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The global transfer companies made big moves this week, with Western Union buying Dash from Singtel Singapore, while former Walmart executive Anthony Soohoo will be the new boss at MoneyGram.

When TD Bank's $13 billion acquisition fell through, First Horizon was forced to quickly come up with a plan. Here's how the bank's culture of sharing ideas and inclusion helped.

Embracing the integration of TradFi and DeFi through tokenization is not just a trend — it is a necessity as we reshape the financial industry to drive growth and resilience in an increasingly complex world.

Stark warnings about emerging dangers and the perils of isolationism from the former top military official in the U.S. resonate with attendees of the American Bankers Association convention.

Bank executives and industry advocates welcomed the Federal Reserve's interest rate reduction but warned that careful planning for future drops is necessary to avoid creating market turmoil.

Community banks will have to pay more, get creative and train from within to build robust banking-as-a-service divisions that can withstand higher regulatory standards.

The Most Powerful Women to Watch honoree talks about what it means to lead, what's changed since she started on Wall Street, and why customers choose regional banks, in conversation with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger.

Payment professionals expect physical cards to stick around for the foreseeable future, even as mobile wallets gain traction.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may face an existential threat if former President Trump is reelected, while the agency could be emboldened if Vice President Harris wins.

Card networks, fintechs and Walmart have started major account-to-account payment initiatives in the past few weeks.

The president of U.S. Bancorp reflected on the progress women have made, and the work left to do, at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking gala.

The Young Women's Leadership Award grants four $5,000 college scholarships to New York City high school seniors who are first-generation college students.

The American Banker award ceremony, which celebrated 15 women honorees 40 years or younger nominated for having C-suite potential by an executive at their institutions, took place at The Glasshouse in New York City.

Recently polled banking professionals held that Vice President Kamala Harris is the likely front-runner for the White House, but former President Donald Trump would be better for the industry.

John "Johnny" Allison, the outspoken chairman and CEO of Arkansas-based Home BancShares, used the company's third-quarter earnings call to endorse the Republican presidential nominee. When asked about that decision, he got confrontational.

Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, has won endorsements from key banking industry players this election year with his support for the ACRE Act. Here's why rural banking might be a winning issue in the toss-up race.

Female chief executives are a rare thing in the banking industry, but the women honored in this year's suite of awards are hoping to change that trend.

The top five banks on this list have combined deposits of nearly $7.5 trillion.

While trade groups representing Oklahoma banks argue the failure of Oklahoma-based First National Bank of Lindsay is an isolated incident, some in the industry say it may be a sign of more collapses to come.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expanded the scope of the 1033 rule to include payment apps, provides for some secondary uses of data, and extends the timeline for compliance.