Banks

Banking, Credit Cards, Home Loans & Auto Loans. Personal. Small Business. Wealth Management is just some of the main things a Bank will offer in terms of services.

Brussels Proposes End to Banks’ Cross-Border Services Sales from Outside EU
Brussels Proposes End to Banks’ Cross-Border Services Sales from Outside EU
November 22, 2021  |  Cross Border Commerce

Brussels has proposed an end to almost all cross-border selling of services by banks based outside the European Union, according to a Financial Times report...

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Agencies Approve Cybersecurity Notification Rule
Agencies Approve Cybersecurity Notification Rule
November 19, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Federal bank regulatory agencies on Thursday (Nov. 18) approved a final rule that will streamline the sharing of information about cybersecurity threats and incidents that...

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Biden’s OCC Pick Grilled by Senate Over Soviet Union Childhood, Undergrad Work
Biden’s OCC Pick Grilled by Senate Over Soviet Union Childhood, Undergrad Work
November 19, 2021  |  Politics

The rocky road to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) hit potholes during the Senate...

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German Digital Bank N26 Shutting Down U.S. Operations 
German Digital Bank N26 Shutting Down U.S. Operations 
November 18, 2021  |  Banking

German digital bank N26 will close its U.S. operations as of Jan. 11, 2022, less than two-and-a-half years after it debuted in America and attracted...

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Tassat Sees Boost in Bank Interest in Blockchain Payments
Tassat Sees Boost in Bank Interest in Blockchain Payments
November 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain-based B2B payments platform Tassat Group has gotten a “record number” of inquiries about its platform, which lets banks issue cash-backed stablecoins, according to a...

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U.S. Bank Acquires Travel Expense Platform TravelBank
U.S. Bank Acquires Travel Expense Platform TravelBank
November 16, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

U.S. Bancorp — the parent company of U.S. Bank — will acquire TravelBank, a FinTech offering all-in-one travel and expense management solutions.   The company announced...

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Bank Branch Fees Instituted in Europe to Reduce In-Person Transactions
Bank Branch Fees Instituted in Europe to Reduce In-Person Transactions
November 15, 2021  |  Banking

Branch usage fees are being instituted by banks across Europe to lower the number of in-person transactions that could have been accomplished online, Reuters reported...

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Banking’s Online Bill Pay Gets Ready for a Reboot
Banking’s Online Bill Pay Gets Ready for a Reboot
November 15, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Flexible finances are more or less a given in today’s world. Consumers have access to multiple digital wallets, credit cards and all manner of other...

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A Cautionary Tale: Britain’s Long Path Toward a Central Bank Digital Currency and China’s Quick Rollout 
A Cautionary Tale: Britain’s Long Path Toward a Central Bank Digital Currency and China’s Quick...
November 10, 2021  |  CBDC

For central banks, there’s a long road between mulling a central bank digital currency (CBDC), defining the ramifications and launching it. It could take years,...

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