Google ban fails to stamp out short-term payday lending apps
In August, Google announced a global crackdown on Android apps that offer short-term loans, saying it wanted to protect consumers...
Stuck-in-the-past Japanese banks wary of fintech revolution
Japan’s effort to nudge its more than 100 struggling regional lenders into the digital age is floundering. More than a...
Jack Ma’s booming loan business threatens Visa, AmEx in China
As Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and American Express Co. prepare to enter China for the first time, one of their...
Citigroup CEO says many branch jobs are still safe from machines
Citigroup Inc. spends about $8.5 billion a year on technology, but the bank’s boss says that doesn’t mean branch workers...
MUFG taps math expert as CEO to lead digital transformation
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. named Hironori Kamezawa as chief executive officer, turning to a math expert to help Japan’s...
Visa, Mastercard, AmEx win easier access to China market
The biggest U.S. card companies just moved a step closer to gaining access to China’s $27 trillion payments market. China...
Visa to buy Plaid for $5.3 billion in bid to reach startups
Visa Inc. grew into one of the world’s most valuable financial companies by serving as the pipes that help connect...
India’s about to hand people data Americans can only dream of
India has more than 560 million internet users, all generating data by the terabyte. Soon they’ll have an unprecedented amount...
Thailand strives to catch up to Asian markets on digital banking
Thailand is laying the foundations for standalone digital banks as it strives to catch up with other Asian markets that...
Amex moves closer to entering China’s $27 trillion market
American Express Co. cleared a key hurdle in its bid to accessing China’s $27 trillion payments market after the central...
