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Umpqua Bank is testing a system that would make text-chat, video and voice banking more personable by staffing them with branch workers during their downtime.

The online bank will consolidate all of its Charlotte-area employees into a new office tower, but its headquarters will remain in Detroit.

Wells Fargo, PNC and others are finding that the web seminar is an effective way to promote themselves through advice and useful content aimed at consumers and business clients.

Marbue Brown will oversee customer experience in Chase’s branch network, call centers and digital and mobile platforms.

Banks should not be fatalistic about the threats posed by tech companies in financial services. Incumbents still hold the upper hand.

Systems that run cash management services were built decades ago and prioritized functionality over user experience. That is starting to change as banks invest more heavily in digital upgrades geared toward commercial customers.

Mike Cagney’s eventual successor will have to decide whether to continue his focus on rapid growth. Also on the table are strategic decisions about when to go public and whether to pursue a bank charter.

By design, any practice that requires a customer to simply hand over online bank credentials to a third party is a terrible idea.

By design, any practice that requires a customer to simply hand over online bank credentials to a third party is a terrible idea.