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By partnering with the matchmaking platform Opportunity Network, Citizens will be able to better connect corporate clients to deals worldwide.

Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Brexit hits U.K. VC; Caixa adopts bots; Polish government unwittingly part of hack; Finland's Enterpay raises funds for expansion.

The SEC may have a more difficult time than other agencies adopting lenient financial regulations; the Fed's newest stress tests may be easier on the biggest banks.

The information giant agreed to buy two data businesses from the DTCC as regulators' demands for transparency fuel calls for shared industrywide solutions.

First Busey plans to close the $236 million cash-and-stock acquisition by the middle of this year.

The Federal Reserve’s regular opinion survey of senior bank loan officers suggests that lenders expect to ease lending standards for commercial and industrial loans in 2017, while also expecting to have to tighten lending standards for commercial real estate and auto loans this year.

Easing regs without mulling the consequences could hurt the financial system, but a fintech charter and other careful reforms could promote innovation, Patrick Harker said.

In an newly created role, Deborah Guild, the bank’s current chief technology officer, will lead a revamped security unit.

Load times, architecture and keywords are important to a functional bank website. But marketing the brand – via content and graphics – is just as important to wooing new customers and retaining existing ones.

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is preparing a new financial reform law; change could free up $100 billion in bank capital that could be returned to shareholders.

Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple and Australian banks still fighting; New Zealand pushes fintech; Domino's expands bot function; ATMs still a vital channel.

James Hobson is resigning to become the CEO of Attune, a new company in the commercial insurance sector.

With another $60 million in writedowns, BBVA Compass has taken $90 million in goodwill impairment charges related to its $117 million acquisition of the neobank Simple.

The unit of Customers Bancorp considers the visualization and animation features of its new app, which will show users if their money is dwindling or growing and where it's going, special enough to apply for a patent.

The president’s vow to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports could make life harder for the Citigroup-owned unit, which is Mexico’s second-largest bank.

Home improvement lender EnerBank USA expects half of its loans will be originated on the app it built *in-house*, which promises near-instant approvals.

A number of banks are tapping the brakes on commercial real estate lending, giving others an opportunity to make more loans at better terms.

Hong Kong and Singapore have long been economic crossroads. China and India are economies with vast populations. And Shenzhen is bursting with innovative creativity. All of these contribute to the Asian fintech market being far ahead in adoption and ecosystem creation.

Whether donating bikes or giving grants to help local schools, credit unions are doing their part for the next generation.

The delay has analysts worried that Customers Bancorp will also postpone the sale of BankMobile, which was slated to take place during the first quarter.