The move comes more than a year after the White House shuttered the financial regulator’s headquarters in Washington, Reuters reported Tuesday (May 12), citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The return-to-office plan for the CFPB hasn’t yet been announced to staff ...

National Australia Bank (NAB) — Australia's largest business lender — completed the acquisition of London-based fintech Banked on May 14, 2026. No purchase price was disclosed. What Banked Does Banked operates a global Pay by Bank (account-to-account payments) platform that ...

Fintech innovations could unlock Africa's digital talent for the global economy by dramatically reducing cross-border payment frictions that currently hinder remote work opportunities. Research by Harvard Business School shows that cutting payment-related transaction costs by 50% could create 900,000 to ...

Affirm plans to seed a Nevada bank with ~$350M to fund loans with deposits and boost margins. Here's a full breakdown of what's happening with Affirm's bank charter push and why it's rattling the fintech industry: What Affirm Filed On ...

Senate Democrats are using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to force a series of floor votes to overturn recent CFPB rollbacks made under the Trump administration, putting Republicans on record on specific consumer‑protection issues in an election year. What Democrats ...

Quick Hits The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, affirmed the holding that an employer could not enforce an arbitration agreement since it was neither a signatory to the contract nor an “affiliate” of the staffing agency. The court ...

A recent federal appellate decision held that consumer reporting agencies are not legally required under the FCRA to continuously monitor bankruptcy court dockets for filings affecting tradelines, so long as they reasonably rely on data from their furnishers and investigate ...

Cybersecurity, a voluntary digital ID and protections for small businesses will be the subjects of bills introduced in the United Kingdom’s Parliament. These bills were highlighted in the King’s Speech delivered Wednesday (May 13) by King Charles III during the ...

It’s no secret today’s economy is casting a shadow over many people’s lives, whether at the grocery store, gas pump or even keeping the lights on at home. But, so far, Americans, especially homeowners, appear to be holidng steady when ...