Regions Bank news and trends

Regions Financial: Business Lending ‘Pipelines Are Beginning to Rebuild’
Earnings // July 19, 2024

Regions Financial saw average loans remain stable during the second quarter, with some signs that demand for business loans may pick up. Average balances for total loans were down 0.1% compared to the previous quarter and down 1.3% compared to the second quarter of 2023,...

FinTech IPO Tracker Loses 3.8% Despite Affirm’s Rally on Apple Pay Tie-up
Fintech Investments // June 14, 2024

Affirm saw its stock rally 7.8% this past week, but the overall trend for the FinTech IPO Index was down, as the group sank 3.8%. Affirm Gets a Bump from Apple Apple said that Apple Pay users in the United States will be able to...

AI, Virtual Cards, Embedded Lending Define This Week in B2B
B2B Payments // June 13, 2024

B2B payments used to be defined by paper and processes. However, as the digitization of commercial payments continues, B2B payments are being defined by their workflows and data – both of which are increasingly the target of disruptive innovations capable of automating away rote work...

Regions Bank Launches Digital Payments Solution Powered by BILL
B2B Payments // June 12, 2024

Regions Bank has launched a new digital payments solution designed to streamline payment and billing processes for its commercial clients. Powered by BILL’s financial operations platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the new Regions CashFlowIQ provides advanced accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR)...

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FinTech IPO Tracker Loses 3.8% Despite Affirm’s Rally on Apple Pay Tie-up

June 14, 2024
Affirm saw its stock rally 7.8% this past week, but the overall trend for the FinTech IPO Index was down, as the group sank 3.8%. Affirm Gets a Bump from Apple Apple said that Apple Pay users in the United States will be able to apply for buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans through Affirm […]

CFPB Says Overdraft Fees Are Junk Fees — But Are They?

January 17, 2024
Labels are popular on Capitol Hill. And this week the labels are flying fast and furiously, aimed at big banks and credit unions. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put...

FIs Now See Transparency, Accessibility Key to Money-Out Mobility

May 26, 2022
Financial services providers face many choices when determining the best way to offer customers money-out mobility, and the temptation to lean too heavily on in-house solutions may cause some to...

Commercial Banking Customers Want Digital Products, Personalized Services That Resemble Consumer Accounts

November 24, 2021
Companies are pulling away from the manual processes they have used for decades in favor of less costly, speedier business-to-business (B2B) and consumer-facing tools to manage their payments and finances....

Quick Reads
Regions ‘Monitoring’ Debit Interchange Rule as Card Income Dips

October 18, 2024
Regions Bank’s profit dipped during the third quarter as deposit costs rose and loan demand fell. The regional lender released quarterly earnings Friday (Oct. 18) showing a 5.7% decline in net interest income (NII) — the gap between what a bank earns on loans and pays deposits — to $1.22 billion in the quarter. Regions […]

Regions Financial: Business Lending ‘Pipelines Are Beginning to Rebuild’

July 19, 2024
Regions Financial saw average loans remain stable during the second quarter, with some signs that demand for business loans may pick up. Average balances for total loans were down 0.1%...

Regions Bank Launches Digital Payments Solution Powered by BILL

June 12, 2024
Regions Bank has launched a new digital payments solution designed to streamline payment and billing processes for its commercial clients. Powered by BILL’s financial operations platform for small and medium-sized...

Regions Bank Launches Programs to Promote Financial Literacy

March 25, 2024
Regions Bank is launching education programs to coincide with Financial Literacy Month in April. The effort, announced in a Monday (March 25) press release, will include online seminars, events at branches and chances...