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J.P. Morgan Adds Fractional Shares Capability to Self-Directed Investing Experience
May 30, 2024

J.P. Morgan has enhanced its Self-Directed Investing experience, adding new features to provide clients with better tools and resources for making informed investment decisions. One of the key enhancements is the ability to buy fractional shares of stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for as little...

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Brazil’s Olist Expands Banking Services for Retailer Clients
May 29, 2024

Brazilian eCommerce company Olist is expanding its banking services. Founder and CEO Tiago Dalvi told Bloomberg News on Wednesday (May 29) that the company expects to process almost 15% of its yearly transactions through its in-house banking service by the end of 2024. “After sales,...

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Dimon Forecasts Problems in Private Credit Market
May 29, 2024

JPMorgan Chase’s CEO is sounding a warning on the flourishing private credit sector. Jamie Dimon anticipates problems to pop up in the market, cautioning “there could be hell to pay,” especially as retail clients gain access to the industry. “Do you want to give access to retail...

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Wells Fargo CEO: Regulators Restricting Corporate Lending Business
May 29, 2024

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf reportedly told investors Wednesday (May 29) that the bank could be doing more corporate lending and trading if regulators lifted the asset cap that they imposed on it. Regulators put the $1.95 trillion asset cap on Wells Fargo as part of the...

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European Central Bank Member Calls for Easier Cross-Border Bank Mergers
May 29, 2024

European Central Bank (ECB) governing council member Françoise Villeroy de Galhau reportedly said Wednesday (May 29) that mergers of banks in different European countries should be no harder than those between banks in the same country. Currently, banking markets in the region are drawn along...

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Five Things to Watch as Synapse Bankruptcy Impact Shakes Up FinTechs
May 28, 2024

At this writing, on Tuesday (May 28), the ripple effects of Synapse’s bankruptcy keep rippling. But with each filing, with the reports that customers can’t retrieve their money, that sponsor banks and other FinTechs have walked away from relationships with the funds … and even...

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Banking Takes a Page out of Retail’s ‘Clienteling’ Playbook
May 28, 2024

Banking, like any business, thrives on customer loyalty, on getting the right customers through the digital doors … and the branch settings too. The rise of digital banking has spurred financial institutions (FIs) to take a page from retail, specifically, the practice known as “clienteling,”...

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M&T Bank Taps Rich Data Co for AI Decisioning Platform
May 27, 2024

Rich Data Co. (RDC) has taken another step in the global expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) decisioning platform for business and commercial lenders. The company has signed its first customer in the United States, M&T Bank Corp., RDC said in a press release emailed...

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JPMorgan Reportedly Looking to Expand Private Credit Business
May 23, 2024

JPMorgan Chase is reportedly moving deeper into the uber-popular world of private credit. That’s according to a report Thursday (May 23) by Bloomberg News, which notes that the banking giant is hoping to bolster its $3.6 trillion asset management business. Sources tell Bloomberg that JPMorgan held discussions...