Fifth Third

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The Cincinnati bank applied in May to convert its Ohio state charter amid an expansion into Texas and Colorado and the completion of its merger with MB Financial.

The new products, along a 2% cash-back credit card, are aimed at helping customers build savings and reduce debt.

Joel Kashuba, Fifth Third's head of innovation and design, explains to Digital Banking 2019 how understanding four major aspects of human experience — cognitive, perceptual, physical and emotional — is integral to each aspect of customer engagement.

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Banks are increasingly turning to outsiders like Nikki Katz, a former Disney executive now at Bank of America, and Joel Kashuba, formerly of Procter & Gamble and now at Fifth Third, to help build their digital experiences.

Kashuba, who heads design and innovation at Fifth Third Bank, says looks matter even to the common credit card.

The Cincinnati bank wants to convert from a state charter as it expands in the Southeast and beefs up digital banking operations.

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As chief operational risk officer, Carrie Lichter played a key role in bringing to life Fifth Third's high-tech war room, also known as the cyber fusion center.