Daily Edition

Former Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision Randal Quarles delivered his strongest rebuke yet to the idea that the U.S. needs a central bank digital currency to avoid falling behind other countries, calling the argument one "you expect from a 17-year-old, but not from a central bank."

With abortion rights in the U.S. in danger, employers are taking measures to extend support and access to healthcare.

The focus of the expanded expanded enforcement group will include virtual-currency offerings, decentralized finance and trading platforms, as well as stablecoins, according to the regulator.

The number of suspicious activity reports involving cryptocurrency topped 90,000 in 2021, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The reason for the uptick may be that crypto is becoming more mainstream.

The $2 trillion-asset company has appointed a new CEO and chief operating officer of its growing business in the U.S., Mexico and other parts of the Western Hemisphere.

Investors had grown increasingly concerned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and the ensuing financial sanctions thrust upon many of Russia’s largest banks — would thwart Citigroup’s efforts to exit its operations in the country, a push the New York-based lender first announced last year.

The wealth programs in the channel are going through a significant shift amid major recruiting moves and consolidation, according to a consultant’s report.

A former JPMorgan Chase currency trader must spend eight months behind bars after a federal appeals court on Monday refused to overturn his sentence for plotting to manipulate European, Middle Eastern and African currencies. 

After failing to win funding for a direct-lending program last year, Small Business Administration chief Isabella Casillas Guzman says the agency continues to study the option because banks and credit unions are making fewer small-dollar 7(a) loans than several years ago.

Citigroup’s London trading desk was behind a flash crash in Europe that sent shares across the Continent tumbling after a sudden 8% decline in Swedish stocks.

On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Ana Botin, the chair of Banco Santander, called Mexico a “growth engine” for the bank but cautioned that the lender would only seek to buy Citigroup’s retail business in the country if certain requirements are met.

Naveed Anwar, global head of digital for Treasury & Trade Solutions, is upgrading the bank’s self-service portal and expanding its embedded banking offerings for large tech and fintech clients.