OMAHA - Firstier Financial Inc. earned $52.0 million for the year,
For the fourth quarter, the $3.2 billion-asset company earned $13.5
Noninterest income decreased $124,000 for the fourth quarter and $2.4
The topic of AI implementation came up on several big banks' first-quarter earnings calls. Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick said Wednesday that the firm views AI as a friend.
Brazil's real-time payment rail is adding PayPal as an option for small- to medium-size business payments; HSBC is launching a Hong Kong dollar-denominated stablecoin; Sezzle expands BNPL; and more in this week's global payment roundup.
A sharp decline in charge-offs, as well as lower volumes of criticized and nonaccrual loans, gave the Buffalo-based regional bank the confidence to operate with a smaller capital cushion.
Nir Zuk, who founded cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and retired from the firm last year, has applied to acquire voting shares in Liberty Bank, N.A.
The card network expanded work with blockchain firms OwlTing and Tempo, increasing its reach into agentic commerce and stablecoins.
President Donald Trump said he would fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not resign after his term as head of the central bank ends in May. Trump made a similar threat against Fed Gov. Lisa Cook before attempting to fire her last August.
