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The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. turns to fintech experts to battle Brexit losses; Legal weed e-commerce expands; Monzo apologizes for being "late" with Apple Pay; Ethereum's founder has a new project.

Even though legalized cannabis and cryptocurrency payments are still vexing markets by themselves, WebJoint and Alt Thirty Six are quickly looking to take their combined dispensary play to other businesses.

Readers react to Wells Fargo’s CEO slamming the media, weigh in on regulatory relief, opine on gambling and payments and more.

Fintechs attending Consensus 2018, the annual cryptocurrency event, said they found promise for a market still trying to find a path to unified operations and wider acceptance within financial services.

The post-recession boom in auto loans and credit cards for borrowers with marred credit histories has been winding down in recent months.

Banks need to curate and bring many financial services to their customers, says Chris Skinner, author of the new book "Digital Human."

News that Wells commercial banking employees improperly altered client documents will likely embolden the most vocal critics of
CEO Tim Sloan, who they say can't seem to resolve Wells' lingering problems.

Total loans at Old Dominion National Bank have tripled since 2016.

Envestnet's aggregator rolls out PFM features meant to appeal to younger clients — and links to Alexa.

Mick Mulvaney’s recent comments about the CFPB Qualified Mortgage rule have triggered a debate over whether regulators should take into account more than one underwriting model.

Watermark Bank would focus on business banking and entrepreneurs, with technology and concierge services designed to target those customers.

"It was a difficult decision, but we’re at a good spot to do this,” Finch, 55, said in an interview.

When potential sellers are skittish, a merger pitch from a peer who’s been through it can make the difference.

A bill to allow the USPS to offer financial products would be bad for consumers, taxpayers and the banking industry.

The credit union service organization now offers real estate services to a dozen CUs in Florida.

JPMorgan and Santander show off their uses for the technology; commercial and industrial loans outstanding are rising.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Google brings wearable payments to more countries; Selfie pay reaches Kuwait; Bitmain invests in Circle; Use cases emerge for government virtual currency.

KS Bancorp is buying back all the shares that First Citizens acquired in an effort to take over the much smaller bank.

The Massachusetts bank agreed to buy Fabri & Rourke, which focuses on commercial insurance products.

It's too late for Congress to overturn the consumer bureau's regulation on short-term lending, but acting Director Mick Mulvaney will have plenty of chances to reshape it.