bank regulation

In Global B2B Payments, Both Banks And FinTechs Face Regulatory Headwinds
In Global B2B Payments, Both Banks And FinTechs Face Regulatory Headwinds
December 04, 2017  |  B2B Payments

FinTech innovators are finally paying attention to the B2B sphere, and much of that focus has landed on the cross-border payments space — a notoriously clunky,...

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Paris Tapped As New Home Of The European Banking Authority
Paris Tapped As New Home Of The European Banking Authority
November 22, 2017  |  Banking

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has made a decision to move to Paris, France, a relocation that should increase the chances of the city luring...

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Joseph Otting Confirmed As Next OCC Head
Joseph Otting Confirmed As Next OCC Head
November 17, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Joseph Otting, the former banking executive with close ties to Steve Mnuchin, the U.S. treasury secretary, was confirmed as the next U.S. Comptroller of the...

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Trump Places OMB Head Mick Mulvaney As Interim CFPB Head
Trump Places OMB Head Mick Mulvaney As Interim CFPB Head
November 17, 2017  |  CFPB

In the wake of Richard Cordray stepping down from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), President Donald Trump has tapped White House budget director Mick...

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Aussie SMB Ombudsman Suggests Government-Backed Business Bank
Aussie SMB Ombudsman Suggests Government-Backed Business Bank
October 03, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell wants the country to establish a government-backed bank to support small businesses (SMBs), news reports said on Monday (Oct....

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Maxine Waters Says Regulators Should Consider Shutting Down Wells Fargo
Maxine Waters Says Regulators Should Consider Shutting Down Wells Fargo
October 03, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued a report last week suggesting that regulators might want to consider shutting down...

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Bankers To CFPB: Help Us Help Families In Need
Bankers To CFPB: Help Us Help Families In Need
September 28, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

By now, the sobering statistics are familiar: Nearly half of American adults say they could not cover an unexpected expense of $400, according to the...

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Correspondent Banking Declines Amid Regulatory Pressures, Says IMF
Correspondent Banking Declines Amid Regulatory Pressures, Says IMF
September 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A new report from the International Finance Corporation, a part of the World Bank Group, finds correspondent banking relationships are down, an unintended consequence of...

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Higher Costs Loom For SMBs Post-Brexit
Higher Costs Loom For SMBs Post-Brexit
September 05, 2017  |  International

In Europe, Brexit may be setting up to have an outsized effect on small and mid-sized firms, hitting them in the form of higher costs...

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