Jacob Passy

Russian payments company Qiwi has hired Dmitry Danilenko as the head of its international money remittances and e-commerce division.

Community Bank Shares of Indiana in New Albany has changed its name to Your Community Bankshares.

Many in the banking industry on Friday voiced support for the Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide and discussed how it would have an impact on their businesses.

Juniata Valley Financial in Mifflintown, Pa., has agreed to buy FNBPA Bancorp in Port Allegany, Pa.

MidSouth Bancorp in Lafayette, La., has promoted the son of Chief Executive Rusty Cloutier to president of MidSouth Bank.

After scaling back its U.S. operations, Popular Inc. plans to focus on niche commercial lending markets, including financing for elder care and assisted living facilities.

Chris Myklebust will become commissioner of the Colorado Division of Banking. In his previous job, he approved a charter for a CU to serve the state's legal marijuana industry.

Colorado has named a new state banking commissioner, after an interim commissioner has held the job for almost 18 months.

KeyCorp in Cleveland has hired Gary Poth as head of its family wealth division at Key Private Bank.

Groupon has launched an Apple Watch app that combines shopping, deals and payments.

Wells Fargo has ended its sponsorship of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets.

Bank of the Orient in San Francisco has received a federal cease-and-desist order because of shortcomings in its compliance with anti-money-laundering rules.

London-based Currency Cloud has closed out a Series C funding round, attracting $18 million from new and existing investors.

The big bank has taken heat from social conservatives about its TV advertisement featuring a same-sex couple adopting a child, but Wells executives say the ad is part of a larger campaign that embraces the many demographic groups in its customer base.

ChoiceOne Financial Services in Sparta, Mich., has tapped a new president as it splits the role from chief executive.

Nonbank lender HomeBridge Financial Services has lifted the curtain on a new mortgage platform aimed at community banks and credit unions.

Access National in Reston, Va., said Chairman James "Ted" Jadlos resigned to focus on a mortgage-related business.

JPMorgan investment banker Jimmy Lee was widely eulogized as a legendary networker and bright spirit this week, but American Banker also remembers him as a builder and defender of the hotly debated universal-banking model.

First Republic Bank in San Francisco has agreed to purchase Constellation Wealth Advisors for about $115 million.

The payment processor Total System Services (TSYS) has promoted a longtime employee to head up its North America consumer, commercial and health care lines of business.