David Marcus, Facebook's financial services chief, discusses how its Novi digital wallet and the Diem stablecoin project it's involved in can be the backbone of a platform that offers real-time digital transactions, acts as a merchant acquirer and helps commercial banks handle central bank digital currencies.

Mary Daly called for new partnerships among fintechs, banks and community groups aimed at improving long-standing inequities in the financial system.

Institutional independence is a big part of what makes the Federal Reserve work. But quantitative easing, new forays into climate and digital currency and a blurring of the line between monetary and fiscal policy might make that independence harder to maintain.

Subprime borrowers whose credit scores have risen since they bought their cars are increasingly looking for a better deal. Credit unions and small banks are seizing the opportunity, often with the help of fintechs.

The U.S.’s measured approach will allow it to learn from other countries that are pioneering their own cryptocurrencies, according to executives from IBM, R3 and Public Mint.

The sale to the Florida-based insurer Brown & Brown would give Berkshire Hills Bancorp an infusion of capital that it intends to invest in more profitable businesses, executives said.