banking

Banking is an industry that handles cash, credit, and other financial transactions. Banks provide a safe place to store extra cash and credit. One key step towards financial independence is having a solid banking account.

Barclays Mulls Bank Deals Including With Standard Chartered
Barclays Mulls Bank Deals Including With Standard Chartered
May 24, 2018  |  Banking

Barclays is looking at inking a merger deal with an international bank or banks, with Standard Chartered among the potential targets. The Financial Times, citing...

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Are UK Overdraft Fees More Costly Than Payday Loans?
Are UK Overdraft Fees More Costly Than Payday Loans?
May 23, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Which?, a U.K.-based consumer group, and a cross-party group of 84 MPs are taking on bank overdraft fees, demanding the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) require...

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UK’s Nationwide Goes After Biz Banking With RBS Grant
UK’s Nationwide Goes After Biz Banking With RBS Grant
May 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Nationwide, one of the U.K.’s top three mortgage providers, is responding to struggling profits by focusing on corporate banking, reports in Reuters said Tuesday (May...

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Finding Another FinTech Angle To Tackle The Trade Finance Gap
Finding Another FinTech Angle To Tackle The Trade Finance Gap
May 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

With a market gap as wide as $1.5 trillion, it’s no wonder the trade finance industry has landed the attention of FinTechs at a lightning...

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Five At Five: A New CEO For Lowe’s
Five At Five: A New CEO For Lowe’s
May 22, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories take a closer look at...

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Congress Passes Bill To Ease Regs On Small Banks
Congress Passes Bill To Ease Regs On Small Banks
May 22, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

A bill that would give regional banks a break on regulation won approval in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 22), with the...

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HPS Builds API For FinTechs To Connect To Banks
HPS Builds API For FinTechs To Connect To Banks
May 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Payments software company HPS is launching an API for other FinTech innovators to integrate into banking systems. The company announced news on Monday (May 21)...

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Australia’s Big Four Banks Admit SMB Lending Misconduct
Australia’s Big Four Banks Admit SMB Lending Misconduct
May 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

All four of Australia’s Big Four lenders — Westpac, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and National Australia Bank — admitted...

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Fifth Third Bancorp And MB Financial Merge In $4.7B Deal
Fifth Third Bancorp And MB Financial Merge In $4.7B Deal
May 21, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Fifth Third Bancorp and MB Financial announced news on Monday (May 21) that the two have inked a merger agreement in which MB Financial will...

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