N26, the FinTech startup, is gearing up to enter the Brazilian market. According to a report, N26 said during MWC in Barcelona on Wednesday (Feb. 27) that it will soon launch its retail banking business in the country. N26 had previously announced plans to enter the...
HSBC, the U.K. bank, has started beta testing of its PayMe System, a digital payment system for businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
Trust is inherent in banking, and has been since the beginning, when people decided to store coins and bills in vaults. Entersekt SVP of North America Sherif Samy explains why pairing the trust factor with the (mobile) form factor can help banks adopt a successful omnichannel...
Bank of America will drop the Merrill Lynch name from its trading and investment banking outfits, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
It’s easy to mistake the trappings of success for stability. Beautiful office buildings, favorable earnings reports, an international presence and a growing global team not only convey the look and feel of success, but the idea that the success is permanent and that the company behind that success is infallible....
According to recent data from Moody’s investor services, corporate leverage in the U.S. has reached pre-2008 levels, meaning banks are facing risk that is elevated above what has been seen since the financial crisis. The good news, according to Moody’s, is that at this point,...
In a settlement that has been given preliminary approval by a federal court in New York, Visa and Mastercard, along with bank defendants, have agreed to provide roughly $6.24 billion in settlement funds. The funds are subject to a deduction that is said not to...
Amid rising revenues and decreased taxes, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced on Thursday (Feb. 21) that the banking industry pulled in $237 billion in 2018. The agency’s Quarterly Banking Profile also noted that net income for the industry stood at $59 billion, Bloomberg...
Amid the regulators looking into its Estonian money laundering scandal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly initiated an investigation into Danske Bank. The financial firm said it was “co-operating” with the probe by the U.S. agency that has started along with a U.S....
