Berkshire Hathaway plowed $13 billion into bank stocks in the third quarter that included new investments in JPMorgan and PNC and additional investments in Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.

The industry saw some well-known executives step down from their roles or take on new ones during the past month.

A Colorado business owner and the second-largest U.S. bank are set to go to court this month over his intellectual property claim that he owns the service mark for an online virtual assistant named Erica. That is the same name the bank uses for its digital assistant.

Information about new account holders pulled from Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo contradicts the notion that the previously unbanked turn into costlier customers.

Synchrony CEO Margaret Keane says plastic cards will be gone in five years; David Tyrie is succeeding the high-profile Michelle Moore as BofA's digital chief; Fed outlines a new approach for its post-crisis supervisory program; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Michelle Moore, head of digital banking at Bank of America, explains the top use case for the virtual assistant so far.

Following is a list of the banks that made Vade Secure's top 10 phishing list in the third quarter, along with insights into how lenders can protect themselves.

Bank of America Merchant Services is combining its payment processing and security services with the cloud-based restaurant management software of talech to deliver a new point-of-sale option to restaurants and bars.

The credit union says employee charges that its AML program is deficient are false; Michelle Moore, who helped launched the Erica digital assistant, wants more time with family.

The high-profile Michelle Moore will step down at year-end, to be replaced by David Tyrie. More synergy between digital operations and consumer products, while maintaining financial discipline, seems to be an important priority.