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The stocks of a wide swath of publicly traded payments companies are rising faster than the overall S&P 500 index, potentially fueled by several mega mergers in the first half of 2019.

Readers weigh in on community development at BB&T-SunTrust, consider the role that branches play in bank marketing and debate the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The industry continues to push for an overhaul of the bureau’s leadership structure, but both parties seem uninterested.

In stark contrast to his predecessor, C. Allen Parker said Thursday he accepts regulators' criticism and suggested that the bank may struggle to achieve revenue growth until it moves past its regulatory woes.

Paysafe has recruited TSYS exec Philip McHugh as its new CEO, a few days after news broke of the TSYS-Global Payments merger.

Mastercard has appointed Sasha Krstic president of its Canada operations.

SunTrust CEO Bill Rogers on Thursday explained the direction he and BB&T chief Kelly King are going with the new name, but gave no hints on what it is or when it will be unveiled.

The London firm lags the three largest U.S. vendors but bets its new open banking platform can win it more business.

Uber Technologies Inc. is going nationwide with a program that helps those without a car — or the financial means to get one — drive for the ride-hailing giant.

Citigroup can beat consensus expectations in 2020 regardless of higher interest rates or stronger global growth, and is well positioned for potential supply chain shifts in Asia, Goldman Sachs said in an upgrade of the stock to buy from neutral.

The payout resolves a 2017 complaint filed by a male employee who alleged the bank’s parental leave policy was biased against dads.

The revised statute provides clarity on director travel, supervisory committees, conservatorship and more.

Albert Ko, who had been the chief transformation officer of Intuit, says he will work to improve Zelle's interface to make it more appealing to consumers.

The industry is so worried that a proposed FCC rule could hamper communications with members that some trade groups are seeking help from an unlikely ally -- the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Many banks have already scaled back home lending or even left the business. With profit margins shrinking, inventories of homes at crisis levels and competition from nonbanks intensifying, that’s unlikely to change.

Banks and governments around the world have invested in systems that seek to instantly transfer money between accounts, moves that could put pressure on the sprawling debit card business at the world’s largest payments network. But Visa Inc. Chief Executive Al Kelly isn’t too worried.

Wider net interest margins compared to a year earlier helped make up for a slight decline in loan balances, as nearly two-thirds of banks reported higher profits in the first quarter.

Branches are closing at the fastest pace in years, and keeping them relevant to customers is a problem banks are being forced to solve in ever more creative ways.

The scandal-plagued bank announced Wednesday that it is adding a board member with deep experience in accounting. It is also considering a switch to flat pricing in indirect auto lending, a change long favored by consumer advocates.

Speaking at a conference on Wednesday, CFO Howell McCullough mostly ruled out a merger of equals as a growth strategy for the $108 billion-asset Huntington.