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With the hiring of the former PerkStreet team, the Boston bank joins the likes of BBVA Compass in teaming with nonbank disruptors to help it better compete in the digital age.
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Eastern Bank in Boston has established a new unit to develop technologies for itself and other banks and has tapped the former leaders of the tech startup PerkStreet to run it.
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More banks are considering switching to a universal banker model, where selling products and services becomes more important. The transition requires patience, planning and training.
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Eastern Bank in Boston is raising its profile by installing automated teller machines at travel plazas along some of Massachusetts' most heavily traveled highways.
The $8.8 billion-asset bank said Wednesday that it has signed a five-year a branding and licensing agreement with Paramount Management Group to add 17 ATMS at travel stops along the Massachusetts Turnpike and Routes 3 and 128. The deal would give Eastern Bank exclusive ATM rights at each of the state's designated travel service plazas along the turnpike, which stretches from Boston to the New York border.
The ATMs won't necessarily be a moneymaker for Eastern - the $2.50 fee paid by noncustomers would go to Paramount, according to a report in the Boston Globe. The benefit, said Eastern spokesman Andrew Ravens, is that it would provide "added convenience to existing customers," while raising awareness of Eastern's brand.
Eastern operates 90 branches in Massachusetts and will move into neighboring New Hampshire in October when it completes its
The ATM deal could signal further expansion for Eastern outside of its traditional markets in and around Boston. "Every two to three years Eastern acquires or merges with another bank, and we don't see that track record stopping," Ravens said. "We see that likely continuing, as long as we find the right partners."
