Safe Cash is cozying up to banks by portraying itself as an alternative to two very different corners of financial services—the established Swift bank transfer network and bitcoin, arguably the most well-known virtual currency.

Atlanta is flush with payment processors that handle more than 70% of the nation's transactions. These players now plan to expand their reach even further, hoping to make the southern city a fintech hub to rival Silicon Valley and New York.

Wonder Bancorp and Harvard Illinois Bancorp have extended the deadline for their merger to May 31, according to a joint news release issued Friday.

American National Bankshares in Danville, Va., said in a press release Friday that Dabney Gilliam, its chief administrative officer, will resign at the end of this month to join Bank of Charlotte County.

Randy Conte, the $15.6 billion-asset bank's chief operating officer, will become chief financial officer on April 30 and remain operating chief.

Kevin Champagne stepped down from the $857 million-asset company on Feb. 29, according to a Friday news release. He also retired as chairman of Atlantic Coast Bank.

Adam Draper of Boost VC talks about the rise of the blockchain, the challenges of the bitcoin world and the future of banking.

Tri-State Bank of Memphis in Tennessee has hired Christine Munson, formerly of First Tennessee Bank, as its chief executive.

Banner Corp. in Walla Walla, Wash., has named a trio of banking industry executives to its board, including the former chief financial officer at Zions Bancorp.

Cordia Bancorp recently sold its student lending platform due to concerns about loan concentrations. In doing so, the Virginia company provided another example of why it is difficult for smaller institutions to gain traction in marketplace lending.

NCR Corp. has customized a payment kiosk for E. Sun Bank in Taiwan, the first of its kind for the island nation.

Despite billions in revenue annually, legal marijuana businesses have yet to find a solution to the industry’s lack of reliable payments, banking and other financial services.

Market volatility and new regulatory burdens are thinning the ranks of commercial mortgage lenders that underwrite loans for securitizations. Activity is slowing down as a result, and it is unclear if banks and insurers will fill the void, especially outside the largest cities.

Contrary to claims of anticompetitive practices, manufactured housing industry leaders want to increase the number of lenders offering financing.

Democratic lawmakers want the Department of Education to retract findings from a review of loan servicers that its inspector general called "unsupported and inaccurate."

Hometown Community Bancorp in Morton, Ill., has agreed to buy Trivoli Bancorp in Trivoli, Ill.

The head of Midland States Bancorp in Effingham, Ill., is handing off one of his handful of titles to concentrate more on the big picture.

Regulators are quick to laud "core" deposits and so-called stickiness, but the reality is that brokered deposits — especially CDs — have become some of the most stable and cost-effective funding available.

First Bancorp in Southern Pines, N.C., and First Community Bancshares in Bluefield, Va., have agreed to exchange branches in two states.

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