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Bank of America has told its global markets employees that they're required to be in the office almost every day as the Wall Street firm seeks to restore some of the culture that prevailed before the pandemic.

The overall technology sector may be downsizing, but American Express is bulking up for a cross-department innovation initiative, and Visa, Mastercard and Discover are hiring thousands of programmers and developers.

Wells Fargo, which set aside $2 billion last quarter to deal with legal matters, said it's in discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to resolve investigations.

An ex-Deutsche Bank precious-metals trader has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his conviction for manipulating gold and silver prices with fake "spoof" trade orders.

India's central bank started a pilot program of its digital currency Tuesday, allowing select banks to use it for settling secondary-market transactions in government securities. 

Credit Suisse Group executive Yves-Alain Sommerhalder is leaving, adding to top-level departures as the firm seeks to get back on its feet amid a massive restructure.

Custodia's lawsuit with the Federal Reserve over master account access is poised to advance to trial. Regardless of the outcome, the case will be consequential.

The agreement, which still needs court approval, should help what remains of the online small-business lender as it moves through bankruptcy proceedings. After Kabbage emerged as a major Paycheck Protection Program lender, some of its key assets were sold to American Express.

In this month's roundup of American Banker's favorite stories: JPMorgan Chase moves third parties away from screen scraping, Wells Fargo launches its new virtual assistant, bank CEOs predict a return to office within the next three years and more.