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A proposal to revise parts of the Dodd-Frank Act ban on proprietary trading would make it easier for banks to conduct risky trades.

President Trump has yet to formally name Kathy Kraninger as his choice to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but her nomination is already in trouble. That may be just fine with the White House.

Little-known Office for Management and Budget official Kathy Kraninger would succeed acting director Mick Mulvaney, her OMB boss; Wells Fargo still faces the big chill from several big cities and states.

The deal for the Denver commercial lender joins a growing list of large acquisitions being announced in competitive urban markets.

As if ADA suits weren't enough, a California-based law firm is using social media advertising to search for credit union members who have been charged overdraft fees, in the hopes of filing a potential class-action suit.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart gets a patent for energy crypto; Chase embeds cards into fitness bands; London tube adds trip trackers to mobile pay; Alipay and WeChat pay expand gaming payments.

The rules are a chance for card issuers to update their data management, which would be helpful in sales and cross-selling, according to Michael Hiskey, head of strategy at Semarchy.

Longtime Starbucks boss Howard Schultz was so invested in the company's mobile payments strategy that he once stepped down from his day-to-day duties to focus his full attention on the tech initiative. Without his involvement, will Starbucks lose its edge in fintech?

The central bank's rule-writing workload is expected to remain busy for the foreseeable future, thanks in large part to enactment of the recent regulatory relief bill.

As contactless cards continue their momentum in the U.K., new use cases are popping up for the tap-and-go technology.