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Andreas Dombret, the head of banking supervision for the German central bank, talks with American Banker's John Heltman about the need for international cooperation, how blockchain changes regulation, and the difference between the German and U.S. banking systems.

As Treasury Department officials review the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s designation process, they should also re-examine how the Dodd-Frank Act defines systemic risk.

Bill that would roll back much of Dodd-Frank now goes to the full House; suit says bank employees trailed undocumented Latinos to get them to open accounts.

Amazon's new service is a chance for all retailers to examine their e-commerce strategy and come up with ways to keep people from leaving sites before making a purchase.

Wells Fargo’s chief marketing officer Jamie Moldafsky shared how social media is helping the bank recover from its account-opening crisis; Maria Vullo explains her tough stance on bank crime, despite maintaining a lower profile than her predecessor.

In November 1999, we covered the repeal of a Depression-era banking law in the style of an obituary. It seemed unthinkable that today we'd be talking about a resurrection.

Some shareholders can help increase corporate accountability using a little-known but effective tool called a shareholder proposal. But now this tool is threatened by financial reform legislation.

Cutbacks coincide with drop in car sales; capital markets expected to lose 200,000 jobs net to artificial intelligence.

Innovators offer speed, but banks retain customer relationships and a vast product range that can add services to payments.

The Federal Reserve’s next policy actions will have profound impact on whether the U.S. income and wealth gap grows even wider.