Jacob Passy

All Eyes on the Fed; Banks Bet on Oil Rebound

Google's mobile wallet, Android Pay, can now be used for in-app purchases on Android devices.

UnionPay has partnered with more than 20 commercial banks to launch its QuickPass mobile wallet service in Beijing.

Markets Antsy Over Rate Hike, Fed Eyes CRE Bubble

Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., has hired a group of former National Bank Holdings commercial lenders to lead its Colorado market.

Western Union has launched transactional websites in Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia.

Visa has begun rolling out the Visa Token Service in the Asia Pacific region, starting with United Overseas Bank in Singapore.

The Irvine, Calif.-based company plans to offer subprime borrowers the ability to get an auto loan online or through a smartphone.

Union Community Bank in Mount Joy, Pa., will promote its chief operating officer to lead the bank, after the retirement of its longtime president and chief executive.

Rate Hike Fallout; How to Beat the Startups

American Express has joined LendingTree’s credit card marketplace.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings in Dallas plans to open a servicing center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Anchor Bancorp in Lacey, Wash., has named an accountant to its board, to settle a dispute with an activist investor.

B of A Gets Fed OK on Stress Tests; Lehman Bonus Fight Goes On

Think your gingerbread house is impressive? Chances are it's got nothing on the gingerbread bank erected by PNC Financial Services Group.

JPMorgan Chase's Eileen Serra is giving up her CEO title (for a very interesting reason); CIT Group's Ellen Alemany is getting to work sooner than expected with a big housecleaning; and Meredith Whitney resurfaces with an insurance company. Plus, inclusion confusion, the "Person of the Year" (it's a woman for the first time in 29 years), and Saudi Arabia.

Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., has cut ties with its chief banking officer and promoted three executives.

Walmart Debuts Mobile Pay; Banks Slow on Blockchain Technology

The $30.2 million-asset Citizens, in Hartford, Ky., agreed to pay a 1.77% premium for the branch's average daily balance of assumed deposits for the ten days prior to the closing date.

The National Payments Corporation of India has awarded a contract to RS Software to construct a digital payments platform.