Here are seven startups that received multimillion-dollar venture capital investments in recent weeks to accelerate the development of banking products and services.

Colin Walsh, Varo’s chief executive, says the disruptor has hired several former regulatory officials to help in what has admittedly been “a difficult process.”

Alex Carriles, who runs mobile, online and digital accounts at BBVA Compass, describes how updates like account aggregation and expense analysis have helped increase use of its app.

Bank critics and some lawmakers quickly seized on a tone-deaf posting by JPMorgan Chase that was designed to tout the virtues of saving money.

Citigroup has hired Murli Buluswar as head of analytics and information management in its U.S. consumer banking segment. It also has promoted Tracey Warson from head of Citi Private Bank, North America, to chairman of the unit.

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Larger institutions in particular have made banking so convenient that customers see little reason to move their accounts, according to a new report from J.D. Power.

The Wilmington, Del., company's new product relies on technology developed by Earnest, a startup that it acquired in 2017.

In the months ahead, the Birmingham, Ala., bank will drop Compass from its name across all of its branches and digital properties. It’s part of a broader plan by its Spanish parent Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to unify its brand worldwide.

David Tyrie, the bank’s new head of digital banking, discusses plans to offer customers constant course corrections and its new Life Plan product, and the latest on the virtual assistant Erica.

Now that the Cincinnati company recently completed its first bank acquisition in over a decade, CEO Greg Carmichael is pushing ahead on tech hires and expansion outside its Midwestern core.

The British startup OakNorth sees U.S. community and regional banks as good prospects for its lending technology.

The bank is investing more in its digital capabilities, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.

Getting consumers to switch to electronic statements is difficult but there are a few strategies credit unions can try to encourage them to go digital.

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CEO Andy Cecere acknowledges that other banks have tried to broaden customer relationships and selectively expand into new markets before and struggled. But the sophistication of today’s online and mobile services could make all the difference this time, he says.

TD and several other banks are licensing credit underwriting and fraud prevention technology from the fintech Avant to get their digital-lending products to market faster.

The findings of a new survey suggest that banks risk becoming irrelevant unless they match the speedier processes that are a key selling point for online lenders.

KeyBank is deploying new technology designed to improve the online and mobile banking experience and to guide branch employees' conversations with customers. The move comes on top of steps to modernize its IT infrastructure.