PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2018

McDonald’s will open 200 restaurants in the Nordic region over the next 10 years, as well as begin home deliveries this year in an attempt to take on rivals, such as Taco Bell and Yum! McDonald’s currently serves 150 million customers each year in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland from its estimated 430 restaurants in the region. The expansion will create 5,000 jobs in the region. Last year, McDonald’s sales in the Nordic region grew 5 percent to € 1.2

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BankThink

AUGUST 16, 2018

Since John Turner took over as CEO in July, Regions has announced several executive appointments, including promoting Kate Danella to oversee strategic planning. Women in Banking Regional banks Succession planning Wealth management M&A

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2017

But FedEx Business Insights also found that intra-regional exporting is a major force behind SME growth today, perhaps serving as a stepping stone for small businesses that may have their sights set on global growth ahead. Intra-regional exporting is a strong driving force, representing an average of nearly $800,000 in revenue, 10 percent above their exports to other regions,” the report stated.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

The latest example of this comes from Regions Bank at its corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Ala. Prior to joining the Regions Bank community, Duggirala served as the CTO of Kabbage, a small business lender. Regions Bank’s head of regional banking, John Owen, and Duggirala’s direct supervisor commented on her hiring and the value she’ll add to the team. ” Payment Methods amala duggirala CIO CTO FinTech Innovation Regions Bank What's Hot

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Bank Innovation

JULY 25, 2016

Regions Bank tied with Amazon.com in a recent ranking of web experiences. How does a super-regional bank match the efforts of one the most sophisticated digital companies in the world, one that obsesses over customer experience?

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2018

Exclusive Online Social Media online banking regions bank Sapient Razorfish Twitter

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Earlier this year, Italy initiated its largest bank bailout in its history when it committed up to $19 billion to save two failing regional banks, Banca Popoalare di Vicenza SpA and Veneto Banca SpA. 20), the ongoing struggles of those FIs is putting as many as 40,000 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the region in jeopardy.

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American Banker

JUNE 30, 2016

The $126 billion-asset holding company for Regions Bank said Jeremy King, who had been support manager for private wealth, is now executive vice president of wealth management strategy and effectiveness for Regions Wealth Management.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 30, 2018

Exclusive Lending Mobile Payments PFM Premium lending Mobile banking mortgages online banking online lending regions bankEXCLUSIVE—Consumers are impatient, and growing less and less inclined to fill out the long forms necessary to apply for a loan, mortgage, or other financial service.

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The Paypers

AUGUST 14, 2018

(The Paypers) dLocal , a company focused on cross-border payments for ecommerce in emerging markets has announced the expansion of its payments platform to the Middle East and North Africa

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

But, of course, no two consumers are exactly alike – especially when comparing consumers across different regions of the world. The only way to predict what the emerging payments trends are for today is to seek out the one group of people who has the power to control the entire market: consumers.

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CB Insights

JULY 18, 2018

Investors from around the globe are flocking to Latin America — within the first half of 2018, deep-pocketed investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and DST Global have backed startups in the region. Since 2012, investments into the region have nearly tripled.

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The Banker

JUNE 13, 2018

A decade on from the sub-prime mortgage crisis, the US’s regional lenders are using their ample capitalisation as a springboard for acquisitions and digital initiatives. Jane Monahan reports

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BankThink

JULY 23, 2018

Leroy Abrahams had previously served as president of the bank's North Central Alabama region. Regional banks C-suite Corporate ethics Corporate governance Regions Bank

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Bobs Guide

JUNE 29, 2018

With more than 75% of larger global banks retracting their correspondent banking relationship in the international markets, regional banks are frequently turning to the new utility model as well as emerging fintech to keep delivering the international services to their clients that they’ve

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BankThink

APRIL 12, 2018

Bank technology Fintech Mortgage technology Mortgage applications Digital mortgages Regions Bank Bank of America AmazonThe bank says its partnership with Lender Price will help streamline and simplify its home loan process.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 20, 2016

Regions Financial Corp. The Regions-Avant partnership was announced last April. Cards Lending Marketing Mobile Online Retail apps Avant ios marketplace lending regions bank Regions Financialis using its upcoming Avant deployment as an opportunity to “refresh” its digital offerings. The bank’s CEO, Grayson Hall, said yesterday during the company’s earnings call that the Avant loan application service will go live next month.

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BankThink

JULY 26, 2018

Regional banks Corporate governance Regions BankJohn Turner, who became CEO of the Alabama company this month, has promoted John Owen to COO. Its Turner’s second executive appointment this week.

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BankThink

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Succession planning Regional banks Grayson Hall Regions BankJohn Turner, the head of the Birmingham, Ala., company's corporate banking group, takes over the president's title from Chairman and CEO Grayson Hall.

