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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau featured in three of our most read articles of last year, while two others were about the disruptor Ripple. Other highlights included our annual Women in Banking package, the aftermath of the Equifax data breach and news of Amazon's possible banking plans.

Merchants won't know for sure until about midway through 2018 whether they received a significant win, after the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the anti-competition complaint against American Express.

As Mastercard, Discover and American Express all plan to drop signature authentication at the point of sale, Visa is largely mum on the topic. But does it really need to weigh in?

American Express is falling in line with Mastercard and Discover in eliminating the signature requirement for authorization on all card transactions at the point of sale, starting in April of 2018.

In a rare show of public support for a security technology, the banks are leading a $40 million funding round for Menlo Security, provider of browser technology that keeps malware at bay — and they’re using it, too.

The Office of Financial Research said the failure of a large financial institution could still ignite a crisis; hotel chain plans to use both issuers for its credit cards.

America’s largest lenders made an epic mistake a decade ago when they cashed out of Visa and Mastercard through initial public offerings, says Chenault, who will step down in February as CEO of American Express.

The payment contract extensions call on both Chase and Amex to offer new products for consumers and businesses.

TruSight will assess, validate and monitor vendors on behalf of the consortium, which is expected to expand.

For years, American Express has analyzed the more than $1 trillion in annual purchases taking place on its closed-loop network to better advise clients to formulate marketing programs.

American Express Canada is launching a digital payment solution that replaces plastic cards with virtual account numbers.

American Express will launch its next generation of online authentication system, SafeKey 2.0, early next year with support for biometrics technology and mobile commerce.

President Trump is expected to announce his Fed chair nominee this week; three deals earned JPM's boss almost $100 million.

Business payments are notoriously resistant to automation and innovation, though there are some signs of digital processing showing up in the education and science market.

Payments company reports double-digit increases in both profit and revenue; card company faces intense competition.

Chenault to leave credit card giant helm after 16 years, vice chairman will take his place; Brett Redfearn named the agency’s director of trading and markets.

American Express' incoming CEO may have to fundamentally change how the company makes money, if regulators and the Supreme Court side against it.

There's never an easy time to change leaders, but for American Express it's a particularly challenging time as it faces legal challenges to a core part of its fee structure and is still revamping its business model after a stinging client loss.

In a surprise move, the Supreme Court will decide whether Amex may bar merchants from steering customers to less expensive card networks. The card issuer will have to prove the consumer gain from its practices outweighs the merchant pain.

The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a case that could roil the credit-card business, agreeing to consider reviving government allegations that American Express Co. thwarts competition by prohibiting merchants from steering customers to cards with lower fees.