# Customers Bancorp competitors: and the alternatives

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/customers/competitors
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

*Part of the [Customers Bancorp AI strategy profile](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/customers). Peer group: Western Alliance Bancorporation, Axos Financial, Live Oak Bancshares, Texas Capital Bancshares, The Bancorp, Inc., Merchants Bancorp, F.N.B. Corporation, Fulton Financial Corporation, BankUnited.*

## Who are Customers Bancorp's competitors, and what are the alternatives?

Customers' 2025 10-K, filed February 27, 2026, lists commercial banks, savings banks, insurers, brokerages, credit unions, finance companies, private credit funds, fintech companies, mutual funds, money market funds and some government agencies as competitors. It says its market is 'primarily served by large national and regional banks'. It positions itself against their branch-based models: it competes through 'fewer and less expensive locations' and digital delivery, including B2B instant real-time payments. That makes deposit-market share a weak guide. FDIC data for June 30, 2025 show $7.8 billion of Pennsylvania deposits in just five offices, 15th in the state behind PNC, Wells Fargo, Citizens and F.N.B., and $10.3 billion booked in one New York office. Its real rivals are line by line. In payments its cubiX network passed $5 trillion of cumulative volume, against J.P. Morgan's Kinexys and Western Alliance's VenueX. In corporate and venture banking it meets Western Alliance's $5 billion innovation-banking book and First Citizens' SVB. In mortgage finance Merchants Bancorp reported $42.5 billion of warehouse funding. In SBA lending Live Oak runs an AI-originated small-loan program. In fintech partnerships and digital deposits it meets The Bancorp and Axos. Its 10-K names private credit funds, a non-bank rival in commercial lending, and says stablecoins and tokenized deposits are emerging competitors for deposits. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22PA%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22NY%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Customers Bancorp (Business Wire via Morningstar)](https://morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260723160284/customers-bancorp-reports-results-for-second-quarter-2026), [J.P. Morgan Payments](https://www.jpmorgan.com/payments/newsroom/harvard-business-school-case-study-kinexys), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607240855BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260724_BW077921-1), [Western Alliance Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000162828026033850/wal_investordayx2026xfin.htm), [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/first-citizens-ending-silicon-valley-bank-name-after-three-years), [Merchants Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1629019/000110465926092702/mbin-20260630x10q.htm), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/how-ai-is-quickly-overhauling-one-segment-of-sba-lending), [The Bancorp, Inc. (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295401/000129540126000002/tbbk-20251231x10k.htm), [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299709/000129970926000038/ax-20260502.htm))

## What does Customers Bank say about its competition?

"Customers competes with other financial institutions for deposit and loan business. Competitors include other commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, securities brokerage firms, credit unions, finance companies, private credit funds, fintech companies, mutual funds, money market funds and certain government agencies. Financial institutions compete principally on the quality of the services rendered, interest rates offered on deposit products, interest rates charged on loans, fees and service charges, the convenience of banking office locations and hours of operation and, in the consideration of larger commercial borrowers, lending limits." ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

"Many competitors are significantly larger than Customers and have significantly greater financial resources, personnel and locations from which to conduct business. In addition, Customers is subject to regulation, while certain of its competitors are not. Non-regulated companies face relatively few barriers to entry into the financial services industry. Customers' larger competitors enjoy greater name recognition and greater resources to finance wide ranging advertising campaigns." ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

"Customers competes for business principally on the basis of high-quality, personal service to customers, customer access to Customers' decision makers and competitive interest and fee structure. Customers also strives to provide maximum convenience of access to services by employing innovative delivery vehicles such as internet and digital banking, B2B instant real time payments and the convenience of our single-point-of-contact business model." ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

"Customers' current market is primarily served by large national and regional banks, with a few larger institutions capturing a significant portion of deposit market share. Customers' large competitors primarily utilize expensive, branch-based models to sell products to consumers and small businesses, which requires Customers' larger competitors to price their products with wider margins and charge more fees to justify their higher expense base. While maintaining physical branch locations remains an important component of Customers' strategy, Customers utilizes an operating model with fewer and less expensive locations, thereby lowering overhead costs and allowing for greater pricing flexibility." (2025 Form 10-K, filed February 27, 2026.) ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

