Branch banking

Lloyds is paying small merchants to offer cash back, but consumer groups are already casting the move as inadequate to address the decline of branches and ATMs in the U.K.

The JPM Coin will be used to expedite payments transfers for its corporate clients; customers of Spain’s largest retail bank will be able to withdraw cash without entering a PIN.

It often takes an underlying development, such as a major executive change or the launch of a new product or partnership to excite investors, but Diebold Nixdorf stock prices jumped Wednesday in the wake of a solid, but not outstanding, fourth quarter earnings report.

OceanFirst in New Jersey shuttered more than a third of its branches but says nearly all the customers stuck with the bank because it trained employees to show customers how to go digital.

From expanding branch access in underserved areas to a cafe for kids and more, here's another look at credit union outreach efforts.

The bank says it has restored access, but it hasn’t explained how a fire-suppression system at one facility could cause a nationwide outage across all of its channels, or how its system as a whole could have been left so vulnerable to the incident.

The three large banks banks are joining a number of institutions in agreeing to eliminate fees for Californians who receive benefits via electronic transfer cards. Chase and BofA will also waiving the fees nationwide.

Bank of Princeton will also buy $190 million in deposits as part of the deal.

Criminals are going to get smarter, but banks can implement a modern authentication solution to meet unique use cases and security requirements without sacrificing user convenience, writes Mike Byrnes, senior product manager at Entrust Datacard.

The regional bank is roughly a third of the way to the 260 workers needed to staff the 25 branches it plans to open there over two years.

The combination of their convenient branch networks and strong digital offerings makes large, national banks tough to beat in dispensing financial guidance, consumers say.

The bank says regulators want information about its possible role in the money laundering scandal; Kristi Mitchem moves to BMO Global Asset Management.

CEO Greg Carmichael says the Cincinnati bank will hire bankers in Denver, Dallas and Houston as part of a broader expansion into fast-growing markets that are home to lots of midsize firms. It is also interested in buying more fee-based businesses.

Bathrooms are probably cleaner than automated teller machines at banks and credit unions across the country, according to a new study. Here are some insights on how to protect public health – and your financial institution's image.

Hackers pretending to screen a Chilean ATM network staffer for a new job instead slipped malware onto his work computer, leading to a broader attack.

Executives at Key pushed back against doubts over a deal for Laurel Road Bank’s digital lending platform so late in the credit cycle, arguing that its customers are prime borrowers with high incomes.

A number of healthy credit unions have undertaken “mergers of equals” to bolster long-term prospects. But those institutions are opening themselves up to unique risks and challenges as a result.

With government workers off the job, some credit union call centers are extra busy as worried members reach out with questions.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., said Wednesday that it will close 17 branches as part of a previously announced deal to buy 32 branches from Huntington Bancshares.

Following the departure last year of several top executives amid downward pressure on earnings, Diebold Nixdorf has named three people to fill its executive ranks.