News Topic: International banking

Better dialogue between banks and authorities coupled with stronger anti-money-laundering measures could help address the suspicious activity report flaws revealed by investigative journalists. ... Read full article

Randal Quarles, who is also chairman of the Financial Stability Board, said FSB members must do more to prepare for bank failures. ... Read full article

The Financial Stability Board said it stood ready to coordinate additional help on capital requirements, upcoming regulatory deadlines and other standards. ... Read full article

Bank for International Settlements report says central banks don't have tools to handle climate change; banks could face different CRA rules. ... Read full article

New CEO Tim Wennes is counting on soon-to-launch digital offerings to boost consumer loans and deposits and playing up Santander's international reach in a bid to win over middle-market and corporate clients. ... Read full article

Banco Santander Chairman Ana Botin said that more than a decade after the financial crisis, bankers and other elites remain distrusted around the world, and "as a result, political populism is ascendant." ... Read full article

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commision announced Thursday they had joined the Global Financial Innovation Network. ... Read full article

Consumer banking is expected to offset the banks’ underperforming Wall Street units; the defections of Visa, Mastercard and Stripe threaten the cyrpto project’s viability before it starts. ... Read full article

McNiff, American Banker's No. 1 Woman to Watch for 2019, was promoted to the CEO role in April following the retirement of Barbara Desoer. ... Read full article

After another global bank cut off convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, his wealth found a home at Toronto-Dominion Bank. ... Read full article

Synapse is working to refine its application programming interfaces to meet know-your-customer and other complex requirements, but it's a tall order, the head of the back-office-services platform says. ... Read full article

In a study of 27 global markets, the U.S. ranked near the bottom for consumer use of fintech, raising questions about why Americans appear reluctant to dive in. ... Read full article

The Senate has confirmed a new president and two board members, giving the U.S. Export-Import Bank the ability to approve loan guarantees of more than $10 million for the first time since 2015. ... Read full article

The central bank will hold an open meeting April 8 to consider revisions to "living will" standards and the tailoring of rules for overseas banks. ... Read full article

A partnership between the mobile carrier and BankMobile could help stripped-down banking and deposit transfer services find a footing among U.S. customers. ... Read full article

Many banks remain wary of student loans given the government's dominance in the market, but some fintechs see untapped potential. ... Read full article

Having the Federal Reserve Board’s bank supervision chief at the helm the Financial Stability Board cements U.S. leadership on cross-border regulation. ... Read full article

The Treasury Department announced the initiative just as the leaders of the three countries signed a multilateral trade pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. ... Read full article