Retail & Commercial

Traditional checking hasn't faded nearly as fast as original predictions at the dawn of online banking. Checks will remain a major part of payments, though there are some signs of an eventual decline.

Banks are grappling with new challenges in trying to work with voice assistants like Alexa in Amazon's Echo to allow customers to check balances and perform other tasks. But with voice banking on the horizon, banks cannot afford to stall their efforts.

The $605 million-asset company disclosed in a regulatory filing that Stephen Marsh, its CEO since 2008, retired on Dec. 31.

First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati has converted its banking unit from a national charter to a state charter.

Mark Wierman, the chief lending officer at Ixonia Bank in Wisconsin, now has a second title: president.

Wells Fargo's innovation group has appointed Peggy Mangot for the newly created position of senior vice president of its design and delivery leadership team.

Royal Bank of Canada has introduced a video chat service for its small-business banking customers whose hectic lives may not allow for frequent branch visits.

Ally Financial in Detroit has agreed to provide up to $600 million in financial backing for Carvana’s online auto sales.

Clarity Money, an artificial intelligence-driven payment concierge, launched on Wednesday, a move its founders hope will provide consumers with an advanced financial health tool.

Almost 40 years ago, a rock music legend asked a question that too many banks are failing to address today.