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The flood of liquidity that accompanied the pandemic recession isn’t likely to subside anytime soon. Banks will have to employ a mix of securities buying, hedging and other balance-sheet-management tricks to prop up margins longer than initially imagined.

In July, the OCC issued a letter clarifying that federally chartered banks can store cryptocurrency assets for their clients. A recent global survey finds that many are wary of the risks.

Longtime finance entrepreneur Jackie Reses, who led Square Capital for the last five years, is leaving the company at the end of the month. Square has not yet named a successor.

Any regulator or bank should build from a foundation of diversity, dignity and respect, says Grovetta Gardineer, the agency's head of national bank supervision policy.

Wilmington Trust, the wealth management arm of M&T Bank, is extending its hiring spree and considering acquisitions of registered investment advisers.

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., a potential chair of the Senate Banking Committee in the next Congress, is expected to announce that he is not running in 2022.

Coronavirus galvanized the use of NFC payments and QR codes, and PayPal wants to harness both trends for Venmo’s first credit card.

Facebook's size and aggressive moves into mobile wallets and stablecoins pose a formidable threat to other big technology companies and traditional payment networks, says Intrepid Ventures' Eric Grover.

New rules on shareholder submissions of proxy proposals could help banks fend off demands to disclose more pay data, cut financing to fossil fuels companies and adopt other reforms.

Kathy Kraninger’s job status would be in question if Joe Biden wins the White House. If the president is reelected, she may continue balancing a deregulatory agenda with her unexpectedly tough stance on enforcement.

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Ownership will transfer to DotCoop, which has committed to continuing to develop the domain for industry use.

Control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance in the upcoming election, with the outcome determining the direction of laws and regulations that can have a profound impact on financial services, technology, fintech and payments innovation.

The lawsuit follows two successful USAA suits against Wells Fargo that claimed infringement of patents.

The bar to prove discriminatory patterns is so high that plaintiffs would have slim odds of winning lawsuits against housing providers.

With its first branch outside the Northeast U.S., the unit of the Spanish banking giant Banco Santander wants to reach international clients who are familiar with the brand.

The ongoing pandemic and economic crisis should accelerate the adoption of payments as a service, APIs and open banking, says AFEX Americas' Christian Spaltenstein.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is close to signing a deal to take on General Motors Co.’s credit-card business, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

The bureau released a five-year review of the so-called TRID regulation that found consumers benefited from being able to compare mortgage terms and costs, but the price tag for the industry was roughly $146 per loan.

Goldman Sachs Group is close to signing a deal to take on General Motors' credit card business, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.