## Who competes with Customers Bank in each of its businesses?

| Business line | Competitor | Type | Why it competes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Payments and digital-asset banking | [J.P. Morgan (Kinexys)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Bank | J.P. Morgan reports about $7 billion a day and over $4 trillion since inception on Kinexys, its blockchain payments unit (August 2026); cubiX, Customers' instant B2B network, passed $5 trillion of cumulative volume by mid-2026. ([J.P. Morgan Payments](https://www.jpmorgan.com/payments/newsroom/harvard-business-school-case-study-kinexys), [Customers Bancorp (Business Wire via Morningstar)](https://morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260723160284/customers-bancorp-reports-results-for-second-quarter-2026)) |
| Payments and digital-asset banking | [Western Alliance (WA VenueX)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | Bank | Formally launched WA VenueX in July 2026, 24/7 dollar settlement for digital-asset institutions; Customers' 10-K says many of its largest deposit relationships are in the digital-asset industry. ([Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607240855BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260724_BW077921-1), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm)) |
| Payments and digital-asset banking | [Circle](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/circle) | Fintech | Customers' 2025 10-K says it faces 'emerging competition for deposits from tokenized deposits and stablecoins' and that payment stablecoins may be seen as a substitute for bank deposits; Circle had $73.3 billion of USDC in circulation at June 30, 2026. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [Circle](https://www.circle.com/pressroom/circle-reports-second-quarter-2026-results)) |
| Corporate, venture and specialty commercial banking | [Western Alliance (Innovation Banking)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | Bank | Its Innovation Banking portfolio was $5 billion with 1,800+ clients in May 2026; Customers serves technology and venture capital banking, fund finance and healthcare clients nationwide. ([Western Alliance Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000162828026033850/wal_investordayx2026xfin.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm)) |
| Corporate, venture and specialty commercial banking | [First Citizens (SVB)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens) | Bank | First Citizens acquired the failed Silicon Valley Bank, the go-to bank for startups, in March 2023; Customers' 10-K lists technology and venture capital banking among its national corporate lines. ([Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/first-citizens-ending-silicon-valley-bank-name-after-three-years), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm)) |
| Corporate, venture and specialty commercial banking | [Texas Capital](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/texas-capital) | Bank | A Dallas commercial bank on a cloud-native platform with corporate, treasury and mortgage-finance businesses; it launched its MAP mortgage-asset platform in May 2026. ([The Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/texas-capital-tcbi-q1-2026-155141524.html), [Texas Capital](https://texascapitalbank.com/who-we-are/newsroom/news/2026/05/18/texas-capital-launches-maptm)) |
| Corporate, venture and specialty commercial banking | Private credit funds | Non-bank lender | Customers' 2025 10-K names private credit funds among its competitors for loans, and notes that non-regulated companies face relatively few barriers to entry. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm)) |
| Mortgage finance (warehouse lending) | [Merchants Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/merchants-indiana) | Bank | Reported $42.5 billion of warehouse funding and $21.5 billion of loans serviced for others at June 30, 2026; Customers lists mortgage finance among its national corporate lines and sits Merchants in its 2026 compensation peer group. ([Merchants Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1629019/000110465926092702/mbin-20260630x10q.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm)) |
| Mortgage finance (warehouse lending) | [Texas Capital](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/texas-capital) | Bank | Its MAP platform, launched in May 2026, covers financing, hedging, pricing, trading and transfer of mortgage loans and servicing rights. ([Texas Capital](https://texascapitalbank.com/who-we-are/newsroom/news/2026/05/18/texas-capital-launches-maptm)) |
| SBA and small business lending | [Live Oak Bancshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/live-oak) | Bank | Live Oak Express, its program for SBA 7(a) loans under $350,000 on Casca's AI origination platform, grew originations 63% to $82 million in the second quarter of 2026; Customers serves small businesses through its SBA group. Live Oak is in Customers' 2026 compensation peer group. ([Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/live-oak-bancshares-inc-q2-123000999.html), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/how-ai-is-quickly-overhauling-one-segment-of-sba-lending), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm)) |
| SBA and small business lending | [Square (Block)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Payments company | Block's 10-K lists 'banks that provide payment processing, checking, savings, loans, and payroll' among Square's competitors. ([Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000162828026012254/xyz-20251231.htm)) |
| Consumer deposits and fintech partnerships | [The Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/the-bancorp) | Bank | A bank built on fintech partnerships: its top three fintech partners held $3.83 billion, 47% of its deposits, at end-2025, and fintech gross dollar volume grew 22.5% in the second quarter of 2026. Customers offers banking services to fintech companies and serves consumers through fintech relationships. ([The Bancorp, Inc. (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295401/000129540126000002/tbbk-20251231x10k.htm), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bancorp-q2-earnings-call-highlights-130357747.html), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm)) |
| Consumer deposits and fintech partnerships | [Axos Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/axos) | Bank | A branchless digital bank that bought about $2.3 billion of Jenius Bank's consumer deposits in May 2026 and $1.9 billion of Capital One IRA deposits in September 2026; Axos is in Customers' 2025 and 2026 compensation peer groups. ([SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299709/000129970926000038/ax-20260502.htm), [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299709/000129970926000066/ax-20260921.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm)) |
| Consumer deposits and fintech partnerships | [Chime](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/chime) | Fintech | A fintech of the kind Customers' 10-K names as a competitor; Chime claims a cost advantage over traditional banks and had 10.4 million active members at June 30, 2026. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [Chime via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795586/000179558626000013/chym-20251231.htm), [Chime](https://investors.chime.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chime-reports-second-quarter-2026-financial-results)) |
| Home region: Pennsylvania and the Northeast | [PNC](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pnc) | Bank | First in Pennsylvania by deposits at June 30, 2025, with $147.5 billion in 265 offices, against Customers' $7.8 billion in five; the kind of large branch-based bank Customers' 10-K contrasts itself with. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22PA%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm)) |
| Home region: Pennsylvania and the Northeast | [F.N.B. Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fnb) | Bank | Fifth in Pennsylvania by deposits at June 30, 2025, with $23.8 billion in 188 offices, and a member of Customers' 2025 and 2026 compensation peer groups. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22PA%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm)) |
| Home region: Pennsylvania and the Northeast | [Fulton Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) | Bank | A Lancaster, Pennsylvania bank with 215-plus financial centers after converting Blue Foundry in July 2026, and a member of Customers' compensation peer groups. ([Fulton Financial](https://investor.fultonbank.com/news/news-details/2026/FULTON-FINANCIAL-MERGES-ITS-BLUE-FOUNDRY-BANK-SUBSIDIARY-INTO-FULTON-BANK-N-A-), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm)) |

