Tougher contracts and more transparency are two of the improvements that have come about since the banking-as-a-service middleware provider's bankruptcy, practitioners say.
Bank of America customers could soon interact with the bank via Facebook's Messenger app, the banking company said Tuesday.
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Incumbents face the challenge of updating their infrastructure for digital payments, while newcomers are pushing to compete by using artificial intelligence, cloud hosting and other technologies.
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Big national retailers will capture all the financial benefits from proposed reductions in swipe fees, while consumers will be left with fewer benefits programs and less secure transactions.
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Tighter merchant connections between Square and Cash App helped Block produce stronger-than-expected results during the first quarter, while Jack Dorsey said the firm will launch its first remittance product later this year leveraging decentralized finance.
A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.
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Congress may hand oversight of almost 12,000 investment advisors to Wall Street's self-funded regulator as a cost-saving measure. The price could be paid by investors.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. reached an agreement on a $65 billion liquidation plan with derivatives creditors including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and bondholders led by the hedge fund Paulson & Co., ending a dispute that threatened to delay its exit from bankruptcy.
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Seeking to expand financial services access, tribal officials and some firms want regulators to award Community Reinvestment Act credit to any bank that funds projects in Native American communities.
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Readers react to jilted GSE legacy shareholders and a proposal making it harder to cite disparate impact, criticize Democrats asking the CFPB to stop its payday rule revamp and more.
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The mortgage industry will be looking for answers when Treasury and HUD unveil reports on housing finance reform, but the Trump administration’s plans could also raise a whole new host of questions.
The Canadian lender's cushion for potential credit losses nearly doubled in the third quarter, while its U.S. business idled.
A three-judge panel will hear an appeal by the Trump administration of a preliminary injunction that has blocked the government from dissolving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Properly executed, the new anti-money-laundering program has the potential to cripple laundering networks by altering the landscape for financial services professionals.
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The Home Loan banks should not be held harmless when they shovel billions of dollars in loans into troubled banks.
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The idea that consumers and small businesses should be assessing banks' safety and soundness makes no sense today, if it ever did at all.
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The payment and commerce company's stock fell as much as 12% in afterhours trading on Thursday after the fintech missed Wall Street's earnings estimates, despite posting growth in all lines of business and increasing its full year guidance.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said there was a popular "misunderstanding" Thursday regarding who can qualify for a "skinny" master account, noting that only firms with a bank charter would qualify for approval.
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The digital neobank is expecting spending to stay strong through current economic conditions, and a new credit card is projected to bring in increased revenue.
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Analysts say the fintech must "grow like a fintech, but be profitable like a bank" as its capital base shrinks to its lowest level to date.
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Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould said Thursday that a proposal to reimagine bank supervisory practices is meant to empower rather than handcuff supervisors by limiting the scope of their examinations.
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A new research report this week found AI could 'unlock' $370 billion in profits for banks, though they're not yet ready to capture it. But big-bank executives say they are already seeing measurable results from their generative and traditional AI investments.
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The 30-year rate dropped just 0.2 percentage points, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's recent comments caused Treasury yields to rise.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., asked acting Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Travis Hill, who has been tapped to lead the agency permanently by President Trump, for a report within 30 days about progress made in the agency's sexual harassment scandal, saying his vote is contingent on that report.
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