# Webster Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/webster-bank
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Webster — official](https://www.websterbank.com/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1935

## Overview

**Webster Bank** is **NYSE: WBS** + **US-based commercial bank** + **one of US's largest commercial banks by assets in US Northeast region** + **~3M+ US Webster Bank customers** + **founded 1935 as First Federal Savings of Waterbury Connecticut + 2022 Sterling Bancorp ~$10.3B merger** <sup>[1][1], [United States report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/US)</sup>.

## History

**1935 — First Federal Savings of Waterbury Connecticut founded by Harold Webster Smith** distinctive US Northeast regional banking heritage.

**1995 — First Federal Savings of Waterbury rebranded as Webster Bank**.

**Jan 31 2022 — Webster Bank + Sterling Bancorp merger for ~$10.3B** distinctive US Northeast banking consolidation.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Webster Financial Corporation Webster Bank** (US-based commercial bank; NYSE: WBS).

**Major shareholders**: **Vanguard + BlackRock + State Street + US + international retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **OCC + Federal Reserve + FDIC**.

## Technical integration

Webster Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android; ~3M+ US Webster Bank customers) + websterbank.com online + Webster Bank branch network across US Northeast region + Webster Visa + Mastercard cards; ACH + FedNow + Zelle.

## Implementations & partners

**Major US banking + payments competitors**: [Chase Mobile (JPMorgan Chase)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/chase-mobile) (Chase Mobile; JPMorgan Chase US; NYSE: JPM) + [Bank of America](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-america) (Bank of America; NYSE: BAC) + [Wells Fargo Mobile + Fargo virtual assistant](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/wells-fargo) (Wells Fargo; NYSE: WFC) + [Citi Mobile (Citigroup)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/citi-mobile) (Citi Mobile US; Citigroup NYSE: C) + [U.S. Bank (USB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/us-bank) (US Bank; NYSE: USB) + [PNC Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/pnc-bank) (PNC Bank; NYSE: PNC) + [Truist Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/truist) (Truist Financial; NYSE: TFC) + [Capital One Mobile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/capital-one) (Capital One; NYSE: COF) + [Citizens Bank (Citizens Financial Group)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/citizens-financial) (Citizens Financial Group; NYSE: CFG) + [Fifth Third Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fifth-third) (Fifth Third Bank; NASDAQ: FITB) + [Huntington Bank / Huntington Mobile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/huntington-bank) (Huntington Bank; NASDAQ: HBAN) + [KeyBank / KeyCorp](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/keybank) (KeyBank; NYSE: KEY) + [Regions Financial / Regions Mobile App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/regions-financial) (Regions Financial; NYSE: RF) + [TD Bank US (America's Most Convenient Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/td-bank-us) (TD Bank US; TD Bank Group Canadian parent US subsidiary) + [Santander US (Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/santander-us-bank) (Santander US Bank; Banco Santander Spain Spanish parent fully owned) + [M&T Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mt-bank) (M&T Bank; NYSE: MTB; US Northeast + Mid-Atlantic regional bank).

**Regulators**: OCC + Federal Reserve + FDIC.

## Status

**Active, NYSE:WBS + US-based commercial bank + one of US's largest commercial banks by assets in US Northeast region + ~3M+ US Webster Bank customers + founded 1935 as First Federal Savings of Waterbury Connecticut + 2022 Sterling Bancorp ~$10.3B merger** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.websterbank.com/ "Webster — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_Financial "Webster — Wikipedia"
[us-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/US

- [1] [Webster — official][1]
- [2] [Webster — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[United States report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/US)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/US-united-states.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [webster-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/webster-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.