## How do the AI and digital offerings of Customers Bank's competitors compare?

Customers Bank first, then each competitor. Use-case counts, index scores and latest moves are computed from our profiles of each company; "No profile" means this site has no page on it yet.

| Company | AI or digital offering | On the record (our profiles) | Latest dated AI move |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Customers Bancorp (this page)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/customers) | OpenAI strategic collaboration, AI Innovation Lab and cubiX payments network ([Customers Bank (Business Wire)](https://businesswire.com/news/home/20260427319349/en/Customers-Bank-Announces-Strategic-Collaboration-with-OpenAI-to-Redefine-the-Commercial-Banking-Operating-Model), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/openai-will-embed-staff-at-customers-bank-under-multiyear-deal), [Customers Bancorp](https://customersbank.com/pdf/260122-presentation.pdf), [Customers Bancorp (Business Wire via Morningstar)](https://morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260723160284/customers-bancorp-reports-results-for-second-quarter-2026)) | [Index 75.5 (#29); 16 use cases, 11 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/customers) | Q2 2026 10-Q: no AI language (Aug 7, 2026) ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000095/cubi-20260630.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000068/cubi-20260331.htm)) |
| [J.P. Morgan (Kinexys)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Kinexys Digital Payments (formerly JPM Coin System) ([J.P. Morgan](https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/payments/blockchain-digital-assets/introducing-kinexys)) | [Index 89 (#6); 15 use cases, 8 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Q3 2026 call: outside AI agents stay blocked; AI spend put near $700 million (Oct 13, 2026) ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/jpmorgan-ai-agents-account-access.html), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/jpmorgan-dimon-ai-agents-bank-customers-liability-transfer/832870), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/jpmorgan-warns-of-risks-to-consumers-who-rely-on-ai-agents)) |
| [Western Alliance (WA VenueX)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | Enterprise AI program: 150,000+ hours saved (May 2026) ([Western Alliance Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000162828026033850/wal_investordayx2026xfin.htm)) | [Index 71.8 (#32); 17 use cases, 16 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | AI team first used to defend against Mythos (Sep 16, 2026) ([Investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/western-alliance-at-barclays-conference-shift-to-profits-buybacks-93CH-4904090)) |
| [Circle](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/circle) | Circle Agent Stack (Agent Wallets, Agent Marketplace, Circle CLI, Nanopayments, Circle Skills) ([Circle](https://www.circle.com/pressroom/circle-launches-ai-infrastructure-to-power-the-agentic-economy), [Circle](https://www.circle.com/blog/introducing-circle-agent-stack-financial-infrastructure-for-the-agentic-economy), [Circle](https://www.circle.com/blog/nanopayments-powered-by-circle-gateway-is-now-live-on-mainnet), [Circle](https://www.circle.com/pressroom/circle-reports-second-quarter-2026-results), [Circle](https://developers.circle.com/release-notes/agent-stack-2026)) | [7 use cases, 6 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/circle) | Chainalysis counts 138 million agent payments on Base (Oct 14, 2026) ([Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/10/14/ai-agents-shopping-spree-payments-base-blockchain-138-million-chainalysis/)) |
| [Western Alliance (Innovation Banking)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | Triangle of Fraud Protection and the enterprise AI programme ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-truist-and-western-alliance-deploy-ai-to-fight-fraud), [Western Alliance Bank](https://westernalliancebancorporation.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/2025-digital-payments-research-report.pdf), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/innovation-of-the-year-2025-meet-the-honorees), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607240855BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260724_BW077921-1)) | [Index 71.8 (#32); 17 use cases, 16 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | AI team first used to defend against Mythos (Sep 16, 2026) ([Investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/western-alliance-at-barclays-conference-shift-to-profits-buybacks-93CH-4904090)) |
| [First Citizens (SVB)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens) | An enterprise AI program being built, not bought ([First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/image/First-Citizens-Bank-Frontier-AI-Fact-Sheet.pdf), [First Citizens Bank](https://www.firstcitizens.com/content/dam/firstcitizens/pdfs/about-us/corporate-profile.pdf), [First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/2026-09-03-A-Q-A-With-Scott-Richardson-AI-at-First-Citizens-Bank)) | [Index 67.7 (#39); 14 use cases, 12 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens) | First Citizens Innovation Banking launched; SVB name retired (Oct 6, 2026) ([First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/2026-10-06-First-Citizens-Bank-Launches-New-Innovation-Banking-Brand)) |
