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Low rates spur more retail lending at big U.S. banks as trading revenue drops; the company’s plan to create its own digital currency runs into more opposition.

In immediate, unrestricted availability of funds, the only true providers are those networks operated by banks or other financial institutions, writes Jack Baldwin, CEO of Baldwin Hackett & Meeks.

New payment modes are expanding quickly, giving momentum to facial recognition and other advanced forms of authentication, according to James Daniels, vice president and head of Asia Pacific at FIME.

Attempts to roll back a safeguard on derivatives would give megabanks a $40 billion windfall, putting taxpayers on the hook.

The Treasury Secretary says Facebook’s cryptocurrency plan creates national security issues; the New York Fed chief tells financial firms to stop dragging their feet and move on from Libor.

Trace Fooshee, senior analyst at Aite Group and former head of fraud strategy at SunTrust, explains fraudsters’ latest tactics and the best methods of self-defense.

Facebook's announcement makes it more important than ever to clarify what a digital security and cryptocurrency are, and what they are not, according to Juan Hernandez, CEO of Openfinance and Carlos Domingo, CEO and co-founder of Securitize.

Indian consumers and businesses would be best served if New Delhi confined itself to discrete interventions to reduce structural barriers to payments competition, rather than imposing price controls, dispensing subsidies and promoting national favorites, says Eric Grover, a principal at Intrepid Ventures.

The argument that only the federal government is up to the task is misguided.

Hispanics are underserved by mainstream financial institutions, creating an opportunity for credit unions to step in and fill the void.