In a sea of fintech mergers, TSYS and Global Payments agree to deal

05/28/19

TSYS and Global Payments have announced a merger deal of about $21.5 billion, the third M&A deal in the financial/fintech industry of more than $20 billion this year, and the latest in a series of deals of all sizes.

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Checking in on Wells Fargo's digital bank pilot Greenhouse

05/28/19

Wells began rolling out its online-bank brand in November. Peggy Mangot, senior vice president and head of Greenhouse development, shares what she’s learned so far.

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CFPB’s Kraninger digs in over halt to military lending exams

05/27/19

Kathy Kraninger, the bureau's director, is in a standoff with Democrats about her claim that the agency cannot supervise institutions under the Military Lending Act.

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Is time running out for small banks in real-time payments?

05/27/19

More businesses are considering moving away from cash and checks, according to a recent survey by Citizens. That should be a wake-up call to smaller institutions, said Michael Cummins, who oversees treasury solutions at the regional bank.

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How APIs are being used at Citi, BBVA and other leading banks

05/26/19

In the past few years, APIs have become a surprisingly hot topic, considered by many as a golden key to open banking and innovation.

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'Look up, there's no glass ceiling': State Street's Hannah Grove

05/25/19

Calls for getting more women into leadership positions, and strategies for achieving that, dominated the LEAD conference in New York.

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Taxi loan abuses part of a broader pattern in New York

05/24/19

In a state where laws are unusually favorable to high-cost business lenders, taxi drivers are not the only small-business people getting trapped in loans they can't afford to pay back. The question is, what are policymakers going to do about it?

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BB&T-SunTrust priorities, OCC's shock tactic, CECL remorse: Top stories of the week

05/24/19

Jury's out on whether BB&T-SunTrust will serve the community or Wall Street; 'we were willing to shock historical norms,' says Otting on OCC's makeover; is it too late for Congress to stop CECL?; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Trump appeals Deutsche Bank, Capital One subpoena ruling

05/24/19

President Donald Trump doubled down on his fight to stop House Democrats from getting his financial records after losing two court battles this week, filing swift appeals in both cases.

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Simple drops e-billing, and gets heat from consumers

05/24/19

The digital banking provider Simple has been part of BBVA for five years, and its reputation as an easy way to handle and transfer digital money has only grown in that time frame through the addition of faster payments and P2P services.

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