January 9, 2024
Via: Banking DiveBarclays’ ongoing effort to rein in expenses is the firm’s most significant cost-cutting plan since the 2008 financial crisis, according to SkyNews. The majority of the impacted jobs are within the bank’s support functions, reflecting the removal of management layers […]
January 9, 2024
Via: Banking Dive2024 might be the year of wait-and-see. Can we expect a resurgence in the factors that spurred the failure of several high-profile banks last year? How will regulators respond to pushback against proposed increases in capital requirements? What is the […]
January 5, 2024
Via: FinTech FuturesThe agreement will see the bank adopt its partner’s ATM-as-a-Service and ITM-as-a-Service offerings as a means to simplify access to financial services for the consumers and businesses it has been serving across Kansas City, USA, for the last 90 years. […]
January 4, 2024
Via: YahooU.S. Bank recently honored two small business clients for their extraordinary commitment to their communities with the bank’s first-ever Boundless Potential award. Taqueria Durango, a Mexican restaurant in St. Louis, and Interfaith Dental, a nonprofit dental clinic in Nashville, were […]
January 2, 2024
Via: TechBullionThe world of cryptocurrency is in a constant state of flux, with the appeal and market value of various digital currencies undergoing frequent fluctuations. As we approach 2024, many investors are grappling with the question of which cryptocurrency holds the […]
December 11, 2023
Via: YahooFor the 17th consecutive year, U.S. Bank has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace […]
December 6, 2023
Via: FinTech FuturesAs the first generation to be pure digital natives, Gen Z have huge parts of their life influenced and shaped by the data that they themselves create – on social media, through their app use on their smartphones and through […]
November 29, 2023
Via: Banking DiveJPMorgan Chase now expects its U.K. consumer operation to break even in 12 to 18 months, the bank’s president, Daniel Pinto, told observers at a conference Tuesday, according to Reuters. That’s at least two years ahead of a previously referenced […]
November 22, 2023
Via: Bank DirectorThe events of 2023, both within the banking industry and beyond, are chilling traditional growth opportunities and providing new challenges for banks. We are seeing adverse trends in the areas of asset quality, litigation, liquidity, third-party relationships and compliance that […]
November 17, 2023
Via: FinTech FuturesI’ve previously covered the evolution of banking technology and why almost every bank has multiple cores. So, analogies of “changing a plane’s engine whilst in flight” or “heart surgery with the patient watching” don’t really get across the full complexity […]
November 13, 2023
Via: Bank DirectorBank leaders’ enthusiasm for M&A appears muted going into 2024, but an appetite for sticky, low cost deposits could motivate some financial institutions to make a deal in the year ahead. Bank Director’s 2024 Bank M&A Survey, sponsored by Crowe […]
November 10, 2023
Via: YahooThe Military Times named U.S. Bank number No. 3 on its annual Best for Vets: Employers list, which rates the best employers for veterans in the United States. U.S. Bank has appeared on the list each year since the Military […]
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November 9, 2023
Via: FinTech FuturesThe programme serves purchasers and owners of General Motors vehicles, enabling them to earn rewards on their spending through the GM credit card. Goldman Sachs beat out a small number of bidders, including Barclays, in October 2020 to purchase the […]
November 6, 2023
Via: Banking DiveCiti is considering trimming its headcount in several major units by at least 10% as the firm embarks on a corporate overhaul it announced in September, according to CNBC, which cited sources familiar with the matter. The New York City-based […]
November 3, 2023
Via: FinTech FuturesThe news follows the recent arrival of Alex Chriss as PayPal’s new president and CEO on 27 September 2023. Deskus, who brings more than two decades of technology experience to the role, joined PayPal in March 2022 as executive vice […]
November 1, 2023
Via: FinTech FuturesClaudio de Sanctis, the bank’s head of private banking, confirmed that the number of Postbank branches would be whittled down to approximately 300 during an interview with the Financial Times this week. Of the 300 remaining locations, 100 are expected […]
October 31, 2023
Via: FinTech FuturesA filing made with the Stock Exchange of Thailand this week by K-Bank president Pipit Aneaknithi shows that the acquisition has been made through Unita Capital, the bank’s fully owned subsidiary and investment arm for digital asset companies. Satang Corporation […]
October 25, 2023
Via: Payments DiveVisa, the largest U.S. card network, regularly faces challenges to its business in the regulatory realm. Therefore, it’s a rarity to hear the company’s CEO complimenting a CFPB action. In this case, he was commenting on open banking, a trend […]
October 17, 2023
Via: Banking DiveTaichung Commercial Bank in Taipei, Taiwan, has called off the deal to buy American Continental Bank in California a little over a year after announcing the nearly $82.1 million deal, the companies said Friday. In a filing with the Taiwan […]
October 16, 2023
Via: Banking DiveCiti cut another 2,000 jobs in the third quarter, CFO Mark Mason told analysts Friday during a third-quarter earnings call, according to Bloomberg. That means the bank has trimmed roughly 7,000 roles so far this year — and the figure […]