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Google made some changes to its mobile wallet this week to make it easier for banks to get involved.

Will Spain's precarious financial situation compel the country's banks to sell their U.S. holdings?

Industry groups want lawmakers to extend Dodd-Frank's unlimited insurance for transaction deposits, which is now mandatory for all banks. But TAG used to be voluntary, and some say it should be again.

How do e-commerce companies move into the physical world? According to Walt Doyle, general manager of the PayPal Media Network, ideas that Wal-Mart is trying in locations where it has no stores can be applied to e-commerce companies.

A trade group for the country's biggest banks is lashing out at their most recent critics and defending their "social utility."

PayPal is analyzing the journey the consumer travels through the process of researching and purchasing something, across computers, physical stores and mobile devices. Walt Doyle, general manager of the PayPal Media Network, describes this "purchase pretzel" and where geolocation and card-linked offers fit in.

Wal-Mart balks at card settlement; analyst praises bad customer service at Wells Fargo; Sandy Weill, empire-builder, calls for dismantling of empires.

Promising acquisition prospects in the New York area prompted Investors Bancorp to tweak the New Jersey company's initial westward-focused growth plan, CEO Kevin Cummings says.

Investors Bancorp offered depositors of Marathon Bank the prospect of participating in its second-step conversion from a mutual thrift, Investors CEO Kevin Cummings says.

Another earnings crunch is coming and bank valuations will sink further. That means selling now is the smart move for hundreds of institutions, says Kamal Mustafa, who stress-tests banks and formerly headed M&A at Citibank.