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Zolve, a fintech that serves folks moving to the U.S., partnered with Gigs, a German startup, to roll out its mobile plan product.

The regulatory overhaul for large and midsized banks could lead to stronger pressure for those banks to merge in the coming years while leaving smaller banks less competitive — and arguably less stable.

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, seeking to add $300 million of assets in Illinois, has agreed to purchase McHenry Savings Bank.

Grayscale Investments moved closer to launching a spot-based bitcoin exchange-traded fund in the U.S., a potential watershed moment in the cryptocurrency industry's quest to tap billions of dollars from everyday investors.

Apollo Global Management, Pagaya Technologies and Sixth Street are said to be working on final offers for Goldman Sachs Group's consumer-lending unit.

Shawn Degnan leads Cross Country Consulting's National Accounting Advisory practice and the Washington, D.C. office, where he is responsible for the overall strategy, client delivery and people, as well as practice and business development. In this role, he guides service delivery for private and public companies, ranging from growth-oriented venture capital and private equity backed businesses to Fortune 500 companies. He brings more than 20 years of experience advising clients on complex technical accounting issues and strategic transactions, including initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, and spinoffs. Prior to joining Cross Country, he spent nine years at MorganFranklin Consulting as managing director and commercial market leader guiding all aspects of the firm's commercial practice. He spent the first 12 years of his career with EY in its global capital markets and assurance practices leading delivery of both audit and advisory engagements for large, global SEC registrants and private companies.

Maryland is the latest state to decree that employer-sponsored EWA products aren't loans, but the battle over how they will be regulated is just beginning, experts say.

UBS is trying to retain many of Credit Suisse's most senior wealth bankers, but the decision to bring Babak Dastmaltschi on board, who catered to tycoons emerging from the collapse of the Soviet Union, may raise eyebrows.

Consistent wins aren't typically about continuously introducing novel strategies, but about better and more consistent execution with proven ones.

The regional bank's stock price is down 38% this year, and it recently got downgraded by S&P Global. While there's light at the end of the tunnel — as Key looks to rebound from the negative impact of soaring interest rates — analysts question whether the improvement will take too long to materialize.