In trying to defend the fintech charter from attacks on the left, Comptroller Thomas Curry wound up frustrating the GOP.

Jamie Dimon is trying to transform what has long been seen as a sleepy Washington club for CEOs into a lobbying powerhouse.

Financial institutions see their best chance to repeal interchange debit fee caps, but merchants are confident they can prevent Congress from taking up the issue again.

The administration’s executive order on financial regulation is open to interpretation, but the document will likely serve as the touchstone for financial regulators in the years ahead.

A new cap on credit-card transaction fees that comes into force on July 1 means there’ll be less revenue available to fund lavish award programs.

The shape of health care reform is a work in progress politically. But removing paper from billing should be a noncontroversial piece of the solution.

FDIC Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig's plan to allow large institutions to separate their core banking activities from their investment activities could allow the Trump administration a way to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act.

House Republicans' concern with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's fintech charter signals growing lawmaker resistance to the plan, which was already opposed by two prominent Senate Democrats earlier this year.

The Treasury Department announced the appointment of four new senior staff members late Friday.

Republicans repeatedly claim that the Dodd-Frank Act has hurt consumers by raising costs and hampering credit availability. But the data doesn't back that up.

Pinnacle Financial wanted to be in high-growth markets. BNC Bancorp saw more regulatory burden looming and limited opportunities to sell itself. Those factors spurred what is currently the year's second-biggest bank deal.

The certification covers compliance, risk and strategy expertise as the payments industry becomes increasingly digitized and global.

It would be a pity if our bad collective memory led to an increase in systemic risk in the U.S. regulatory system, with possible international implications, so soon after the crisis.

Ever since Apple opened its Siri voice assistant to outside developers late last year, payment companies have been experimenting with the potential of voice-controlled payments. Here's a look at what some of the early adopters have already accomplished.

A new joint venture with Gas Station TV will help Verifone Systems Inc. expand its services in the coming year, providing more exposure for the terminal manufacturer's merchant clients and a stronger media service for its petroleum clients. In addition, Verifone will expand its role as a software provider.

A number of small banks have disclosed material weaknesses in loan-loss accounting and other procedures. Reasons vary, but a common thread appears to be that accounting firms are facing pressure to beef up their scrutiny of internal controls in financial services.

In his meeting with community bankers, President Trump openly pondered the fate of CFPB Director Richard Cordray with his advisers and appeared eager to quickly fix industry concerns through executive orders.

President Trump met with community bankers on Thursday to highlight executive actions he has taken to provide regulatory relief to the industry and promote job growth.

Using stress tests as the capital benchmark in a reformed regulatory system could enable some forms of relief, but other rules should remain in place to ensure financial stability.

In January alone, before new field of membership rules took effect, NCUA approved nearly 25% of the number of charter expansions as in 2015 and 2016. Could that be just a taste of what’s to come?