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The Columbus, Ohio, bank has hired a former executive from Bank of America to run the new business, which will target physician, dentist and veterinary practices.

Deutsche Bank is being investigated by U.S. federal authorities for potential lapses in money laundering compliance, The New York Times reported, citing unidentified people with knowledge of the inquiry.

As the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions' annual conference kicked off, President and CEO Dan Berger emphasized the trust credit unions have built with members. But there have been a few recent stumbles.

Credit unions have not invested enough in analytics. But changing that would help the industry compete with big banks and improve efficiencies.

Regulators could collaborate on a superagency to streamline laws.

Banks shouldn’t have trouble this year, but the rules may change next year; U.S. authorities are probing possible AML compliance violations at the German bank.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Microsoft joins Hyperledger; A global summit for crypto rules; Fintechs build new mPOS in Europe; Paytm rebrands its gaming unit.

Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, refuses to attend any meetings in which she would be the only woman; Sallie Krawcheck says the fact that women still are paid less than men is partly the fault of society at large; and more in this week's WIB Scan.

U.S. merchants need to do their research now, seek independent legal advice, and work with their payments provider to determine their exact needs and next steps in order to stay compliant and not risk losing revenue, says Worldpay's Jonathan Dranko.

An acquisition as large as Fiserv's deal to buy First Data has lots of moving parts, but one big piece may be a new First Data product that's designed to improve the vexing problem of payment approvals.