Cleveland – September 19, 2026 -- KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) and its banking affiliates have raised their prime lending rate to 7.00 percent from 6.75 percent, a 25-basis-point increase effective Sept. 17, 2026.

KeyCorp lifts benchmark rate by 25 basis points starting Sept. 17

The rate hike applies across KeyCorp's banking affiliates and takes effect immediately following the announcement date. KeyCorp operates as one of the largest bank-based financial services companies in the United States, holding approximately $191 billion in assets as of June 30, 2026.

Chisinau – September 18, 2026 -- Four Moldovan banks -- Moldindconbank, FinComBank, EuroCreditBank and Victoriabank -- have begun accepting digital identity credentials from EVO, Moldova's national government app, letting clients verify identity without presenting physical documents.

Pune, India – – September 18, 2026 -- QKS Group has named FIS a Leader in its SPARK MatrixTM: Digital Banking Platform, 2026, citing the breadth of the company's Digital One ecosystem and its ability to unify digital, mobile, self-service, and banker-assisted banking channels.

London – September 16, 2026 -- Finastra has partnered with Komgo to connect their respective trade finance platforms through an open API layer called Trade Innovation Nexus, targeting inefficiencies caused by fragmented systems and manual processing across bank and corporate trade workflows.

New Orleans – – September 16, 2026 -- First Horizon Bank has appointed Jennifer Feske as Senior Commercial Portfolio Manager for its New Orleans market, tasking her with managing the bank's Northshore commercial portfolios.

Feske brings 15 years of banking experience to St. Tammany Parish accounts

Feske's background spans commercial banking and portfolio management, and she will now oversee client relationships across the Northshore region of the New Orleans market.

London – – September 15, 2026 -- MVB Financial Corp. will settle eligible Visa Direct push-to-card payouts using stablecoins under a new pilot program announced with enterprise payments platform Velocity.

Chicago – September 15, 2026 -- ABOC, also known as Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, has relocated its corporate headquarters and opened a new full-service branch at 101 N. Wacker Drive in the city's Loop neighborhood, occupying roughly 40,000 square feet of office and retail space.

Charlotte, N.C. – September 13, 2026 -- Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) has completed full deployment of its AI Call Summaries tool across care centers, generating more than 4.5 million automated call summaries in the second quarter of 2026 alone and now covering over 70% of inbound client interactions.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- Alliant Credit Union, a $20 billion-asset institution with nearly 1 million members, has partnered with Blend Labs Inc. (NYSE: BLND) to launch a fully digital mortgage and home equity lending platform.

Nuremberg – September 12, 2026 -- Three-quarters of Germans have already financed a purchase, while missed payment deadlines among adults under 30 rose to 23 percent from 14 percent in autumn 2025, according to the TeamBank Liquidity Barometer.