The Swedish financial institution argues over potential regulations that treat buy now/pay later lending like credit cards in the U.S; Discover seeks the next hot market for real-time payments; and more.
Here's what's happening around the world.
Four large banks were dinged in their resolution plan reviews for shortcomings in their plans to unwind their derivatives positions in times of stress. But whether the problem is with the banks' plans or the regulators' expectations for a legally ambiguous product is a matter of debate.
General Motors' financial arm has halted its quest for an industrial loan company charter from the FDIC, but is signaling that it will try again. Observers said the automaker may wait until after the presidential election to decide how to move forward.
Funding Circle US fought to win a coveted license to make SBA 7(a) loans only to see its London-based parent company agree to a sale before it could make its first government-guaranteed loan
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau extended the deadline for lenders with the highest volume of small-business loans to July 18, 2025, and will not assess penalties for reporting errors for a year.
Ransomware group LockBit threatened on Sunday to publish the stolen data Tuesday evening. Ransomware experts said it was likely that the group was bluffing.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors issued a cease and desist order against Indiana-based United Fidelity Bank over concerns that the bank was deficient in its board oversight policies.