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Plans by IDT and MercuryFX to test XRP for cross-border payments are another vote of confidence for Ripple’s products.
January 24 -
Many in the industry applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new mission statement shifting the agency's focus away from using enforcement actions as a substitute for rules of the road.
January 24 -
Net interest income has surged thanks to rising rates, but noninterest income has lagged as trading revenue has weakened, refi demand has softened and fees from deposit service charges have barely budged. Is this the new normal?
January 24 -
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has launched an application programming interface (API) gateway available to third-party fintech providers, as part of preparations for Europe’s PSD2 regulations that went into effect this month.
January 24 -
Enterprise customers will be able to send payment data to the bank through an application programming interface, rather than as XML or Swift files.
January 24 -
Executives point out while they are fixing the online lender's very public problems, loan originations are still in the billions and it has expanded into wealth management.
January 24 -
Supporters of an unreleased bill to revamp the housing finance system say the plan strikes a middle ground that can gain support from both sides of the aisle.
January 24 -
Citigroup Inc. CEO Michael Corbat said he’s ready to deploy resources to grow “even faster” in a world of synchronized economic growth from Japan to Europe.
January 24 -
Upper chamber approves nomination to succeed Janet Yellen; Twitter’s operations chief to take over online lender in March.
January 24 -
Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s decision to halt the collection of consumer data renders bank exams less effective and ignores existing cybersecurity protections, the Massachusetts senator argues.
January 24
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Alipay and WeChat have become so common in China that many tourists are finding it difficult to pay for goods and services without the apps, writes Mike Ward, CRO and CEO of North America for WorldFirst.
January 24
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In a strongly worded memo to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Tuesday, acting Director Mick Mulvaney indicated the bureau will value the concerns of companies it regulates to the same extent as consumers.
January 23 -
A plan by the largest U.S. bank to use part of its tax windfall to enter new markets (including Washington and Boston) could become a serious threat for banks of all sizes in those cities — or looked backed upon someday as a pricey overexpansion.
January 23 -
Senators overwhelmingly approved Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve Board despite vocal opposition from some Democrats.
January 23 -
Stepping in after co-founder Mike Cagney's resignation, Twitter's Anthony Noto needs to overhaul the firm's corporate culture, lay the groundwork for an IPO and determine whether to renew SoFi's pursuit of a bank charter.
January 23 -
Three Trump administration nominees faced thorough questioning from the Senate Banking Committee, although Democrats reserved much of their fire for the president’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board.
January 23 -
The new tax law took a one-time bite out of fourth-quarter results, but higher rates strengthened yields and new business boosted fee income.
January 23 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears to have concluded no enforcement action is necessary for World Acceptance Corp., which had been accused of trying to profit from repeat borrowers.
January 23 -
Bitcoin has lost touch with its original mission of being an alternative decentralized currency, and Stripe has decided that it is no longer worth supporting for payments.
January 23 -
Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said his zero-funding request for the agency is not meant to drain it of resources.
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