The Latest from Women in Banking

Topping this year's list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking are Irene Dorner, Beth Mooney, Karen Peetz, Ellen Alemany and Pamela Joseph.

These leaders, some just emerging and others vets in new roles, are women worth keeping an eye on in the banking and finance sectors. Avid Modjtabai tops this year's list, with Sallie Krawcheck right behind.

Across asset management, investment banking, capital markets and cards, these finance executives are helping to create a path to parity for women in a traditionally male-dominated field.

When FirstMerit agreed to buy Citizens Republic this month, it capped Cathleen Nash's efforts to rebound from recession in hard-hit Michigan.

Heidi Miller, the former president of JPMorgan Chase's international businesses, says that megabanks have to do a better job of defending themselves — and acknowledges that some banks run the risk of becoming too big.

The payments services chief talks about the purpose of the Women Leaders in Action network, and the group's work with schools in Africa.

Get ready. Our lists of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking, the 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance and the 25 Women to Watch are nearly here.

Scotiabank's Alberta G. Cefis discusses how women hold the key to advancing their own careers and delivering a fresh leadership approach to the financial services industry.

Women Leaders in Action, a leadership development group within U.S. Bancorp's payment services business, shares photos from Kenya, where the group is helping to support students at two schools.