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Chatting up Square, Afterpay's Mexico vamoose and more in banking news this week.

Swift adds a top exec from Mastercard, Visa expands mobile pay in Oman, Turkey tests a CBDC; and other global financial services news.

In global news this week, Payments Canada asks to expand its membership, JCB extends acquiring and processing into Thailand, Brazil adopts a new bitcoin law, and more.

A consumer financial-health checkup from the CFPB, a Mid Penn M&A deal in Jersey and more in banking news this week.

Pay-by-bank advances in the U.K.; British banks team to protect cash; Mastercard invests in Africa, and other news.

Goldman mulls deeper cuts, FDIC names fund leaders and more in banking news this week.

Here is the cast of characters who will affect bankers and their industry in the coming year, both positively and negatively.

BofA's Seattle shake-up, board "refreshment" at a Phoenix bank and more in banking news this week.

In global news this week, the EU cracks down on buy now/pay later; France conducts digital currency test, Tencent launches cross-border payments, and other news.

Baseball great joins Farmers National team, waiting game ends for two deals and more in banking news this week.