The new omicron strain is prompting more financial institutions to extend mask mandates in the workplace and remote work schedules.

Formerly incarcerated people have long faced barriers to entering the mainstream financial system. Banks such as Old National and Bank of Hawaii are taking steps to help them, but the industry can do more, according to a new white paper from the American Bankers Association Foundation.

The company, which will keep the Square brand for its card readers, also supports music, cash transfers, Bitcoin trading and other financial services.

The agreement resolves a lawsuit over consumer loans that had annual percentage rates as high as 198%. Chicago-based OppFi denied allegations that it engaged in unfair lending practices.

Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Fed Chair Jerome Powell to be more aggressive in using their oversight of the financial system to combat risks associated with a warming planet. Recent recommendations from the Financial Stability Oversight Council do not go far enough, they said.

The video-sharing site has rolled out a new feature that allows viewers to tip creators, adding to Stripe's network of clients in the crowdsourced entertainment industry.