| [Texas Capital](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/texas-capital) | Ranger multi-LLM platform; 280 employee-built agents (April 2026) ([The Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/texas-capital-tcbi-q1-2026-155141524.html)) | [Index 49.1 (#60); 12 use cases, 8 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/texas-capital) | Chief risk officer departs; chief credit officer steps in (Sep 16, 2026) ([SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1077428/000107742826000063/tcbi-20260916.htm)) |
| Private credit funds | Not disclosed | No profile | Not disclosed |
| [Merchants Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/merchants-indiana) | Not disclosed | [Index 1.8 (#118); 12 use cases, 10 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/merchants-indiana) | Blue Sage reports 200%+ jumbo correspondent volume growth (Aug 27, 2026) ([Blue Sage Solutions](https://bluesageusa.com/news/merchants-bank-grows-jumbo-correspondent-lending-volume-over-200-with-blue-sage)) |
| [Live Oak Bancshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/live-oak) | Casca AI loan origination; 93% first-contact resolution on Glia's Banking AI ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/how-ai-is-quickly-overhauling-one-segment-of-sba-lending), [Glia (Business Wire via Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/4-banks-credit-unions-recognized-134500710.html)) | [Index 53.1 (#54); 10 use cases, 6 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/live-oak) | Glia names Live Oak a Catalyst Awards Pacesetter (Oct 8, 2026) ([Glia (Business Wire via Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/4-banks-credit-unions-recognized-134500710.html)) |
| [Square (Block)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Managerbot, an AI business agent for Square sellers ([Square](https://squareup.com/us/en/press/managerbot-open-beta)) | [7 use cases, 6 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Q2 2026: Moneybot passes 1 million weekly engaged accounts (Aug 5, 2026) ([Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312526335117/d91486dex991.htm)) |
| [The Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/the-bancorp) | AI-supported narrative writing in financial crimes ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-the-bancorp-q3-2025-misses-eps-forecast-revenue-beats-93CH-4324073)) | [Index 21.3 (#96); 10 use cases, 4 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/the-bancorp) | Chime says it will buy a bank of its own (Sep 8, 2026) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/payments/news/how-the-banking-as-a-service-model-is-changing)) |
| [Axos Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/axos) | Enterprise AI assistant; about 90% of committed code from AI ([The Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/axos-ax-q3-2026-earnings-223633142.html)) | [Index 56.7 (#50); 12 use cases, 10 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/axos) | Proxy: Technology Committee chair named; Axos Clearing head retired (Sep 24, 2026) ([SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299709/000129970926000073/ax-20260924.htm)) |
| [Chime](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/chime) | Jade, an in-app AI financial partner available to some members ([Chime](https://help.chime.com/manage-money-56350c4d/jade-financial-partner-09a6e8e3/what-is-jade-financial-partner-d9c77341)) | [8 use cases, 6 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/chime) | Agreement to acquire Stride Bank (Sep 8, 2026) ([Chime](https://investors.chime.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chime-announces-agreement-acquire-stride-bank)) |
| [PNC](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pnc) | PNC AI factory ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/why-pnc-is-building-its-own-ai-factory), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/pncs-solution-to-rising-ai-costs-build-its-own-ai), [PNC via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607070807PR_NEWS_USPRX____NE98867-1), [Investing.com](https://uk.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/pnc-at-barclays-conference-growth-ai-and-branch-push-93CH-4868299)) | [Index 68.2 (#38); 14 use cases, 8 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pnc) | Head of ATM Banking hired with an AI mandate (Sep 25, 2026) ([Columbus Business First (bizjournals.com)](https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/potmsearch/detail/submission/6578669/Mark_Williamson)) |
| [F.N.B. Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fnb) | 10 AI-enabled fraud tools; Insight 360 due by end-2026 ([F.N.B. Corporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37808/000003780825000137/exhibit991-fnbinvestorda.htm), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/f-n-b-q2-earnings-150341871.html)) | [Index 60.2 (#47); 15 use cases, 9 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fnb) | 16th for customer reputation (Aug 17, 2026) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/top-banks-by-reputation-2026-customers)) |
| [Fulton Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) | Salesforce Agentforce across 3,000 employees (September 2026) ([Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/five-dreamforce-2026-takeaways/)) | [Index 44.3 (#66); 12 use cases, 10 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) | Contact-centre manager describes Fulton's AI journey with NICE (Sep 30, 2026) ([NICE](https://nice.com/resources/fulton-bank-frictionless-for-customers-frictionless-for-agents)) |

