BankThink

Euronet's offer seeks to spoil Ant Financial's January deal for money-transfer company; White House nominates six to top Treasury posts, including James Donovan as deputy secretary.

A lot of time can pass between a breach and when a company discovers the incident, creating an opportunity to damage payment systems.

The banking industry as we once knew it has changed, but a world-class, person-to-person, in-store experience still provides a unique way to connect with customers on a genuine level.

The administration’s executive order on financial regulation is open to interpretation, but the document will likely serve as the touchstone for financial regulators in the years ahead.

Europe's largest bank gets accolades for its choice of chairman; Thomas Hoenig calls for standalone bank holding companies for "non-traditional activities."

The shape of health care reform is a work in progress politically. But removing paper from billing should be a noncontroversial piece of the solution.

The Wells Fargo fake-accounts scandal is shining such a bright spotlight that more pervasive problems with the industry’s sales practices are getting lost in the shadows.

Many banks and money transmitters have built successful billion-dollar businesses around P-to-P payments without social sharing and letting users send emojis.

Mark Tucker, the British bank's new chairman, will look to replace its outgoing CEO; A Canadian television network says bank employees were pressured to phony up accounts to meet sales targets.

The industry has made great strides in faster payments over the past year. Even more cooperation among stakeholders will be needed in the year ahead.