Digital banking has rapidly reshaped financial services, and the technology and resource investment strategies needed to keep pace are constantly shifting.
That's why Alkami commissioned the 6th edition of The Digital Banking Performance Metrics Report—a Cornerstone Advisors analysis of self-reported operational metrics from U.S. banks and credit unions with assets ranging from $300M to $46B.
The corporate cash management fintech acquired ATOM to extend treasury management services to its business customers and raised funds from PNC and State Street.
BankUnited hires Wells Fargo's James Mackey to be its new chief financial officer; Ponce Bank President and CEO Carlos Naudon is named chairperson of the Community Development Bankers Association; Jefferson Bank announces the retirement of longtime President and CEO Danny Butler; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
The New York bank is the latest to offer generative AI to all its employees and agentic AI to developers. Chief Information Officer Marco Argenti explained the bank's next steps with the technology.
Investor reaction to the proposed $8.6 billion deal has been sour, with both banks' share prices falling more than 11% as of Friday afternoon. The response appeared to reflect the market's distaste for mergers of equals and the risks associated with crossing the $100 billion-asset threshold.
The Community Investment and Prosperity Act would increase the statutory cap for bank investment into community development projects, unlocking "billions in capital" that can be directed to affordable housing.
Given FHFA Director Bill Pulte's history of making regulatory pronouncements via X, some theorize the release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could occur in the same way.
