At last week's conference in London, host Brett King took time away from speaking and judging startup pitches to talk to some of the main presenters, including Ruth Wandhöfer, Citi's global head of regulatory and market strategy.

Earnings season kicked off with some banks capitalizing better than others on higher rates and still-low deposit costs. Banks will have to keep working on that balance as they contend with rising credit card losses, slower commercial lending and other issues.

Investors concerned about the impact on banking of climate change, the pay gap and ethics matters are pushing back against a coalition of the heads of the biggest U.S. banks and other public companies that wants to limit small investors’ access to proxy ballots.

Financial institutions of all sizes are overhauling benefits policies and promoting work-life balance to better compete for millennial recruits with the hipper tech sector. The big changes include longer periods of paid time off for new parents.

Citigroup plans to close three of its four London branches as the company seeks to cut costs and focus on digital services.

Community banks, which could be the hardest hit if economic tensions between the U.S. and Mexico escalate into a tariff battle, are urging policymakers to refrain from rash action, and big banks are already trimming exposures.

Amer Sajed, a 56-year-old Pakistan-born immigrant to the U.S., will step down from his role leading the bank’s credit card business in July after being spurred into activism by President Trump's stances on social and other issues.

Cash that flowed from Russia through a vast money-laundering network sometimes ended up passing through the world's largest banks, including Citigroup, Bank of America, and HSBC, the Guardian reported, citing a cache of financial records it reviewed.

Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat stuck up for his embattled retail unit in Mexico, downplaying concerns that protectionist White House policies may harm the subsidiary or the overall company's global strategy.

Yolande Piazza has been serving in the role on an interim basis since Heather Cox left for USAA.