## Who should look beyond Customers Bank, and where?

| If you are | Look at | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consumers who want a large branch network | [PNC, Wells Fargo or Citizens](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pnc) | Customers deliberately runs 'fewer and less expensive locations'; FDIC data show five Pennsylvania offices holding $7.8 billion of deposits at June 30, 2025. PNC had 265 Pennsylvania offices, Wells Fargo 173 and Citizens 214. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22PA%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| Very small SBA borrowers who want a fast, AI-assisted application | [Live Oak (Live Oak Express)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/live-oak) | Live Oak Express targets SBA 7(a) loans under $350,000 on Casca's AI origination platform, with a 7 to 10 day target from application to funding; Customers' SBA work sits in its commercial business groups. ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/how-ai-is-quickly-overhauling-one-segment-of-sba-lending), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm)) |
| Customers who want an established consumer AI assistant | [Bank of America (Erica) or Wells Fargo (Fargo)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-of-america) | Customers' ElevenLabs conversational agents were announced in June 2026. Erica helps more than 24.6 million clients, and Fargo passed 1 billion interactions in March 2026. ([Customers Bank (Business Wire)](https://businesswire.com/news/home/20260602834906/en/Customers-Bank-and-ElevenLabs-to-Deploy-AI-Powered-Conversational-Agents-Across-Customer-and-Employee-Experiences), [Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html), [Wells Fargo (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260326542274/en/Wells-Fargo-Reaches-Major-Digital-Milestones)) |
| Fintechs looking for a sponsor bank focused on payments programs | [The Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/the-bancorp) | The Bancorp's model is built around fintech partners, whose fees and credit-enhancement income are its core business (2025 10-K); Customers' fintech relationships sit alongside a large commercial lending franchise. ([The Bancorp, Inc. (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295401/000129540126000002/tbbk-20251231x10k.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm)) |
| Startups and venture-backed companies that want a specialist innovation bank | [First Citizens (SVB) or Western Alliance](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens) | SVB, now part of First Citizens, was the go-to bank for startups; Western Alliance's Innovation Banking book was $5 billion with 1,800+ clients in May 2026, 97% sponsor-backed. ([Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/first-citizens-ending-silicon-valley-bank-name-after-three-years), [Western Alliance Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000162828026033850/wal_investordayx2026xfin.htm)) |

