Subject Root Tag

The Federal Reserve is closing in on the launch of its real-time payment settlement system next year. By that time it will be six years behind the private-sector alternative, and it could prove to be redundant to a future Fed-issued digital currency.

The pending deal will help keep the Canadian bank's funding costs low, since Bank of the West has a strong core deposit portfolio, executives said Tuesday. BMO is sticking with its year-end timeline for closing the acquisition.

The banking and payment services company hopes to attract young talent.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the House Oversight Committee's consumer protection panel, sent letters to regulators and crypto exchanges demanding more be done to curb crypto fraud.

After a decade of multibillion-dollar tech investments by banks, efficiency ratios have begun to improve and headcounts drop, some industry watchers say. Skeptics counter that other reasons are at play and that it's all hard to measure.

The hotel franchise can now integrate directly with U.S. employers for invoicing and payment, allowing it to bundle multiple stays and reduce overall costs of managing card acceptance.

Credit unions in Georgia, Virginia and Mississippi plan to combine, creating an institution with $216 million of assets.

A group of 18 U.S. representatives is demanding Credova Financial answer questions about its no-interest financing options for the purchase of guns and ammunition.

Meg Carpenter, founder and CEO of FiComm partners, discusses the difficulties RIAs have in marketing themselves, the ways in which these entrepreneurs can build on their strengths to reach clients, and how to harness technology to boost their own profiles.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.'s new consumer-focused digital bank will be born out of its Manufacturers Bank subsidiary — a relatively small commercial bank with nine branches and no consumer business to speak of.

The 70 institutions on this year's list create a great work environment by offering robust benefits, recognizing a job well done and providing clear communication from the C-suite.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is facing a legal challenge from groups that argue rules meant to diversify the boards of banks and other publicly traded companies amount to discrimination.

The Federal Reserve's balance-sheet unwind is set to ramp up this week, which means the central bank will finally begin unloading the Treasury bills it started amassing almost three years ago.

Data as of Jun. 30, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

Data as of Jun. 30, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

Companies like VizyPay, Stax and Carbon Zero Financial seek fresh ideas from people who built their careers in retail, food service and other verticals.

The financial industry is offering loans for solar energy projects, carbon emission trackers, green mortgages and cash-back incentives to help customers go green.

The bottom 50% of U.S. households, generally those with a net worth of $166,000 or less before the pandemic, are in the strongest relative financial position in a generation, according to the Realtime Inequality tracker.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said Monday that the central bank's real-time payments network will go live between May and July of 2023 and financial institutions should prepare themselves right away.

The New Jersey bank hired Ravi Vakacherla after People's United was acquired by M&T Bank this March. The role is one of a number of new executive roles overseeing digital innovation in the banking industry.