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A number of banks mixed up their executive teams in the past year, as they shifted strategy, handled regulatory problems or planned for retirement.

These banks are expected to draw regulatory scrutiny in the coming year. 

In a collaboration with Coinbase and Flexa, Regal theaters now accept on-chain U.S. digital currency payments for movie tickets and concessions; the Bank of Nova Scotia has completed its second investment in KeyCorp; Fiserv entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian-based payments fintech Payfare; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Banking regulators hit companies with penalties for poor interest-rate risk, third-party management, anti-money-laundering controls and consumer protection, among other violations.

In 2024, some banks were reluctant to publicly discuss their AI projects while others couldn't wait. Here's a look at the AI stories American Banker readers clicked on the most.

A roundup of the past year's profiles of senior executive women in banking and finance.

Looking back at the year, this is how they impacted the financial services industry.

Banks such as TD, Wells Fargo and Bank of America drew attention this year for money-laundering issues. That's one of several top regulatory news items in 2024.

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, U.S. Bank and Citi had more than $1 billion in combined first-mortgage loans as of Sept. 30.

The industry agenda calls for amending longstanding rules like loan officer compensation, to nixing Biden-era plans trade groups say hurt both consumers and industry players.

BNY announced expanded employee benefits and a boost in its minimum wage for all U.S.-based employees; Synovus has added former FIS executive Greg Montana to its executive board; National Bank Holdings sold off a fifth of its securities portfolio; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The Capital One-Discover merger, the war against Visa and Mastercards' swipe fees and budding payment technologies were most popular with American Banker readers in 2024.

Flood insurance could hold up some home sales and lending, while major bank regulatory agencies will remain funded even if the government is unable to pass the necessary legislation before funding runs out.

This year, American Banker reporters dove deep into topics such as gambling addiction, Citigroup's rebuild, the Small Business Administration, fraud and monetary policy for its feature articles. Check out the most consequential articles of the year.

When combined, the top five states have roughly 23.9 million households classified as unbanked according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Data breaches in 2024 exposed billions of records, impacting financial firms, banks and consumers alike.

Affirm partners with Sixth Street to sell its buy now/pay later loans to the investment firm; Associated Banc-Corp promotes Steven Zandpour to deputy head of consumer and business banking; Visa Direct speeds up its money transfers; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

From mail theft to video games, a variety of trends shaped scams and fraud in 2024 — and made the schemes more expensive for everyone.

From Donald Trump to Gunjan Kedia, Jerome Powell to Jamie Dimon, here are the people who will impact the industry this year (including Taylor Swift).

Unity Bank in Clinton, NJ, now offers EV charging stations in a collaboration with Encore Energy Group; fintech Beneficient announced its agreement to acquire Puerto Rico-based Mercantile Bank; Trump named payments exec Jared Isaacman to run NASA; and more in this week's banking news roundup.