Amazon expands "palm payment" at Whole Foods, Toast reverses 99-cent restaurant-order fee, Plaid expands open-banking reach and more in the weekly banking news roundup.
Executives at the Canadian bank, which recently took a major provision for potential fines, say they're working to shore up anti-money laundering controls. At the same time, they're preparing employees and investors for an expensive slog as they work to satisfy U.S. officials.
The agency seeks the public's thoughts on how the regulatory statement governing FHLBanks could better reflect the part they play in housing finance.
UMB Financial, Fulton Financial and Provident Financial Services have recently announced capital raises in connection with M&A deals. "They're setting a precedent," one consultant said.
The work of the TD Invent group and Layer 6 AI, a startup TD bought in 2018, show how innovation teams at large banks can cut through the bureaucracy and fiefdoms that exist in every big company to deploy and scale new technology.
The Senate Thursday joined the House in passing a resolution to overturn the SEC's SAB 121 accounting guidance for financial firms holding crypto in custody. President Biden has vowed to veto the measure.
In a statement to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, a number of anonymous Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. employees allegedly expressed doubts that FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg could lead the agency through necessary changes to fix workplace issues.