Front-line employees yearn to be told they still have a critical role to play, as more customers are seeking in-person help amid the pandemic.

The American Fintech Council and the Financial Technology Association say they’ll promote responsible innovation, fair access to financial services and more. Their dozens of members include some of the biggest names in fintech.

Showcasing contactless ATM access and enabling easier use of stimulus funds are among the ways the megabank and digital upstart are tailoring services to customers acquired during the pandemic.

Showcasing contactless ATM access and enabling easier use of stimulus funds are among the ways the megabank and digital upstart are tailoring services to customers acquired during the pandemic.

M&F Bancorp in North Carolina plans to use some of the $18 million it received from big banks to make overdue improvements to its commercial lending platform.

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.

The company is anticipating at least $175 million in losses in 2021, but its recent acquisition of Radius Bancorp will reduce funding costs and allow it to develop a full gamut of banking products that its CEO says will eventually yield big profits.

The Delaware company would remove a rival, gain scale in affluent Philadelphia suburbs and accelerate its transformation from a branch-heavy lender to a digital-first bank with the $976 million acquisition.

Square, LendingClub and SoFi are among the upstarts that once positioned themselves as outsiders but now seek to challenge banks more directly. Here's how they're doing it.

Andrew Harmening, who oversaw Huntington's digital strategy, will succeed the retiring Philip Flynn as president and CEO of the Wisconsin regional bank in April.