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FDIC Suit Against Former SVB Execs Highlights Continued Scrutiny of Risk Models
Bank Regulation // January 20, 2025

The new administration is here, ushering in a phase of uncertainty surrounding banking regulations and the state of the regulatory agencies themselves. Beyond the usual avenues of rule-making and enforcement actions, a flurry of movement in the courts also offers up an additional way to...

Refunds Platform Reshop Picks Afterpay Founder Anthony Eisen as New CEO
Personnel // January 15, 2025

Refunds platform Reshop has raised $17 million in funding and picked a new CEO. Anthony Eisen, co-founder and co-chief executive of Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay, will now lead Reshop, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. 15). “With Afterpay, our mission has always...

OCC Announces 3 Enforcement Actions Against Wells Fargo Leaders
Regulation // January 14, 2025

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has completed the enforcement actions it pursued against 11 former Wells Fargo senior bank executives. Three enforcement actions announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) stem from administrative litigation that began with the OCC’s Notice of Charges filed in January 2020, and were...

Report: JPMorgan Veteran Ed Olebe to Lead Wells Fargo’s Credit Card Business
Personnel // January 09, 2025

Wells Fargo has reportedly hired the former head of JPMorgan Chase’s branded credit card business, Ed Olebe, to lead its own credit card business. Olebe left JPMorgan Chase late last year, was succeeded in his position at that bank by Chris Reagan, and will take over for Ray Fischer...

Interviews & Exclusives
FDIC Suit Against Former SVB Execs Highlights Continued Scrutiny of Risk Models

January 20, 2025
The new administration is here, ushering in a phase of uncertainty surrounding banking regulations and the state of the regulatory agencies themselves. Beyond the usual avenues of rule-making and enforcement actions, a flurry of movement in the courts also offers up an additional way to shape corporate policy and internal operations — where lawsuits can […]

CFOs Use Data to Speed Business-Wide Productivity Decisions

February 10, 2024
Today’s CFOs are tasked with a threefold agenda: maintaining differentiation, attracting strategic partners and managing capital.  And with annual budget season in the recent rearview mirror, the importance of focusing...

Software and Payments Give Digital Boost to Premium Spirits Brands

November 01, 2023
As the alcoholic beverage industry looks to catch up to the digital shift, ReserveBar is seizing on the opportunity that eCommerce presents brands with — to connect premium brands more directly with...

Flutterwave CEO: African Consumers Need Faster and Secure Payments to Thrive in the Digital Economy

September 28, 2023
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has all the tools for success in today’s connected global economy. But despite its economic prowess, restricted access to foreign currencies remains a major hurdle that...

Quick Reads
Fiserv Appoints PNC Veteran Michael Lyons as President and CEO-Elect

January 23, 2025
Fiserv has appointed Michael P. Lyons, former president of PNC Financial Services Group, as its president and CEO-elect, effective Monday (Jan. 27). Lyons will become CEO and a member of its board of directors when Fiserv Chairman and CEO Frank Bisignano leaves those roles on June 30 or when he is confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the commissioner […]

Refunds Platform Reshop Picks Afterpay Founder Anthony Eisen as New CEO

January 15, 2025
Refunds platform Reshop has raised $17 million in funding and picked a new CEO. Anthony Eisen, co-founder and co-chief executive of Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay, will...

OCC Announces 3 Enforcement Actions Against Wells Fargo Leaders

January 14, 2025
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has completed the enforcement actions it pursued against 11 former Wells Fargo senior bank executives. Three enforcement actions announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) stem from...

Report: JPMorgan Veteran Ed Olebe to Lead Wells Fargo’s Credit Card Business

January 09, 2025
Wells Fargo has reportedly hired the former head of JPMorgan Chase’s branded credit card business, Ed Olebe, to lead its own credit card business. Olebe left JPMorgan Chase late last year, was succeeded...