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The card company reported flat billed business following two down quarters despite loss of Costco co-branded business; bank regulator faults its examiners for ignoring Wells Fargo problems as far back as 2010.

Mobile apps still account for only about one percent of transactions. There are a few ways to increase adoption, such as targeting payment types that are already tough to make with cash.

Unlike other “suspicious activity report” categories, a new proposal to add a “cyberevent” category would require institutions to detect and report digital mischief whether directed at a customer’s account or the bank itself.

Prepaid card users have waited a long time for the basic protections that debit card customers take for granted. Congress should not throw them under the bus.

The bank's first-quarter results take some of the steam out of the Trump bank rally; Mastercard to put Masterpass on Facebook Messenger while PayPal reaches deal with Android Pay.

There are several steps necessary to contain, assess and report an incident that should precede further action.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council is masquerading as an analytical, objective body that more accurately reflects the Dodd-Frank Act's aim to expand the power of bureaucrats.

Traditional banks’ budgets for growth and transformation have been virtually nonexistent since the financial crisis. In the new political and economic climate, traditional banks will gain the resources they need to innovate.

Bank earns $75 million for saving Bass Pro Shops's acquisition of rival outdoor retailer; Trump to name Randal Quarles as Fed's vice chairman for bank supervision.

A freewheeling discussion (over beers) about the future of branches with Tom Brown of Second Curve Capital and Dave Martin of BankMechanics at the Trump National Doral hotel in Miami during American Banker’s Retail Banking 2017 conference.