Fintech

The company agreed to pay $18 million for Atlantic Bancshares in a deal that will increase its operations along South Carolina's coast.

The company will pay $186 million for First Bank Lubbock in a deal that also includes mortgage unit PrimeWest Mortgage.

The company will also gain branches in northern Alabama when it buys Tennessee Bancshares.

The long-running slide in mortgage payments 60 or more days past due will continue next year, and perhaps even longer as borrowers benefit from favorable economic conditions.

As the reigning technology giants demand consumers do everything through voice-controlled smart speakers, they may inadvertently succeed where smartphone-based wallets stalled.

Assemble allows Mastercard partners or issuers to provide checking, budgeting and payment features, as well as additional money management.

The Illinois-based CU has given back $10 million to members in the past 10 years.

Citizens Equity First Credit Union has paid out $230 million in diviends over the past 18 years.

A group has filed an application for form a bank in Birmingham, a city with a large pool of bankers and a steadily growing economy.

Banks and fintechs are competing heavily to modernize cross-border payments, and Citi is using its upgraded treasury unit to add speed to its own international cross-border digital payments capabilities in more than 60 countries.