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The pandemic has brought new users to the technology, making a simpler experience more important, says Tappit's Jason Thomas.

Daily edition for March 15, 2021.

Since late last year, a number of large and regional banks have either replaced their CEOs or announced plans to do so in the coming weeks. Here's an introduction.

The Cleveland company is more than doubling an earlier commitment in order to support racial equity and environmental sustainability.

Acquisition-hungry Stearns Bank has been fielding so many calls from would-be sellers that it has brought in a merger specialist to sort through them.

Rakuten Inc. plans to raise 242 billion yen ($2.2 billion) by selling shares to investors including Tencent Holdings Ltd., Walmart Inc. and Japan Post Holdings Co., bankrolling expansions into AI, finance and mobile.

The nation's second-largest credit union is thanking all full-time employees for their work since COVID hit. But even as vaccinations ramp up, remote work will be the norm for several more months.

Harmening, set to take the helm of Associated Banc-Corp next month, is being asked to replicate the digital transformation he led at Huntington Bancshares. His career path is a signal to the industry’s rising stars that the road to the corner office includes hands-on technology work.

Simon Hu has unexpectedly resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group Co., adding fresh turmoil to the financial technology giant as it grapples with Chinese government demands to overhaul its business.

Japan's JCB has entered a pact with a new payments alliance to share its contactless solution with members.

Large banks and aggregator sites, like Bankrate, tend to outperform regional and community banks, but smaller institutions can compete by publishing valuable content and creating web pages for individual branches.

Unify Financial is sponsoring a $300M securitization of prime auto loans. The $3.3 billion-asset institution is only the second CU to sell securities backed by auto loans since the NCUA gave the green light for credit union securitizations nearly four years ago.

Until regulatory reforms are introduced, nonbanks won’t have direct access to Payments Canada's Real-Time Rail, a situation that risks stifling innovation.

It's crucial small businesses continue to expand user experience improvements made during the first year of the pandemic, says NMI's Nick Starai.

Mark Kelly will step down next month as president and CEO of the Oklahoma City-based institution. He will be succeeded by the credit union's executive vice president.

Binance Holdings, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has named prominent former U.S. politician Max Baucus as a policy and government relations adviser.

CEO Solomon says there are challenges but a good chance it can meet its goal; Chase Home Lending will expand a program that provides $5,000 for closing costs and down payments in majority-Black neighborhoods.

The e-commerce giant's Amazon One palm-scanning can enroll consumers for building access and other use cases that require an ID.

EPI could potentially provide a bedrock for future European payments innovation. It arguably does not go far enough, says Icon Solutions' Michel Vaja.

Daily edition for March 12, 2021.