Interest Rates

Regulators Eye Google, China’s Interest Rates, Crypto Risk Framework Looms?
Regulators Eye Google, China’s Interest Rates, Crypto Risk Framework Looms?
July 23, 2018  |  Regulation

In the regulatory realm (for Google, at least), call it a case of adding insult to inquiry. A bit of pun there, but the Federal...

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CEOs Must Be Wary Of Mindless Tech Adoption, KPMG Finds
CEOs Must Be Wary Of Mindless Tech Adoption, KPMG Finds
July 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As corporates in the U.S. are feeling confident about their markets and the overall economy, forecasts for revenue growth are muted, the hiring climate is...

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NY Regulator Looks To Interest Rate Caps For FIs And FinTech Firms
NY Regulator Looks To Interest Rate Caps For FIs And FinTech Firms
July 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A speed bump may loom in NY, where the state regulatory is drawing a bead on traditional FI/FinTech linkups, with interest rates on lending (including...

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China Tells Lenders To Slash Rates For SMBs
China Tells Lenders To Slash Rates For SMBs
July 10, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Chinese regulators are hoping to give a boost to small business (SMBs) lending by telling banks to cut interest rates for SMB borrowers, according to...

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Fed Chairman Has Had Meetings With Lawmakers, White House, Bankers
Fed Chairman Has Had Meetings With Lawmakers, White House, Bankers
July 09, 2018  |  Politics

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is taking a different approach to meetings, spending more time with lawmakers, White House Advisors, and banks than Janet Yellen,...

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SoFi Talking To Banks About $500M Line Of Credit For Buys
SoFi Talking To Banks About $500M Line Of Credit For Buys
July 03, 2018  |  Banking

Social Finance, the online lender, has been holding talks with banks during the past few weeks in an effort to raise around $500 million in...

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America’s Expanding Debt Footprint (And What It Really Means)
America’s Expanding Debt Footprint (And What It Really Means)
June 26, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

When the Great Recession kicked off a decade ago, for a brief but memorable time, it seemed as though credit in the United States was...

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Kroger Looks To Alter Payment Terms
Kroger Looks To Alter Payment Terms
June 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Food for thought: Can Kroger reinvent payment terms along the produce part of its business? To that end, grocery giant Kroger has been asking its...

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Banks Lure Deposit Customers With Increased Cash Bonuses
Banks Lure Deposit Customers With Increased Cash Bonuses
June 25, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Rising interest rates on the part of the Federal Reserve for the past few years hasn’t prompted a lot of banks to raise the rates...

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