In banking, pandemic-era tech changes are here to stay

When the pandemic took root nearly two years ago, banking – at least the way most people had known it — was thrown into disarray. Gone were the days of walking into a local branch to deposit a check with a friendly teller or to sit down with a financial adviser. Banking became a new world of digital services and online meetings. Like banks across the country, Maryland banks have adapted to the pandemic with a wide range of technical innovations.