In|Vest 2018 Direct

The Wilmington, North Carolina-based small-business lender is prepping a wider rollout of the business checking account it introduced in the first quarter. Chairman and CEO Chip Mahan said the move will allow the company to "nip at [its competitors'] edges as their customers feel less appreciated."

Following the difficulties of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this spring, banks are approaching the emergency lending facility more proactively, the Federal Reserve chair said.

The regional bank said metropolitan economies across its central and western U.S. footprint are resilient, and new loan opportunities are abundant. Trepidation among competitors, too, is creating openings for the Oklahoma bank, its CEO said in an interview.

Elon Musk's original X.com was an internet bank that became part of PayPal. Musk wants to bring X back to its banking roots, but the market may have moved on.

Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Graham Steele also spoke favorably of capital changes set to be proposed by banking agencies on Thursday.

Stock markets have shot up as investors grow hopeful that the United States will avoid a recession. But nearly 3 in 4 community bankers are less optimistic that the Fed will achieve its mission of reducing inflation without causing a downturn, a survey from IntraFi found.

Travelers in China can now add Visa and Mastercard to WeChat Pay and Alipay, providing a boost for the country's tourism industry as it tries to recover from the pandemic. Additionally, British regulators may delay plans to tighten the rules for by now/pay later lenders, partly based on concerns that some of the largest lenders may depart the market.

A rising payments star — and photographer — is helping the card network reach content creators and new entrepreneurs.

Steve Sabin, SVP, Division Executive, Lending, FIS.

Geraldine Garaud is a director analyst in the finance practice at Gartner. She provides guidance in a number of key areas, such as finance strategy, organization design and change management, and advises clients on effective finance transformation programs.