Data Sets

There is no single definition of a “mobile wallet.” Each product differs vastly in its choice of technology, audience and the basic type of payment upon which it was built — but most fit into a few simple categories.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

Chinese banks have clearance to invest in U.S. banks but are proceeding cautiously to avoid any missteps, industry observers say. Click through to view foreign banks that fled the U.S. because of major stumbles here or problems back home.

A number of critical races for the banking industry have been decided, though votes are still being tallied in some election contests across the country. Democrats will maintain control in the Senate, while Republicans keep the majority in the House.We offer the results of ten tight races in the Senate and House that American Banker highlighted earlier this month as critical to the industry.

Banks and their customers were battered by last week's storm, and many are still picking up the pieces. Click to see how banks are waiving fees, suspending foreclosure sales, keeping some offices closed for months and responding in other ways to this crisis.

As the presidential election looms, observers talk about changes a President Romney could make to the CFPB while regulators warn on reducing loan loss reserves too quickly. Following are the top stories from Washington last week.

The storm left many without electricity, phones and use of the roads. But in many of the affected areas, consumers and merchants continued to conduct business and found a way to handle payments.

The storm left many without electricity, phones and use of the roads. But in many of the affected areas, consumers and merchants continued to conduct business and found a way to handle payments.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

"The Hustle," a damn-the-torpedoes loan program described in the Justice Department's recent fraud suit against Bank of America and Countrywide, is the latest in a series of unfortunate internal nicknames and expressions unearthed since the financial crisis. The following is a look at all-too-candid language from emails and other insider communications (excluding profanities) from the boom years and the meltdown that have entered the popular lexicon.

A slew of proposed rules and policy changes is threatening to upend the nascent housing market rebound. The rules include everything from Basel capital standards to "qualified mortgage" rules to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee fees.

As Isis launched its long-awaited mobile wallet test in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas, many people flocked to try it out — and quickly reported their impressions over Twitter.

U.S. banks have been struggling to ward off a flurry of distributed denial of service attacks over the last few weeks. Here are ways in which the cyberwar can be won.

At this year's FinTech 100 breakfast, we recognized all the companies who made it into our FinTech 100 and Enterprise 25 rankings. Here are some highlights.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

Many payment products started out as something else, and many payment execs came to the industry from different backgrounds.

Bankers urged their counterparts to rally against Basel III and other regulations at the American Bankers Association conference in San Diego. In contrast, regulators tried to convince bankers that their voices would be heard in Washington.

Commercial banks donated significant amounts of money to some of the most critical -- and most hotly contested -- congressional races this year.