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The Bank of England called on policymakers to beef up the global framework for regulating cryptocurrencies to prevent them from threatening the wider stability of financial markets.

An appeals court is expected to rule by summer whether, as PayPal argues, digital wallets are excluded from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's fee disclosure rule for prepaid cards. If the CFPB loses, its ability to mandate disclosures on a range of financial products could be in jeopardy.

The $23 billion-asset company announced a series of changes that will reduce its reliance on charges that disproportionately hit customers with low balances.

Zions Bancorp. and Webster Financial are among the inaugural members of the Risk Management Association’s climate-risk consortium for regional institutions. Like its large-bank counterpart, the group will work with banks to help guide the economy's transition to a low-carbon future.

The North Carolina bank’s earlier $60 billion plan, which was tied to the BB&T-SunTrust merger, is set to expire this year. Its new efforts are a sign that such deals aren't always one-off arrangements meant to grease the rails for an acquisition.

The average Wall Street bonus increased 20% last year as a flurry of initial public offerings and higher underwriting fees boosted profitability across the industry. 

The identity management company, which has many bank clients, said it learned the extent of a January breach five days before hackers told the world about it.

American fossil-fuel suppliers are moving to tie their bank credit lines to sustainability goals, including slashing their carbon footprint. 

A handful of snafus, some a decade old, shouldn’t tar an entire line of payment products that are a lifeline for many consumers and have helped millions of Americans access and manage their finances during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bank of Montreal is selling about C$2.7 billion ($2.1 billion) in shares to help fund its purchase of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas.