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Finance ministers call for tight regulation of cybercurrencies; Williams says the Fed must “act quickly to lower rates at the first sign of economic distress.”

For business payments, financial institutions have the trust advantage over fintechs but are not offering an easier experience, argues Steve Robert, co-founder and CEO of Autobooks.

Warren’s plan unveiled Thursday would be the most significant rewrite of financial services rules since the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.

Optimizing web sites to be able to accommodate more traffic must be a long-term goal, not only the special days, writes Lex Boost, CEO of Leaseweb USA.

The current overdraft rules could use some tweaks, but it should largely remain the same to protect consumers.

The company will work on Libra, but won’t issue digital currency without proper authority; the bank’s profit dropped 8% on reduced revenue.

America's farms have taken on near-record levels of debt in recent years, and commodity prices and trade wars are putting pressure on farm country. That could spell bad news for bankers that lend to them.

The system has made it easier for mobile wallets and other technology providers to enter India's payments market, and will push the next steps toward real-time payments and cash reduction, says Somya Patnaik, senior product manager at ACI Worldwide.

Artificial intelligence software could even be used to analyze and score credit transactions as is done for banking transactions, writes Monica Eaton-Cardone, COO of Chargebacks 911 and CIO of its parent company Global Risk Technologies.

Banks can fine-tune their apps so the customer doesn't give up halfway through a cumbersome sign-up process.