

Linked2pay is expanding a text-based, person-to-person payment service to allow banks to offer it for card and Automated Clearing House payments.

Similar to a bank system merger or migration, a blockchain core conversion project would likely take multiple years and cost tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars depending on the size of the bank.

A small New Jersey bank that is a so-called rent-a-charter partner of more than a dozen marketplace lenders has raised millions of dollars from some household names in the venture capital world.

The founder and president of Anthemis Group gets an early look at all types of fintech innovation. She's noticed that, no matter how different the ideas are, there is one underlying commonality in this sector: it's lacking something profound. Here are some small changes that could make a big difference.

TD Bank Group in Toronto will have a new president and chief executive for its U.S. banking unit next summer.

As more departments reach for a piece of the technology budget, banks need to improve coordination to make sure the money is spent efficiently.

Recipients of the 2016 FinTech Forward awards discuss how evolving technology will reshape banking in the years ahead.

Marva Smalls has gotten comfortable with being uncomfortable throughout her career, and she advises others to do the same, particularly aspiring leaders.

Sun Bancorp’s third-quarter profit declined, as the Mount Laurel, N.J., recorded almost $3 million of one-time gains a year ago. Sun’s expenses, however, continued to improve.

Hitachi Ltd. is introducing a system to protect people from being conned into transferring money from their bank accounts at automated teller machines.

Heartland Financial in Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy Founders Bancorp in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

One of the hottest bank technologies is already repeating mistakes of decades past and showing just how far banks have to go to catch up with the times. Here is one easy way to make this emerging tech more appealing to today's customers.

The London-based banking giant has named Vivek Yadav chief administrative officer, and Jeremy Balkin as the new head of innovation.

As banks grow and their business models become more complex, some find that adding a general counsel to the staff makes sense. Bank SNB in Stillwater, Okla., says hiring one allowed it to reduce its legal fees by 80%. Here are the pros and cons.