The region now leads the nation in virus cases, and with winter lurking the fear is that the outbreak will only get worse.

In its lawsuit against Visa, the Justice Department alleges the card network's $5.3 billion deal to buy Plaid is meant to neutralize a competitive threat — even though Visa and Plaid do not see themselves as competing with each other.

“The asset management industry in particular has found it is quite productive to work from home,” says Mary Erdoes, who runs asset and wealth management at JPMorgan Chase.

Contactless payments, staging and early wage access have built a permanent following and should be part of any alternative financial services mix, says DigitaMint's Marc Grens.

As the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in early 2020, Visa deployed street-level teams in 66 cities across the U.S. to meet with small-business owners to help them transition to a digital-first world.

Consumers will still prefer minimizing physical contact, while relying on digital payments and looking forward to adopting smarter methods that are secure, convenient, and less time-consuming, says Global Market Insights' Vinisha Joshi.

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and others cut back on 7(a) lending to focus on originating Paycheck Protection Program loans. Smaller banks such as Live Oak and Byline gained market share by targeting niche industries and originating bigger loans.

A new service from NCR aims to reduce surface transmission of the coronavirus through the application of an antimicrobial cleaning product that kills germs.