The nation’s largest bank has no retail presence outside of the U.S., but that will change later this year when it launches an online-only bank in the United Kingdom. CEO Jamie Dimon has hinted that if the venture proves successful, the Chase brand could eventually be rolled out in other parts of the world.

Splash recently raised $44 million from investors. It plans to use the funds to aid small institutions that lack the resources to build their own loan platforms but are flush with deposits and looking for new lending opportunities.

The $124 million buyout would give Farmers nearly $800 million of additional assets and deepen its presence in northeast Ohio.

The bank's holding company, CRB Group, has acquired PeerIQ, an online lending marketplace data provider backed by the former CEOs of Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. It's said it wants more deals like this one.

No-fee digital bank accounts subsidized by the Federal Reserve would help community banks draw in new customers and pay for technology upgrades, proponents of the idea say. But it's a hard sell to executives skeptical of government involvement in retail banking.

Sunwest Bank in Irvine, California, lets business customers open new checking accounts completely online, a technology challenge some large and regional financial institutions have yet to tackle.

Southern Bancorp, a community development financial institution, will devote part of a multimillion-dollar investment from the payments giant to developing technology that helps consumers budget, buy a home and more.

In buying the $1.5 billion-asset County Bancorp, Nicolet would become the second-largest bank in Wisconsin and the state’s No. 1 dairy lender. It's the second bank acquisition deal Nicolet has announced this quarter.

Revolut is in the early stages of a fundraising round that could value the British company at $20 billion or more.

Thomas Caldwell has run Middlefield Banc Corp. for 26 years.

They may look different, but for opening accounts, serving small businesses and satisfying consumers' need for cash, branches remain essential.

Verizon Family Money is an app and prepaid debit card where children can spend under the limits set by their parents.

Acquiring Pilot Bank would allow the credit union to serve members who live or vacation in Florida. The deal is the fifth deal this year in which a credit union is purchasing a bank.

With a big assist from M&T Bank, the software developer Magnusmode has added step-by-step instructions for conducting essential banking activities to its mobile service that caters to consumers on the autism spectrum.

After agreeing in March to be sold to a Florida real estate firm, Sunnyside accepted a higher bid from one of its investors, Rhodium BA Holdings.

The move is part of an effort by the largest U.S.-based bank to bring more of its digital banking services to other countries.

In the past five years combined only 14 banks failed to meet the minimum market capitalization for inclusion in the index. In this year's rebalancing, 82 are being removed and some may have to consider strategic options to appease investors.

Under the deal, the $425 billion-asset bank will become the exclusive card issuer for the home furnishings retailer, which long partnered with Alliance Data Systems.

Executives at Citizens Financial and Regions Financial said they plan to make policy changes that will reduce their reliance on the controversial but already dwindling charges.

While most financial institutions have been focused on upgrading their digital channels, Andrews Federal Credit Union in Maryland listened to its customers and modernized its newest branch. Among the new features are video teller machines, touch screens offering online and mobile banking tutorials and a game area for children.