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Mastercard's metaverse designs, a guilty plea for fraud conspiracy and more in banking news this week

In global news this week, Mastercard doubling headcount in Dublin; Ebanx in Brazil adds a cross-border option for merchants; NAB filters offensive content from mobile payments; and more.

Progressive groups once again are forcing shareholder votes in connection with hot-button issues such as racial equity and climate change. But now conservative groups are also harnessing the same process in an effort to influence the positions that banks take on politically charged issues.

Metaverse aversion, car chargers at Chase branches and more in banking news this week.

In global news this week, HSBC goes deeper into the metaverse; Visa has a new innovation hub in Kenya; Google may run afoul of South Korean payments law; and more.

Firms such as Visa, Mastercard, PNC and Fiserv say employers can address the labor crunch by making it easier for employees to access and move their money through services such as earned wage access, crypto bonuses and digitized expense management.

In his annual letter to shareholders, the JPMorgan Chase CEO wrote that although the U.S. economy remains strong, “we should prepare for the potential negative outcomes.” He also provided more detail about the megabank’s big spending plans.

Vernon Hill, Ellen Alemany and Joseph Otting are among the executives whose careers took a turn after their company was acquired. Here’s a look at what eight CEOs did after their time atop a bank ended.

Citizens' overdraft break, Warren's digital-dollar push and more in banking news this week.

In global news this week, Apple blocks Russia's Mir network; N26 gets hit with anti-money-laundering penalties in Italy; Santander brings new B2B payments tech to Brazil; and more.

These tech titans still depend on banks to back their payment cards and loans. But their vast audiences mean any financial product they offer is a competitive threat.

The chief executives at Bank of America, KeyCorp and Goldman Sachs are among those who were paid substantially more for 2021 performance than for the previous year, when the pandemic hurt profitability and other financial metrics.

A bet on gambling payments, a step for open banking and more in banking news this week.

In global news this week, Apple may bring its card to the U.K. but faces backlash in the Netherlands; Japan's JCB is launching a travel card in India; banks drop from the European Payments Initiative; and more.

JPMorgan Chase and HSBC are among the banks that have set up shop in virtual worlds or plan to.

PayPal does its part in Ukraine, recognition for U.S. Bank and more in banking news this week.

Seven of the 10 largest merger agreements since 2012 have been struck in the last year and a half. Here's a look at how they stack up against each other.

In global news this week, 7-Eleven puts holograms at the point of sale; the U.K. shores up security for online payments while cracking down on Bitcoin ATMs; and more organizations find ways to send aid to Ukraine.

This year's Most Influential Women in Payments honorees span the globe, demonstrating the universal importance of personal connections and career mobility, as well as the ways technology can connect a hybrid workforce and propel commerce.

President Biden's executive order on cryptocurrency assets and a central bank digital currency marks the beginning of the administration's efforts to integrate crypto technology into the financial regulatory apparatus. That process has important implications for banks in the near term and down the road.