The coronavirus outbreak has taught community bankers to think on their feet and experiment. Speakers at an industry conference this week advised their peers to stay innovative to ensure they endure in a changing world.

Many sectors are concerned about making money in an economic downturn, but those fears are higher in the financial sector, according to a study from Arizent.

Harit Talwar, who is moving from CEO of the digital banking unit to chairman of consumer banking, says Marcus wants to add checking and investment products, embed its offerings in additional high-profile platforms, and grow far beyond its current 5 million customers.

Promoted to executive director of the retail bank in April, McKinney oversees an operation that accounts for roughly 40% of Comerica’s workforce and 435 branches in five states.

Russia's largest bank is reinventing itself as a technology company and selling its own consumer electronic devices. Its chief tech officer says the moves are all about developing broader, more enduring customer relationships that the bank controls fully.

The company's software can now be used to handle personal loans, credit cards and specialty-vehicle loans.

Partnering with the account-opening software firm Mantl, the New Jersey bank created a CD campaign that helped fund its Paycheck Protection Program lending.

The bank worked with TravelBank, a fintech, to offer virtual cards and an app that automatically generates expense reports.

The bank worked with TravelBank, a fintech, to offer virtual cards and an app that automatically generates expense reports.

The North Carolina bank deployed Finxact's new technology, which runs on Amazon Web Services, to make Paycheck Protection Program loans and will use it next to offer business savings accounts and CDs.