As Apple and Android enable smartphones to accept payments with little setup, an exec at the bank's Elavon unit contends countertop devices have a lot of life left.

Bankers largely support expanding government-backed farm loan programs, and in general support continued funding for crop insurance. But politics is making swift passage of a traditionally uncontroversial bill challenging.

Alyssa Henry will leave Square on October 2 after nine years at the helm, the Block unit said in a regulatory filing. Square founder Jack Dorsey will once again take the reins as chief executive.

New-car inventories were rising after years of supply-chain woes. But the stalemate between auto manufacturers and their employees could change that dynamic — and cause knock-on effects for lenders.

A recent report by the Office of the Inspector General for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. suggests that while the FDIC's strategic plan for economic inclusion is satisfactory, it could be improved by formalizing procedures, self-evaluations and gathering more input from banks.

The Japanese technology conglomerate withdrew its application to the National Credit Union Administration on Sept. 5, marking its fourth failed attempt to establish a financial institution in the U.S.