International banking

Consumer banking is expected to offset the banks’ underperforming Wall Street units; the defections of Visa, Mastercard and Stripe threaten the cyrpto project’s viability before it starts.

From wrestling with the potential impact of Brexit to charting a course for responsible artificial intelligence, the Most Powerful Women in Banking have faced many challenges during the past year. See who earned the top spots in our ranking.

A handful of newcomers join some familiar faces on our list of the Most Powerful Women in Finance for 2019.

Ellen Patterson, the general counsel at TD Bank Group, has spearheaded a program across the Toronto company's footprint that aims to reinforce the idea that men need to be a big part of any organization's diversity and inclusion efforts.

Jane Fraser, Citigroup's CEO of Latin America, has helped the bank cut a deal with Mexico's new president that will result in a loss of swipe fees, but may help it gain customers long-term.

Of the world's 10 largest financial services firms by revenue, only JPMorgan Chase has a woman as its chief information officer.

Ranjana Clark, recently named as head of global transaction banking for MUFG Americas Holding Corp., led the rollout of a tool aimed at creating a better customer service experience for employees and customers alike.

McNiff, American Banker's No. 1 Woman to Watch for 2019, was promoted to the CEO role in April following the retirement of Barbara Desoer.

In the last two fiscal years, the treasury and payments solutions unit that Haward-Laird runs has had the highest return on equity of all BMO Financial's business lines.

Anne Finucane has led Bank of America's effort to reorient itself as the U.K. attempts to leave the European Union, helping to set up the bank's European headquarters in two new locations.