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Load times, architecture and keywords are important to a functional bank website. But marketing the brand – via content and graphics – is just as important to wooing new customers and retaining existing ones.

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is preparing a new financial reform law; change could free up $100 billion in bank capital that could be returned to shareholders.

Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple and Australian banks still fighting; New Zealand pushes fintech; Domino's expands bot function; ATMs still a vital channel.

James Hobson is resigning to become the CEO of Attune, a new company in the commercial insurance sector.

With another $60 million in writedowns, BBVA Compass has taken $90 million in goodwill impairment charges related to its $117 million acquisition of the neobank Simple.

The unit of Customers Bancorp considers the visualization and animation features of its new app, which will show users if their money is dwindling or growing and where it's going, special enough to apply for a patent.

The president’s vow to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports could make life harder for the Citigroup-owned unit, which is Mexico’s second-largest bank.

Home improvement lender EnerBank USA expects half of its loans will be originated on the app it built *in-house*, which promises near-instant approvals.

A number of banks are tapping the brakes on commercial real estate lending, giving others an opportunity to make more loans at better terms.

Hong Kong and Singapore have long been economic crossroads. China and India are economies with vast populations. And Shenzhen is bursting with innovative creativity. All of these contribute to the Asian fintech market being far ahead in adoption and ecosystem creation.

Whether donating bikes or giving grants to help local schools, credit unions are doing their part for the next generation.

The delay has analysts worried that Customers Bancorp will also postpone the sale of BankMobile, which was slated to take place during the first quarter.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

The deal marks a milestone in SoFi’s evolution into a private bank for millennials, but it won’t solve the challenges of the alternative lender’s funding model.

President to sign executive order Friday to roll Dodd-Frank as battle lines form over various sections of the act; Deutsche Bank's John Cryan issues an "especially contrite" apology for the German bank's past mistakes.

Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Target halts innovation projects; Virgin Money pushes digital donations at London Marathon; U.K. government works on data sharing rules; Worldpay lures Santander's Peter Jackson.

By partnering with Intuit, Wells Fargo is continuing its journey toward API-based data sharing, and away from screen scraping.

Traditional banks may need to think twice about putting off higher rates on CDs and other deposit products. That’s because freer-spending online banks are adding deposits faster than they are, and more Fed rate hikes are expected to fuel that trend.

The U.S. government and banks face similar challenges in implementing a biometrics identity system. Both should study what other countries are already doing.

Dorothy Savarese and Rebeca Romero Rainey now chair two important trade groups … Mary Lynn Lenz, Patti Husic and Terry Jorde weigh in; Barclays CEO Jes Staley talks hiring diverse leaders and how to keep them; and more.