Bank of the West

Extend and Bank of the West Team on SMB Virtual Cards
Extend and Bank of the West Team on SMB Virtual Cards
November 15, 2022  |  SMBs

Virtual card and spend management platform Extend is now collaborating with Bank of the West to enable small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to add Extend’s capabilities to their existing...

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Learn From an Insider How Data Is Key to Preventing Identity Fraud
Learn From an Insider How Data Is Key to Preventing Identity Fraud
November 03, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

PYMNTS interviewed Lien Nguyen, senior vice president of fraud prevention at Bank of the West, about the top identity fraud threats and how to stop...

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Preventing Identity Fraud Comes Down to Effective Use of Data
Preventing Identity Fraud Comes Down to Effective Use of Data
November 02, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

Identity fraud has been growing in recent years and had a notable increase in 2021. Identity theft alone accounted for $56 billion in losses that...

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Bank of Montreal Eyes US Expansion with $16.3B Acquisition of BNP’s Bank of the West
Bank of Montreal Eyes US Expansion with $16.3B Acquisition of BNP’s Bank of the West
December 20, 2021  |  Acquisitions

The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has finalized a $16.3 billion acquisition deal for BNP Paribas’ Bank of the West in an all cash agreement that...

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Bank of the West’s TreasuryNow Platform Enables Companies To Manage Payables, Cash Flow
Bank of the West’s TreasuryNow Platform Enables Companies To Manage Payables, Cash Flow
November 09, 2021  |  Payment Methods

On Tuesday (Nov. 9), BNP Paribas subsidiary Bank of the West debuted its new treasury management platform TreasuryNow, per a company press release. According to...

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Bank Of The West: How Merchants Can Keep Pace With Emerging A2A, P2P Payment Preferences
Bank Of The West: How Merchants Can Keep Pace With Emerging A2A, P2P Payment Preferences
September 24, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

Consumers are expanding their use of peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps, and merchants are taking notice. In the Next-Gen Debit Tracker, Bank of the West's Hisham...

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Easy Fix: Merchants That Accept P2P Payments Win New Business, Customer Loyalty
Easy Fix: Merchants That Accept P2P Payments Win New Business, Customer Loyalty
September 23, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

Consumers are carrying the payment habits they developed in 2020 into how they shop in 2021, with the adoption of contactless and mobile payment tools...

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Open Banking FinTechs Target SMB Underwriting Pains
Open Banking FinTechs Target SMB Underwriting Pains
February 23, 2021  |  B2B Payments

While traditional banks continue to collaborate with FinTechs and facilitate data integrations to strengthen their product offerings for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), more FinTechs...

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How Real-Time Request-For-Payment Features Can Ease Cash Flow Strains
How Real-Time Request-For-Payment Features Can Ease Cash Flow Strains
February 22, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Late payments can sink businesses, but there is a fix: request-for-payment that allows consumers to pay and billers to instantly receive funds. Hisham Salama, executive...

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