Retail & Commercial

PayPal's new partnership with Alliance Data spans multiple products at both companies, but it has barely scratched the surface of what the two payments providers say is possible.

Bitcoin fanatics and skeptics met under the same roof at a recent event in New York. Now that the digital currency is recognized under guidance from Fincen and bitcoin users established a self-regulating organization, entrepreneurs and payments-industry veterans are finding some common ground.

Zions Bancorp. (ZION) in Salt Lake City plans to issue as much as $195 million in debt through its online broker-dealer subsidiary.

Bank of America Corp. (BAC), the second-largest U.S. lender, told Pennsylvania regulators that it will cut 209 jobs from a unit servicing troubled mortgages.

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated an enforcement action against Belt Valley Bank in Belt, Mont.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s online training for community bankers now includes an eight-video module on how institutions can manage their exposure to fluctuating rates.

The bank wants to make acquisitions in central Florida, but CEO Michael Micallef keeps hitting snags with loan books, cultural fit and deal structure.

Allegiance Bancshares has agreed to buy the $220 million-asset Independence Bank. Both are in Houston.

Capital One (COF) and Fifth Third (FITB) are the only two banks that received perfect scores for transparency according to a study of checking-fee disclosures released Tuesday by WalletHub, a personal-finance website.