What We're Reading: Page 193
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 13, 2020
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Bloomberg
Citi, HSBC Opening Asia Offices Show Way for Rest of World
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The Wall Street Journal
Lenders Race to Keep Up With Requests for Consumer-Debt Relief
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American Banker
Democrats lay into OCC chief for pushing ahead with CRA rule
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CFO Dive
IRS: Business expenses not deductible under PPP loans
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AltFi News
N26 cuts 10 per cent of its New York team
 
May 12, 2020
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Coindesk
US Banking Regulator Suggests Federal Licensing Framework for Crypto Firms
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Reuters
Strip clubs, other 'disfavored' businesses entitled to emergency loans in pandemic: U.S. judge
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American Banker
Banks' back-to-the-office playbook
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Bloomberg Law
CFPB Finalizes Rule Allowing Banks to Estimate Remittance Costs
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Financial Times
Fintech offers lifeline for crisis-hit Mexican businesses
 
May 11, 2020
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Reuters
Fed to augment bank stress tests with pandemic-focused 'analyses' of bank finances
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The Washington Post
Payday lenders that charge 400% interest want access to small-business loans
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Bloomberg
Lockdown Disrupts the Part of Finance That Hasn't Gone Digital
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The New York Times
Where the Small-Business Relief Loans Have Gone
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Business Insider
Visa's fintech chief lays out how a new program to bring startups on board in just a few weeks will help tap a $185 trillion opportunity
 
May 07, 2020
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Financial Times
Facebook's Libra appoints Bush-era terrorism finance tsar as first chief
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American Banker
Is the coronavirus giving banks an excuse to spy on employees?
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Reuters
Barclays bosses defend climate ambitions after 'fake oil' sprayed on HQ
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The New York Times
Small Businesses Counting on Loan Forgiveness Could Be Stuck With Debt
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The Wall Street Journal
Virus Brings Both Credits and Debits to PayPal and Square
 
May 06, 2020
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American Banker
Parting words from KeyCorp CEO: 'Rebuild trust through your actions'
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The Charlotte Observer
Feds, states investigating Wells Fargo for its handling of PPP loans amid coronavirus
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Financial Times
Revolut is the most hyped fintech in Europe. Can it grow up?
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The Washington Post
Vague rules for Paycheck Protection Program complicate Treasury effort to claw back money
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The Wall Street Journal
No Flights, No Problem: Investment Bankers Embrace WFH
 
May 05, 2020
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American Banker
Wells Fargo's CRA rating improves to 'outstanding'
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Bloomberg
Can SBA Deny Loans to Payday Lenders? Judge Asks for Its Rules
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Financial Times
JPMorgan Chase among new backers for paperless voting fintech
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CNBC
Digital bank N26 raises another $100 million, bracing for coronavirus uncertainty
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Reuters
U.S. banks tightened loan standards in first quarter as coronavirus outbreak took hold
 
May 04, 2020
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The Wall Street Journal
Small Businesses Were at a Breaking Point. Small Banks Came to the Rescue.
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American Banker
How Citi and Flywire sped payments to get PPE from China to Boston
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Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Aims Smaller to Bring in Future Fintech Clients
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Financial Times
JPMorgan Chase removes former oil boss from independent director role