Payments

Federal officials should have protected both banks' uninsured depositors by following the law's carefully designed framework for dealing with failures of systemically important banks.

U.S. consumers may earn 3.92% interest on their account balances, with the choice to add pass-through Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage through JPMorgan Chase for up to $250,000 of funds.

The card network has a new policy to determine who pays when consumers dispute certain e-commerce transactions, but many smaller sellers are unaware of new requirements and may run afoul of them.

Ross, who came from workforce software company Ceridian, will lead MoneyGram's direct-to-consumer business and global digital strategy.

Financial institutions and their trade groups fear a loss of funding for loans if customers migrate in large numbers to a central bank digital currency, according to comments to the Federal Reserve about a possible digital dollar. Industry officials are also worried about heightened cybersecurity and money laundering risks.

The U.K. payment firm recently paired with the small-business technology firm Bluevine, part of a growing network of collaborations to compete in the crowded international transfer market and cut out correspondent banks.

Pagaya is exploring an acquisition of Sunlight, which helps homeowners finance rooftop solar panels, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Despite slower new-account growth, the card network had healthy overall sales, loan growth and deposit inflows in the first quarter. The performance gave credence to its ambitions to become a digital banking giant.