## Why does deposit market share understate Customers' competitive position?

FDIC Summary of Deposits data as of June 30, 2025: deposits booked in each bank's offices in the state, summed by institution. Customers books large balances in very few offices.

| State | Customers deposits (offices) | Rank | Largest banks in the state |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pennsylvania | $7.8 billion (5) | 15th of 157 | PNC $147.5 billion (265 offices), Wells Fargo $38.9 billion (173), Citizens $34.3 billion (214), BNY Mellon $24.8 billion (2), F.N.B. $23.8 billion (188) ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22PA%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| New York | $10.3 billion (1) | 25th | JPMorgan Chase $933.6 billion (577), BNY $227.7 billion (4), Goldman Sachs Bank USA $226.1 billion (1), Morgan Stanley Private Bank $212.5 billion (1), Bank of America $129.2 billion (249) ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22NY%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| New Jersey | $0.9 billion (1) | 38th | Bank of America $71.5 billion (185), TD Bank $58.1 billion (216), PNC $39.6 billion (175), JPMorgan Chase $38.2 billion (186), Wells Fargo $36.4 billion (202), Valley $29.6 billion (127) ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22NJ%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |

## Which banks does Customers benchmark itself against?

Customers' 2026 proxy says its compensation committee refreshed the peer group for 2026 to reflect expanded corporate banking and specialized lending: publicly owned banks of $15 billion to $50 billion of assets with predominantly commercial loans, mainly in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, excluding unique models such as wealth-focused or consumer-only banks. The 27 names include Axos, Live Oak, Merchants Bancorp, Cullen/Frost, F.N.B., Fulton, BankUnited, Eastern, WSFS, Old National, Pinnacle and Associated. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm))

Live Oak, Merchants and Frost were new for 2026; the prior group, approved in 2022, was mostly Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regionals. The additions match how Customers now describes itself: corporate lines nationwide in fund finance, technology and venture banking, healthcare, mortgage finance and equipment finance, with B2B instant payments. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

## Common questions

### Who are Customers Bank's biggest competitors?

It depends on the line. In payments, J.P. Morgan's Kinexys and Western Alliance's VenueX; in corporate and venture banking, Western Alliance and First Citizens (SVB); in mortgage finance, Merchants Bancorp and Texas Capital; in SBA lending, Live Oak; in fintech partnerships and digital deposits, The Bancorp and Axos. Its 10-K adds private credit funds and fintechs. ([J.P. Morgan Payments](https://www.jpmorgan.com/payments/newsroom/harvard-business-school-case-study-kinexys), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607240855BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260724_BW077921-1), [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/first-citizens-ending-silicon-valley-bank-name-after-three-years), [Merchants Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1629019/000110465926092702/mbin-20260630x10q.htm), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/how-ai-is-quickly-overhauling-one-segment-of-sba-lending), [The Bancorp, Inc. (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295401/000129540126000002/tbbk-20251231x10k.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

### Is Western Alliance a competitor of Customers Bank?

Yes, in two lines. Both serve digital-asset businesses with always-on payments: Customers through cubiX, Western Alliance through WA VenueX, launched in July 2026. Both also bank technology and venture-backed companies nationally; Western Alliance's Innovation Banking book was $5 billion in May 2026. On AI disclosure Customers scores 75.5 and Western Alliance 71.8. ([Customers Bancorp (Business Wire via Morningstar)](https://morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260723160284/customers-bancorp-reports-results-for-second-quarter-2026), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607240855BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260724_BW077921-1), [Western Alliance Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000162828026033850/wal_investordayx2026xfin.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

### Is Chime a competitor of Customers Bank?

Only at the edge. Customers' 10-K names fintech companies among its competitors and also says it banks fintechs and serves consumers through fintech relationships. Chime had 10.4 million active members at June 30, 2026. Customers' core business is commercial: corporate lines, specialty lending and B2B payments. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [Chime](https://investors.chime.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chime-reports-second-quarter-2026-financial-results))

