Employee engagement

Best Banks to Work For

08/27/18

See the perks employees get at the 85 financial institutions that made our sixth annual Best Banks to Work For list.

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Catering to customers by catering to employees

08/27/18

Chip Mahan, founder of Live Oak Bank, believes that if employees have their needs outside work met, they will work better with customers.

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Paying 'community dividends' is legacy of Montecito’s founder

08/27/18

Michael Towbes, the owner of Montecito Bank & Trust who passed away last year, launched a program in 2003 that gives $1 million away to charities each year.

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Employee wellness is more than a gym discount at Oakworth Capital

08/27/18

Oakworth Capital Bank, which topped our 'Best Banks' list this year, takes a broad view of wellness by providing employees with free healthy snacks and classes on time management.

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Bell Bank employees embrace ideal of 'North Dakota nice'

08/27/18

Inspired by the book "How Fargo of You," Bell Bank has an awards program that recognizes employees with a talent for the little touches that matter to customers.

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How this bank turned a passion for tuna salad into a way to benefit charities

08/27/18

Employees at First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Pascagoula-Moss Point love to eat, so much so that they started raising money for charity by selling lunches.

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How fintech firms get peak performance from employees

03/04/18

The fintech industry has some cool workplace quirks, but behind the fun factor is a serious mission to build an enthusiastic, satisfied workforce.

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The rewards of ‘amazingly flat’ management: Innovation, employee loyalty

03/04/18

Many of the companies named to this year’s Best Fintechs to Work For ranking share a willingness — even an eagerness — to involve rank-and-file staff in decisions about how the company is run.

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To keep burnout in check, PeerStreet mixes play with hard work

03/04/18

The online lending platform takes corporate culture seriously but encourages employees not to take themselves too seriously.

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They are Spartans: The call of duty is strong at Kasasa

03/04/18

With the U.S. military in mind, the Texas bank's CEO, Gabe Krajicek, created a corporate culture where employees name themselves after the legendary warriors and operate under a mission to "win the war."

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