Banking

U.K. weighs in on smart contracts; 7-Eleven adds voice ordering; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

In recent months federal regulators have been speaking out on the risks that extreme weather events pose to the financial system, something their European counterparts have been doing for some time.

Bryce VanDiver and Daniela Hawkins at Capco make the case that offering easy-to-use payment rewards is the way to win the loyalty of digital-only customers.

United Bankshares in West Virginia was willing to pay a healthy premium for Carolina Financial, one of a dwindling number of available banks with more than $4 billion in assets.

Stephen Calk, who faces a bribery charge in connection with loans his bank made to former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, is asking a judge to suppress evidence that prosecutors obtained from his mobile phone.

The Bakersfield, Calif.-based institution has applied to convert to a state charter.

The 2015 decision posed new legal challenges for institutions trying to sell loans to third parties, but the federal regulatory agency proposed steps Monday for banks and debt parties to evade state interest rate caps.

The remote deposit capture tech at the center of the dispute is used by 6,500 institutions. That may mean other institutions will have to pay licensing fees to USAA.

The company will pay $1.1 billion for Carolina Financial in Charleston, S.C., in a deal that will add nearly $5 billion in assets.

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

It’s only a matter of time before Silicon Valley “overturns more complex banking functions”; banks would have to help FinCEN identify suspicious firearms sales.

Apple Pay supports new dApp payments; Digital ID advances in Singapore; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

By working with the tech giant on its consumer checking account, Stanford FCU hopes to grow but some wonder about the broader implications for fields of membership.

Up against the rising success of social payments providers like Venmo and Square Cash, banks are deploying more options to keep themselves at the focus of digital payments.

Consumer trust issues have long been a stumbling block for challenger banks, but many say Google will face bigger obstacles.

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The company says it's responding to the feedback of consumers who want online options beyond savings products.

Over the last decade, American voters have proved remarkably receptive to bans on high-cost consumer loans. Next year, a proposed ballot measure in a traditionally red state trending purple will offer a test case for the durability of that consensus.