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Banks say easing rules on people with some criminal records will diversify the applicant pool; deal with Synchrony may be near.

The SEC and other regulators are taking a closer look at ICOs and mergers involving cryptocurrencies and distributed ledgers, which requires careful diligence for payment companies and dealmakers, according to Will Turner, a partner in the blockchain and cryptocurrency practice at Steptoe & Johnson.

Arguments that the central bank should develop its own system for faster payments ignore current market realities, says The Clearing House, which has developed its own network.

Corporations now have more access to consumer financial information than ever before. The question is whether banks will be the ones to help firms harness this data.

Dealing with a service bureau arrangement can unexpectedly become a giant, expensive nightmare. Here's one cautionary tale.

Price hit "a grim reminder" about impact of soft interest rates; despite bitcoin's plunge, blockchain could be prominent in Wall Street's future.

When deploying connected devices, firms much balance the mix of innovation and security, writes Pip Courcoux, sales and product manager for CLIQ Systems at Abloy UK.

It remains to be seen whether anti-money-laundering provisions will get a deeper look this Congress or whether political optics will divide lawmakers on moving ahead with changes.

Tax refund payment fraud has become far more sophisticated with attacks targeting tax professionals, human resource departments and even payroll offices, writes Deb Geister, financial crimes strategist and subject matter expert for NICE Actimize.

The Fed is stepping up transparency around its process for testing bank resiliency in a hypothetical crisis, but additional improvements are needed.