The Hybrid Branch: Blending Digital and Physical Banking

This mix of banking needs across society has led to the rise of the hybrid branch, coined the branch of the future. By blending digital capabilities with human…

ELGA Credit Union partners with Pocketnest for personalized finance tools

April 10, 2025

ELGA Credit Union partnered with Pocketnest to provide personalized finance tools for its members. Pocketnest's platform uses generative AI and behavioral…

Candescent provides digital banking to Farmers & Merchants Bank

April 9, 2025

Farmers & Merchants Bank, based in Stuttgart, Arkansas, partnered with Candescent to deploy its Digital Banking platform. With this platform, the bank can…

Republic Bank selects Fiserv's DNA platform

April 8, 2025

Republic Bank & Trust Company partnered with Fiserv to integrate its DNA platform for its digital transformation goals. DNA will offer a technology…

Bitcoin ATM market sees 971 machines go offline

March 27, 2025

This March, 971 bitcoin ATMs went offline. This puts the total number of bitcoin ATMs at 37,920, down from its high of nearly 40,000 in December 2022…

FIS intros Treasury GPT

March 19, 2025

FIS, a fintech company, has launched Treasury GPT, an AI support tool within its Treasury and Risk Manager.

How do branches score on customer experience?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Consultant Mack Turner shares how bank branches are doing with customer experience strategies.

Trump administration announces Crypto Strategic Reserve

March 4, 2025

President Trump has announced a Crypto Strategic Reserve, in which the government would purchase cryptocurrency. The reserve aims to hold bitcoin, ether, XRP…

Bank of America sees over 26B digital interactions

February 27, 2025

Bank of America saw more than 26 billion digital interactions from its clients in 2024, an increase of 12% year-over-year. It currently has more than 5…

The Union Bank selects Candescent for digital banking

February 20, 2025

The Union Bank, based in Columbus Grove, Ohio, selected Candescent as its digital banking partner. Candescent will provide its digital banking platform to…

Transforming Banking: The Growing Role of AI in Financial Services

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the banking sector has ushered in a transformative era, revolutionising financial services and redefining…

Branch transformation: 4 strategies to follow

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Here are four strategies to follow for a successful branch transformation.

BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES IN 2025: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?

With the momentous changes we saw in the banking space in 2024, we expect that 2025 will continue with this trend. The year is expected to drive access to cash…

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What are the advantages of using cash?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

What's the advantage of cash in 2025? Read more to find out.

Bank of America surpasses $500B in consumer investments

January 15, 2025

Bank of America's Consumer Investments business now has more than $500 billion in assets. This includes almost 4 million accounts with Merrill Edge…

OceanAir partners with Spiral to enable charitable digital banking

January 10, 2025

OceanAir, a credit union based in California, partnered with Spiral to provide charitable giving opportunities for its members. In particular, members can use…

Examining EMV testing, certification

by Anamaria Burnete — Digital Marketing Specialist, Paragon Application Systems

As EMVCo celebrates its 25th anniversary, it is important for the entire payment industry to acknowledge the organization's success in reducing counterfeit and…

OneSpan appoints CTO

December 31, 2024

OneSpan, a digital banking transactions company, appointed Ashish Jain as CTO. In this role, Jain will lead the company's global engineering, according to a…

AU Small Finance Bank unveils credit card for fixed deposits

December 31, 2024

AU Small Finance Bank, based in India, unveiled its AU NOMO Credit Card. This card used fixed deposits as collateral, enabling customers to build credit and…

Varo Bank to enable cash deposits/withdrawals at CVS

December 30, 2024

Varo Bank, a digital bank, partnered with Green Dot Corp. and CVS Health to offer fee-free deposits at more than 7,500 CVS locations in the U.S, along with…