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TWO-PRONGED APPROACH: Greg ­Germanowski, vice president and information security officer at Centreville Bank, said when it comes to cybersecurity, the bank relies on external partners for back-end systems and digital platforms, while maintaining internal oversight.
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Cybersecurity more than just a line item for small community banks...

For Rhode Island’s banks, cybersecurity is no longer just a back-office function or a line item on a spreadsheet – it’s core to the...
GOOD OR BAD IDEA? President Donald Trump has proposed capping annual percentage rates for credit cards at 10%, but some in the financial services industry think such a move could have a negative ripple effect.
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Banks, airlines wary of credit card interest cap

When President Donald Trump announced earlier this year that he planned to order credit card companies to cap the annual percentage rate at 10%...

Protests across eastern U.S. criticize Citizens Bank over private prison financing

PROVIDENCE – About 100 protesters gathered outside the Citizens Bank branch at 120 Waterman St. on Providence’s East Side on March 7, as part...
THOMAS LAWSON DIED on March 7. He was CEO of FM Global from 2015 to 2021. / COURTESY FM

Former FM CEO Thomas Lawson dies at 69

PAWTUCKET - Thomas Lawson, former CEO of Johnston-based global commercial insurer FM Global, died on March 7. He was 69. Lawson's career at FM spanned...

Five Questions With: Desmond A. Ranglin

Desmond A. Ranglin serves as vice president and branch manager regional team leader of Bristol County Savings Bank’s new downtown Providence office at 5...

Beacon Bank seeking new, gently used children’s books at 23 R.I....

PROVIDENCE – Beacon Bank, formerly Bank Rhode Island, is collecting new and gently used children’s books at its 23 Rhode Island locations to support...

Chase partners with Hudl to expand financial education for student-athletes

PROVIDENCE – JPMorgan Chase & Co. has partnered with sports technology company Hudl to provide financial education resources to high school student-athletes and their...

BankFive’s Medeiros, YMCA’s Coppolino among PBN’s 2026 C-Suite honorees recognized

PROVIDENCE - Paul Medeiros, executive vice president and director of commercial lending for BankFive, has been named the 2026 Career Achiever for Providence Business...

Beacon Bank’s Will Tsonos to receive Ben G. Mondor award for...

PROVIDENCE – William C. Tsonos president of Beacon Financial Corp. and former president of BankRI prior to its merger into the Beacon platform, will receive...

Dow drops 1,000 points after oil spikes to its highest price...

NEW YORK (AP) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,000 points Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level...
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