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Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. has completed its acquisition of data security vendor and researcher Trustwave, about four months after the companies initially announced the deal.

Blythe Masters talks up the blockchain in a magazine cover story, noted photographer Annie Leibovitz has been hired to shoot portraits of women and entrepreneurs as part of a bank marketing campaign; it’ll only be a mere 28 years for women to achieve boardroom parity; and we want to hear about outstanding millennials in banking please.

Summit State Bank in Santa Rosa, Calif., has exited the Small Business Lending Fund.

A recent poll shows that since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established in 2011, consumers don’t feel it has improved their lives but some believe the regulator should have more oversight.

Banks are seeing steady growth in consumer loan demand nationwide, particularly in auto loans and mortgages, according to a report released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Board.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's enforcement action against Ripple Labs sent a clear message to the cryptocurrency industry about regulators' high expectations for compliance. Such actions will help clear the way for banks to partner with blockchain technology firms down the line.

F.N.B. in Pittsburgh has agreed to acquire 17 branches in the Pittsburgh area from Fifth Third Bancorp.

CoVantage Credit Union in Antigo, Wis., has agreed to buy a branch from Baraboo Bancorp.

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Great Lakes Credit Union on Wednesday said its Sept. 1 merger with McHenry County Federal Credit Union will result in the larger GLCU picking up two new branches in McHenry County.