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Germany’s Wirecard has taken a controlling stake in AllScore Payment Services, a Chinese company with a set of cross-border payments licenses Wirecard hopes will extend its reach to merchants with ties to China.

Many in the space are seeking the creation of a "flexible" supervisory regime that relies on existing authorities and a hands-off approach from state agencies, but such a plan faces an uphill battle.

Banco Santander Chairman Ana Botin said that more than a decade after the financial crisis, bankers and other elites remain distrusted around the world, and "as a result, political populism is ascendant."

With so many data breaches targeting merchants, banks should not assume they are in the clear. Banks are, after all, where the money is.

A group affiliated with Interactive Brokers Group has filed an application with the FDIC to form Interactive Bank.

Financial regulators have been put on notice about the risk of an economically damaging cash crunch in the home mortgage market. Behind the concern: the rapid growth of shadow banks in the origination and servicing of home loans.

Businesses scaled back investment plans in the third quarter, but consumers continued borrowing; the bank now plans to raise its minimum wage to $20 in 2020.

The Supreme Court is ready to weigh in on the CFPB’s leadership structure, but both agencies are facing similar constitutional challenges, suggesting a broader impact of any decision.

The San Francisco fintech company has agreed to pay a $110,000 fine for failing to comply with a 2017 state law that requires mortgage servicers to be licensed.

The North Carolina-based credit union is doubling down on claims of trademark infringement following the biggest bank merger in decades.

Discover Financial Services has promised to issue all new and replacement cards in the contactless format.

The proposed Verdigris Bank would rely heavily on technology, applicants say.

If elected president, Sen. Elizabeth Warren would charge large banks a fee to help pay for her Medicare-for-all plan.

The team has already built three customer-facing AI tools this year, which it hopes to keep building upon.

The National Credit Union Administration is hosting an event on equality and inclusion, which will include industry leaders discussing best practices for embracing these ideals.

Regulators globally are using "tech sprints" to test new anti-money-laundering solutions. More can be done, but it's a good start.

Bank of Montreal's push into the U.S. has proved fruitful for its employees — and challenging for a company seeking to get its expenses under control.

Prosper hopes to do for lines of credit what it did for unsecured personal loans, while BBVA hopes to provide a better experience for customers.

It should offer some form of guidance to spur innovation, a former official with the bureau says.

The ECB and BaFin say dual roles “could undermine” bank's restructuring efforts; JPM shifts cash into long-term bonds because of capital rules.