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 26, 2015

One of the major themes will be regional integration, which is another way of saying the development of cross-border markets. In insurance, the continued development of regional markets. Financial institutions will be challenged to create new business models and technology strategies to extract the opportunities offered by regional integration.

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Mobile Payments Today

APRIL 20, 2016

The bank said is using MasterCard's certified Host Card Emulation technology to enable contactless payments through its current mobile banking app

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BankThink

AUGUST 6, 2018

Diversity and equality Corporate governance Regions BankClara Green will head the Diversity and Inclusion Center of Expertise at the Alabama bank.

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BankThink

AUGUST 1, 2018

See which of these 65 regionals are the best performers. Performance reports Regional banks Community banks Growth strategies Deposits M&ALoan growth accelerated for those in our annual ranking of banks with assets of $10 billion to $50 billion.

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BankThink

JULY 20, 2018

Earnings Commercial banking Capital markets Regional banks Regions BankThe Birmingham, Ala., bank also saw lending decline in the quarter as strategic reductions in certain business lending lines offset gains in C&I and consumer.

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BankThink

MARCH 14, 2018

Morning scan Dodd-Frank Regional banks Trump administration AML Digital paymentsSmaller bank stocks have outperformed the big banks with the prospect of Dodd-Frank rollbacks; Trump “very strongly” pondering TV analyst for adviser role.

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BankThink

APRIL 6, 2018

M&A Regional banks Brokers BB&T Regions BankBB&T is the nation's fifth-largest insurance broker. The deal, expected to close in the third quarter, would further expand its reach in the Southeast and Texas.

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BankThink

JULY 19, 2018

While the regulatory environment is more accommodating for big deals, many regionals still have their reasons for staying on the sidelines. Regional banks Earnings M&A Consolidations SIFIs M&T Bank KeyCorp BB&T Fifth Third

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BankThink

AUGUST 1, 2018

SIFIs Regional banks Minimum capital requirements Randal Quarles Jerome Powell Federal ReserveThe Federal Reserve’s forthcoming rules for banks with assets of $100 billion-$250 billion hinge on their perceived risk to the financial system.

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The Paypers

JULY 11, 2018

(The Paypers) GIMAC and TerraPay have signed a partnership to strengthen the remittances ecosystem in CEMAC region

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BankThink

JULY 6, 2018

The Fed, the FDIC and the OCC said Friday that they have begun implementing changes for regional banks under the new regulatory relief law passed in May. Regulatory relief Regulatory reform Financial regulations Stress tests Federal Reserve FDIC OCC

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American Banker

AUGUST 5, 2016

Regions Financial has a new chief executive for its insurance business. breaking_news dealmaking-strategy people fee-income al national-regional

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BankThink

MAY 10, 2017

Regions Financial is taking steps across its 1,500-branch network to embrace consumers with autism and train its staff to help them. Consumer banking Branch management Customer service Regions BankBusiness development, not just compassion, is part of the motivation.

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BankThink

JULY 10, 2018

Community banking Consumer banking Branch network M&A Flagstar Bancorp Wells Fargo Regions BankFlagstar Bank, which is in the process of buying more than 50 branches from Wells Fargo, has hired Ryan Goldberg as a director of retail banking.

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BankThink

MARCH 2, 2018

Corporate philanthropy Expense management Regional banks AlabamaThe Alabama company, as part of an efficiency effort, is streamlining its organizational structure and creating a division focused on community engagement.

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BankThink

JUNE 4, 2017

Regions Financial's tool that helps customers find the right account for themselves is among the reasons why Andy Hernandez is a Digital Banker of the Year finalist. Digital banking Mobile banking National banks Bank technology Regions Bank

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BankThink

MAY 1, 2018

Investments in analytics and a focus on courting midsize businesses have helped regional banks add non-interest-bearing deposits even as they struggle for other types of deposits. Deposits Net interest margin Consumer banking Commercial banking Regional banks BB&T Citizens Financial Regions BankCan they keep it up as rates rise?

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American Banker

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., breaking_news national-regional dealmaking-strategyhas bought a business that manages low-income housing tax credits.

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BankThink

APRIL 25, 2018

Succession planning Regional banks Commercial banking C-suite Grayson Hall Regions Bank AlabamaGrayson Hall has served as CEO since 2010. He will leave the post in July but remain executive chairman through the end of the year.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2016

breaking_news womenin-banking people small-business national-regionalWells Fargo has named Monica Cole to head middle-market banking for six Midwestern states.

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Mobile Payments Today

APRIL 20, 2016

The bank said is using MasterCard's certified Host Card Emulation technology to enable contactless payments through its current mobile banking app

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