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From its origins as the fuel card operator Wright Express that launched 35 years ago, the fleet card provider WEX has aggressively expanded to other corporate sectors including travel and health care. But fleet cards still inspire some of the company’s most interesting innovations.

M&A activity has picked up in recent weeks as several regional banks have struck big deals. Is it a blip or a sign of what's to come?

New legislation to offer banking services at post offices comes with some flawed assumptions, but payday lending needs an overhaul.

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a government lawsuit that accused American Express Co. of thwarting competition by prohibiting merchants from steering customers to cards with lower fees.

Banks may be disguising their borrowings in a way similar to that used by Lehman Brothers, with debt ratios falling within limits imposed by regulators just four times a year.

As large credit unions look to expand under the NCUA’s new field of membership rule, they should be required to comply with additional bank rules.

JPMorgan Chase plans to sell its stake in Saudi Investment Bank back to the Riyadh-based lender at a 24% discount as it exits noncore holdings globally.

Wells Fargo & Co. is finally going after the young and points-hungry by boosting rewards on one of its premium cards.

The two Wall Street firms anxiously await the second round of stress test results; Commerzbank is working on using technology to generate basic research notes.

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