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After hiring two Goldman executives, the retailer could be looking to partner with more banks or become one; the buy now-pay later company is now worth $31 billion and seeking acquisitions.

The insurance industry has shied away from crypto, but as the market gets larger opportunity will arise for insurers, says InsuranceQuotes.com's Brian O'Connell.

For too long, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rulemaking process has been informed by its director's political affiliation. The next leader must keep the agency focused on its mission: protecting consumers.

There's no overstating the impact the pandemic has had on travel, but there are innovative products that can help the recovery, says Nuvei's Yuval Ziv.

Jane Fraser, the first woman to head a U.S. mega bank, tries to refresh Citigroup; Omer Ismail, the head of its Marcus unit, will head the retail giant’s new fintech startup.

The council plays a critical role ensuring technology meets robust security needs as fraud risks rise, says MYPINPAD's Justin Pike.

Detecting business dealings with banned parties means screening a maze of transactions, and Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control supports calls for the industry to take a risk-based approach. But regulators effectively require banks to track everything, which is unproductive.

When managed effectively, certification bodies can coordinate industry-wide solutions to otherwise significant challenges, easing pain points and ultimately driving innovation, says Fime's Reza Rahmani Fard.

Thasunda Brown Duckett is one of Wall Street’s most prominent Black executives; the central bank blamed Wednesday’s shutdown of its payments systems on a maintenance mistake.

With mobile payments and banking apps on the rise, biometric authentication is now increasingly common in consumer finance, says Fingerprints' Michel Roig.