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U.K. pushes to fine Barclays £50 million for Qatari funding
Barclays joins Mastercard’s multirail B2B payments network
Gap, Synchrony to end two-decade card deal after talks faltered
Big banks hire 19,000 with pandemic boosting demand for services
Eight of the top 15 firms increased headcount this year through June, while only four reduced it. ... Read full article
Fed tweaks Main Street Lending Program; bank offices' post-pandemic look
The changes are meant to make the program more attractive for both business borrowers and the banks that make the loans; as workers trickle back to offices on Wall Street, they'll see a different landscape due to coronavirus concerns. ... Read full article
Acting comptroller warns on masks; stimulus debit cards cause confusion
Brian Brooks says coronavirus mandates, such as masks, could potentially harm banks; some recipients of the Treasury prepaid cards don’t believe they are for real. ... Read full article
Bankers aren’t returning to skyscrapers anytime soon
As the coronavirus outbreak starts to ebb in New York and pressure rises on the U.K. government to end London’s lockdown, the largest banks are grappling with how to adhere to social distancing rules. ... Read full article
CFPB case hearing ahead; Amex accused of aggressive sign-up tactics
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the agency’s structure; the company, desperate after losing Costco’s business, allegedly pressured and misled applicants. ... Read full article
Dimon ‘open-minded’ on deals; CFPB would permit ‘zombie’ debt collection
JPMorgan would consider buying other businesses; collectors would be allowed to pursue debt past the statute of limitations, if they warn borrowers. ... Read full article
Intuit eyes Credit Karma; JPMorgan Chase plans U.K. digital bank
The deal, which could be announced Monday, would push the TurboTax maker into consumer finance; the bank would follow U.S. rival Goldman Sachs into the British market. ... Read full article
Senate Republicans target banks refusing services to ICE contractors
Five Republican senators want to cut off deposit insurance for banks that have stopped offering financial services to firms that operate detention facilities and private prisons on behalf of the federal government. ... Read full article
Pressure grows on Barclays CEO; JPM tightens rules on working with fintechs
For the second time in four years regulators are investigating Jes Staley; fintechs have until July 30 to sign agreements on how they access customer data. ... Read full article
Bank of England raises capital buffer for largest lenders
The central bank gave the seven banks passing grades on their stress tests but said that they will need to start holding more high-quality capital to guard against a potential economic downturn. ... Read full article
Is Uber Wallet a challenger bank—or something more ambitious?
Uber launched a series of financial services to provide real-time wage payments and enhanced account features in a single app, seemingly putting Uber in the role of a digital bank. ... Read full article
Behind Citi’s Fraser pick; payments companies’ strong quarter
Banks have been pressured to improve diversity in leadership; Visa reports higher volume while PayPal says Venmo now contributing. ... Read full article
EU to regulate Libra; Robinhood joins online deposit war
The EU wants to protect the euro and ensure Facebook’s digital currency isn’t used for money laundering; the brokerage is partnering with six banks to offer 2% on account balances. ... Read full article
Deutsche Bank plans new tech division; bitcoin futures platform fizzles
The German bank is trying to reverse its reputation for “lousy systems;” the Bakkt platform has failed to attract much trading in its first two weeks. ... Read full article
Subprime card lender introduces ex-Barclays exec as CEO
Mission Lane, which was spun off from LendUp in December, said Monday that Shane Holdaway took the helm in August after roughly a year serving as CEO of Barclays' U.S. consumer bank. The upstart lender also announced that it has raised $200 million in ... Read full article
Warren: Trump DOJ settlements let big banks off easy
Following an article by American Banker and ProPublica that detailed how political appointees weakened the penalties paid by two large banks, the Massachusetts senator is demanding more information from the Justice Department. ... Read full article
