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From the threat of cyberattacks to discriminatory lending practices, banks need to pay close attention to a number of significant challenges.

In global news this week, scammers target Revolut's program for Ukrainian refugees; Commerzbank applies for a crypto license in Germany; Nium merging with Socash; MyPinPad merging with SmartPesa; and more.

More than two years into the pandemic, banks hit several turning points during the first quarter. On the positive side, commercial loan growth finally materialized, but there were also snags, particularly in fee income.

Stripe's Twitter test, SVB's rebranding and more in banking news this week.

Health care, home improvement, cannabis, gaming and college students are among the areas banks are targeting with the help of innovative tools.

While millions of employees have voluntarily left their jobs over the past year, senior level industry leaders have continued to advance their careers.

In global news this week, The Bank of London named Tom Wood its next deputy chief executive for the United Kingdom market, Tencent began testing a digital wallet that supports transactions in e-CNY China's central bank digital currency, Uber's online order and delivery platform expanded its payment acceptance choices to include Rakuten Pay, and more.

Interest in digital assets is on the rise following an executive order from the White House and a recent report from the Fed.

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.