### How does cubiX compare with JPMorgan's Kinexys?

cubiX passed $5 trillion of cumulative network volume by mid-2026 and does not use a blockchain or tokens; Customers offers an MCP server for AI agents to reach it. J.P. Morgan reports Kinexys, its blockchain-based unit, at about $7 billion a day and over $4 trillion since inception (August 2026). ([Customers Bancorp (Business Wire via Morningstar)](https://morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260723160284/customers-bancorp-reports-results-for-second-quarter-2026), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [Customers Bank](https://customersbank.com/digital-payments), [J.P. Morgan Payments](https://www.jpmorgan.com/payments/newsroom/harvard-business-school-case-study-kinexys))

### What are alternatives to Customers Bank for small business loans?

Live Oak's Live Oak Express targets SBA 7(a) loans under $350,000 with AI-assisted origination, and Square sells payments, point-of-sale software and loans to sellers. Bank of America calls itself the number one US small business lender, citing FDIC data. Customers serves small businesses through its community and SBA groups. ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/how-ai-is-quickly-overhauling-one-segment-of-sba-lending), [Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000162828026012254/xyz-20251231.htm), [Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

### Does Customers Bank compete with private credit?

Yes, by its own account: its 2025 10-K lists private credit funds among competitors for loans, and says non-regulated companies face relatively few barriers to entry. Customers counters with lending speed; it targets a seven-day close for commercial loans, from 30 to 60 days, and closed some loans within a week in a 2026 pilot. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [Customers Bancorp (Business Wire via Morningstar)](https://morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260723160284/customers-bancorp-reports-results-for-second-quarter-2026), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/customers-bancorp-q2-earnings-call-140353073.html))

### Customers Bank vs The Bancorp: how do they compare?

Both work with fintechs, but differently. The Bancorp is built around fintech partners, with its top three holding 47% of deposits at end-2025. Customers is mainly a commercial bank that also banks fintechs and runs the cubiX payments network. On AI disclosure Customers scores 75.5 and The Bancorp 21.3. ([The Bancorp, Inc. (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295401/000129540126000002/tbbk-20251231x10k.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [Customers Bancorp (Business Wire via Morningstar)](https://morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260723160284/customers-bancorp-reports-results-for-second-quarter-2026))

### Is Axos a competitor of Customers Bank?

Yes. Both are commercially focused banks with digital delivery, and Axos sits in Customers' 2025 and 2026 compensation peer groups. Axos is a branchless bank that bought about $2.3 billion of Jenius Bank's consumer deposits in May 2026. On AI, Axos says about 90% of its committed code is written by AI; Customers reports 600+ agents and 100% of staff licensed. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm), [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299709/000129970926000038/ax-20260502.htm), [The Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/axos-ax-q3-2026-earnings-223633142.html), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000082/q226investorpresentation.htm))

### Is Live Oak a competitor of Customers Bank?

In SBA and small-business lending, yes, and Live Oak joined Customers' compensation peer group for 2026. Live Oak's AI-originated Live Oak Express program grew originations 63% to $82 million in the second quarter of 2026. Customers' AI lending work centers on commercial underwriting, where multi-agent processes closed some loans within a week. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm), [Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/live-oak-bancshares-inc-q2-123000999.html), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/customers-bancorp-q2-earnings-call-140353073.html))

### Who competes with Customers Bank in mortgage warehouse lending?

Merchants Bancorp is the largest disclosed rival in the group, with $42.5 billion of warehouse funding at June 30, 2026, and it joined Customers' compensation peer group for 2026. Texas Capital launched its MAP mortgage-asset platform in May 2026. Customers lists mortgage finance among its national corporate banking lines. ([Merchants Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1629019/000110465926092702/mbin-20260630x10q.htm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000048/cubi-20260414.htm), [Texas Capital](https://texascapitalbank.com/who-we-are/newsroom/news/2026/05/18/texas-capital-launches-maptm), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

### How does Customers Bank compete with the large national banks?

By price and access rather than branches. Its 10-K says its market is primarily served by large national and regional banks whose 'expensive, branch-based models' force wider margins and more fees, while Customers uses fewer, cheaper locations, a single-point-of-contact model, digital banking and B2B instant payments. In Pennsylvania it holds $7.8 billion of deposits in five offices. ([Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22PA%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json))

### Is PNC a competitor of Customers Bank?

In Pennsylvania deposits and commercial banking, yes. PNC was first in the state by deposits at June 30, 2025, with $147.5 billion in 265 offices, against Customers' $7.8 billion in five, and it is the kind of large branch-based bank Customers' 10-K says it undercuts on pricing. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3A%22PA%22%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Customers Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488813/000148881326000029/cubi-20251231.htm))

## Peers on this site

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