There are some important lists embedded in this week’s wrap-up of top stories on mergers, fintech, marketing, etc. from my Twitter feed:
Trending
In downtown Minneapolis, @WellsFargo plans new high-tech branch in office tower https://t.co/bEGDAdgW4z pic.twitter.com/U6WwHsjLPZ
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) December 17, 2015
Mergers, Acquisition – Expansion, Consolidation
- Pacific Commerce Bank and ProAmérica Bank to merge http://bit.ly/1Idlp24
- TowneBank announces plans to acquire Monarch Bank http://bit.ly/1IYKNc1
- Regions Bank to close branch in Pontiac, IL; part of plan to close 50 branches in 2015. http://bit.ly/1OydOYy
- National Penn shareholders approve $1.8B merger with BB&T http://bit.ly/1PaBh6R
- Broward’s largest credit union expands to five nearby FL counties http://bit.ly/226UZFQ
- Seattle’s @HomeStreetBank completes purchase of @awbank’s Dayton, WA branch http://bit.ly/1MgC7IJ
- Northfield Bank and Hopewell Valley Community Bank have received shareholder and regulatory approvals to merge http://bit.ly/1m6T7Mz
- PA’s Customers Bank to acquire student checking division of Higher One http://bit.ly/1QM5IQK
- In WI, Marine Credit Union merges with United Service Community Credit Union http://bit.ly/1NmZLHJ
- Gulf Coast Bank and Trust opens Hammond, LA branch http://bit.ly/1lLxl1l
- Suncrest Bank completes merger of Sutter Community Bank http://prn.to/1J8UBei
- Franklin Synergy Bank to acquire Nashville’s Civic Bank & Trust for nearly $30M http://bit.ly/1Ybvwvu
- Another look at how @AchievaCU became the first CU in Florida to buy a commercial lender http://bit.ly/1O4HwKu
- The reality of small town banking: Cornish, NH prepares for March 2016 closing of Claremont Savings Bank branch http://bit.ly/1lHWLgf
- More push back on proposed $4.1B merger of @keybank and @firstniagara http://bit.ly/1IPFqMh
- In PA, First Citizens Community Bank completes acquisition of The First National Bank of Fredericksburg http://prn.to/1P1Y30B
Branch Evolution
- CT’s Windsor Federal Savings Bank opens mini branch at elementary school http://cour.at/1PdtTrn
- Virginia Coop Credit Union opening a new $1.2M facility this Thursday w/teller pods, new technology http://bit.ly/1SWPG5P
- Australians are ditching bank branches in favor of apps – Up to 1/3 of branches could close in next 5 years http://bit.ly/1McILQk
Marketing & Branding
Marketing to #millennials? 3 Rules For Winning Digital Content https://t.co/kbFfpZfPS3
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) December 14, 2015
- Jean-Pierre Lacroix from @shiknews for @FinancialBrand on “Crafting The Ideal Banking Experience for #Millennials” http://bit.ly/1UFJr7E
- Moving from sales mode to brand building http://bit.ly/1mgaXgq | @MaryMWisniewski for @BankTechNews
Mobile & Digital Transformation
- Banks are going bananas for blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin. http://read.bi/1T65Hq4 | @OscarWGrut for @businessinsider
- From @WIRED: Tech and banking giants ditch @Bitcoin for their own blockchain http://bit.ly/1Rq5f8z
- Interview w/@simple CEO Josh Reich:”banking for how people think rather than how banks work” http://usat.ly/1RNL5nW
- Notice how a local WI news program talks about virtual banking and @ConsumerReports survey http://bit.ly/1McI35A
Fintech
- A member of the team managing @HSBC‘s $200M #fintech fund has left to join an asset management-focused tech start-up http://bit.ly/1NXqEn3
- Forbes adds 7 #fintech sandbox members to #Fintech 50 List of 2015 http://bit.ly/1JgRAZB
- Investments in digital-banking startups are expected to hit $6.9 billion by the end of 2015 http://bit.ly/1Ox4gNC
- Another #fintech list: collaboration between @H2_Ventures & @KPMG unveils 2015 “Fintech 100″ List http://bit.ly/1O5s2WB
- “Since the beginning of 2010, more than $24 billion has been invested in #fintech startups worldwide.” http://onforb.es/1QkQB2r | @Forbes
- Future Asia Ventures’ managing director Falguni Desai looks at the evolution of #fintech since the 1950s http://onforb.es/1jWqrV8
- A look at Britain’s #fintech stars from @davidprosserind for @Forbes http://onforb.es/1Ul9IId
Industry News
Even after the Fed’s move, the era of easy money isn’t close to being over https://t.co/Q3QVGao4Zq pic.twitter.com/S2QxLHubeD
— Bloomberg Business (@business) December 17, 2015
- U.S. banking regulators ramped up their rhetoric on risky commercial real estate lending http://on.wsj.com/1Ocd4b6
- Meet another one of @AmerBanker‘s Community Banker of the Year: @easternbank‘s Richard Holbrook http://bit.ly/22bFzA4
- There are 319 fewer banking institutions in the US than there were at the end of the third quarter of 2014 http://bit.ly/1YgpSrV
- Morgan Stanley will pay $225M to resolve claims involving mortgage-backed securities purchased by corporate CUs http://bit.ly/221tjSI
- An interview w/@TheRealCUES 2015 Outstanding Chief Executive, Elevations Credit Union President and CEO, Gerry Agnes http://bit.ly/1Qo7yIR
- One of three of @AmerBanker‘s Community Banker of the Year: Citizens Bank of Edmond’s @JillCastilla. Congrats Jill! http://bit.ly/1J6EDS7
That’s all for this week. Please share this with your colleagues. If we missed an important story, drop me a note. Thanks for following!