Several wealth management firms, including Marcus by Goldman Sachs and Wealthfront, have launched banking products to complement their investment services.

Weighing in on interest rate and other uncertainties facing all banks, Citizens Financial CEO Bruce Van Saun emphasized investments in point of sale, digital banking and other initiatives meant to enhance revenue down the road.

Lenders have learned that automated wealth management tools enhance financial advisers' interaction with clients and can bring in more business.

While executives at the Buffalo, N.Y., bank said they would take a closer look at spending, especially given the potential for interest rate cuts, they described investments in tech talent as an essential cost of doing business.

The challenger bank startup will use the new cash to double its U.S. headcount.

Executives at the Minneapolis bank, who expect two Fed rate cuts this year, said they can rely on growth in noninterest income to soften the blow.

Bank of America says rate cuts could reinvigorate mortgages and that its digital and cards strategies will help it grab more market share to offset shrinking margins.

It's created a new digital assets and distributed ledger group, trades bitcoin futures and is funding a crypto exchange.

The Memphis, Tenn., regional will explore the use of voice assistants as part of its digital banking push.

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