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Startups and open-source software projects have raised $1.3 billion this year through initial coin offerings. The real boom may still lie ahead, fears of a bubble notwithstanding.

With the move, the Mississippi bank would no longer be regulated by the Federal Reserve. The decision comes after the bank struggled with Bank Secrecy Act and Community Reinvestment Act compliance.

Next month, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will begin amassing a warehouse of virtual information collected not just from traditional sources like banks but also from social media sites, as it looks to match residents’ spending patterns with income declarations, said people familiar with the matter.

At least one winner has emerged from India’s crackdown on so-called black money: the country’s richest banker.

Starbucks has hit a mobile payments milestone, with 30% of all U.S. transactions now coming through mobile, and to smooth operations surrounding its popular Mobile Order & Pay service, the company is introducing digital-ordering specialists at its busiest stores.

The Buffalo, N.Y., bank has been freed from an enforcement order that required an upgrade of its anti-money-laundering compliance systems. The Fed had ordered the upgrade as a condition for approval of its acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp.

New entrants don’t pose a disruptive threat to the incumbent cohort of issuers, credit card networks and acquirers primarily because the incumbents — Visa, Mastercard and First Data — are prepared to compete in all segments of the market.

Credit unions are helping another generation of students fund their secondary education, and other ways the movement is giving back.

The New Jersey company reported lower quarterly profit that included professional fees tied to addressing an informal order from regulators.

Southwest Bancorp, frustrated with a lethargic stock price, opted to find a buyer last summer. It was holding talks with Simmons First when the post-election run-up in bank stocks gave its shares an unexpected lift. Did it do the right thing by proceeding?