Branch banking

At the recent Digital Banking conference, a pair of credit union executives offered insights into how the shift toward digital services has impacted their branching strategy and vice versa.

The move to add dozens of branches, many in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, continues a strategic shift under retail banking chief Pablo Sanchez.

Kashuba, who heads design and innovation at Fifth Third Bank, says looks matter even to the common credit card.

Dutch banks ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank have started transferring their ATMs to the Geldmaat network in the Netherlands to address the decline of cash use among its customers, while continuing to make it available.

Jeremy Balkin, head of innovation at HSBC Bank USA, shares how the bank is investing in retail innovation, including a $350 million core system.

The Tampa-based institution says it is poised for growth, but the new asset class also opens it up to additional scrutiny from the CFPB.

Paramount Financial Technologies says its software can help banks answer key questions about their branch networks, including when it makes sense to expand them.

As banks seek to innovate, executives should accept that ignorance and mistakes are part of the process.

The regional bank has begun closing branches in Chicagoland as part of a plan to reduce its net number of brick-and-mortar offices by up to 15% even as it looks to expand in the Southeast.

More than ever, banks will be leaning on new ATM technology to not only handle the cash that continues to pour into bank branches, but also to manage that cash flow by recycling its use to other customers, right from the machine.

The Houston-based ATM management firm has purchased Outsource ATM, which primarily served banks and credit unions in Texas and Louisiana.

Midsize banks are more profitable overall than both their smaller and larger counterparts, and the strategy that some of the best performers in this group use to stand out is specialization.

Grasshopper Bancorp will target the innovation economy in New York City and other markets across the country.

Branches are closing at the fastest pace in years, and keeping them relevant to customers is a problem banks are being forced to solve in ever more creative ways.

Many kiosk manufacturers focus on cost and manufacturing efficiencies, placing little to no emphasis on experience architecture — where the physical meets the digital in design and engagement, writes Scott Reese, chief technology officer at Harbor Retail.

Having already recently absorbed Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai FCU, Credit Union of Southern California is now set to pick up tiny FedONE FCU.

The East Lansing-based credit union plans to open two branches in the Traverse City area, more than three hours north of its headquarters.

As foot traffic continues to decline, bankers are relying on gimmicks like dramatic lighting and placing buildings closer to highways in an effort to market their institutions.

Metro Bank had worked to win shareholder support by raising fresh capital and cutting ties with Hill's wife's design firm.

Fears are growing that the rapid rise in fee-charging ATMs could have catastrophic consequences for the U.K.’s fragile SME market, with major supermarkets and card networks predicted to be the biggest beneficiaries.