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Rising global e-commerce transaction volume is creating an opportunity to expand the options for cross-border payments from businesses to consumers.

Their chatbots are diverting calls away from call centers and helping bring in deposits, the banks say, as the adoption, maturity and usefulness of the technology improve. 

Advances by Federal Home Loan banks hit a 15-year low last year, but commercial banks and other financial institutions are clamoring for more as loan demand has increased and deposits have ebbed. How long will the trend continue?

Mos, a company that started out helping students find financial aid, is embellishing its banking features with cash advances, gig finding help and financial advice.

To meet the growing demand, banks are faced with a choice of hiring, reskilling or outsourcing.

With financial literacy apps, scholarships and college-team sponsorships, credit unions are fighting for market share among students.

Even as companies like Apple make it less crucial to have dedicated payment terminals, Adyen sees a market for two new devices that can build on its strengths in e-commerce.

More than half of the nation's 20 largest commercial banks, including Citigroup and PNC, have stopped charging nonsufficient-funds fees, and another four are scheduled to end the practice by year-end. That leaves three holdouts: SVB Financial, Huntington and MUFG Union Bank.

Younger and more diverse leaders may better represent the local community. But bringing new people into the board room requires persistent and targeted outreach.

As regulators mull the Toronto bank's deal for First Horizon and broader guidelines around bank combinations, community groups called for stronger investment commitments from the two banks before they are allowed to merge. 

A recent announcement from the CFPB makes clear that the agency expects banks to adopt multifactor authentication, password management and security patching.

A heads-down approach is no longer viable, but that doesn't mean executives need to address everything. Clear guidelines help leaders to decide when to speak up.

After enabling used-car sales with The Clearing House's RTP rail, the bank has implemented the same technology for real-time funding of vehicle loans.

BOK Financial, based in Oklahoma, has tapped Mark Wade to become CEO of the Bank of Texas next year. The current chief, Norm Bagwell, will take a part-time role.

Farmers Bank plans to develop new revenue from home loans, despite seeing many bigger lenders flee the same market.

Agility Bank, Encore Bank, Queensborough National Bank and others have chosen or are considering less-mainstream core systems vendors because of their responsiveness and adaptability.

As summer nears its end, finance-industry rookies are relishing their freedom while some fret over what it means for their future careers. Anxiety is simmering in Wall Street's kinder era for incomers, according to interviews with 10 young bankers.

Jonathan W. Roberts will transition from his roles with Webster Bank in Connecticut to lead the credit union on Sept. 19.

Corporations are navigating shifting geopolitics, and M&A bankers are advising them as they consider selling off faraway units and focusing more on assets closer to home or in friendlier countries.

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the fragility of complex global supply chains. Bankers say they are hearing from more U.S. clients who want to change that by moving manufacturing and supplier operations closer to home.