Renaud Laplanche's fintech will give borrowers cash back when they lower their loan balances.

Both developments are part of the company’s strategy of becoming a full-service bank for its young, affluent customer base.

Donald Felix will join the Rhode Island company in January as head of national banking. He recently was responsible for developing a personal finance management strategy for JPMorgan Chase’s consumer bank.

The global bank has rolled out cash-flow forecasting tools as financial institutions race to meet urgent demands from commercial customers trying to navigate uncertain times.

Spence’s promotion to president could signal that the Cincinnati banking company is grooming him as a potential successor to Chairman and CEO Greg Carmichael.

Speculation is part of the reason for the growing differential in market capitalization between legacy financial institutions and upstarts. But one venture capitalist says it's "a call to action" for traditional banks to match fintechs' all-digital, customer-friendly services.

Foreign banks for years have been using technology that folds several communication and information-sharing capabilities into one platform. Now Citigroup and others here are showing interest because of the growing importance of digital in the pandemic.

As the pandemic speeds digital adoption at financial institutions, the technology giants are pitching products that scan in data from mortgage documents and provide security and compliance controls used by in-house tech developers.

The media company Urban One has launched a new account that includes a prepaid debit card and encourages customers to buy from Black-owned business and lets them donate their cash back to charity.

The media company Urban One has launched a new account that includes a prepaid debit card and encourages customers to buy from Black-owned business and lets them donate their cash back to charity.

Banks, lenders, and fintechs have been on a path toward digitizing the mortgage process from end-to-end — long before the term coronavirus entered our daily lexicon. How has the pandemic affected progress?

The Oregon company unveiled a sweeping cost-cutting plan that includes more remote work opportunities and up to 50 branch closures.

The company will close branches and cut jobs, with plans to reinvest some of the savings into digital enhancements.

The Cleveland company will exit indirect auto lending and close branches so it can devote more resources to mortgages, student loans and other relationship-driven, digital-friendly businesses.

Out of crisis comes opportunity. The pandemic has prioritized digital strategy and transformation for nearly every industry, especially banking.

Gary Cohn, former head of the Trump administration’s National Economic Council and onetime top executive at Goldman Sachs, says technological changes will continue to make it harder for smaller financial institutions to compete and force many to be sold.

Over the past year, the Alabama bank has been developing new tools that analyze survey responses, phone interactions and social media posts to identify opportunities to improve digital offerings.

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Bank of America is applying a familiar arsenal — including APIs and its popular virtual assistant, Erica — to online business banking, cross-border payments and cash management in an effort to modernize those services.