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The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Technology pros turn down jobs in the U.K. because of Brexit; Amazon Key has a security gap; Singapore extends its fintech influence; Gaming takes to cryptocurrency.

Facebook's introduction of mobile payments in the U.K. and France is accompanied by the complexity of having to adapt as Brexit unwinds the U.K. from the European Union.

By employing a multilayered approach to mobile security that combines device authentication with the latest user identification measures, retailers can establish maximum trust not only with their users, but also in the device being used to transact with them, writes Michael Lynch, chief strategy officer for InAuth.

Readers weigh in on the departure of Richard Cordray, debate whether online lenders are akin to subprime lenders, offer praise of a community banker, and more.

The deal for PayPal’s consumer loan portfolio will make Synchrony a bigger player in e-commerce. And the agreement helps the Silicon Valley payments giant achieve its goal of reducing its exposure to the credit cycle.

A new Republican director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to take immediate action to change certain rules, including the "qualified mortgage" and payday rules, while curbing pending enforcement actions that are considered too harsh on financial firms.

The company has agreed to pay $49 million for First West Virginia Bancorp, the parent of Progressive Bank.

The FHFA is allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to invest in the credits for the first time since they entered conservatorship. Its purpose is to promote affordable housing in underserved markets.

Look who's co-chairing the notoriously male-dominated World Economic Forum. A female automotive enthusiast eloquently calls out an industry where bias is ingrained in the everyday language, and women in prison cook up a better future. Plus, State Street, Goldman Sachs and Bank of Montreal.