In global news this week, WeChat Pay enables instant payments outside China, Mastercard takes a minority stake in Societe Generale subsidiary Treezor, Sella Group tests a fingerprint payment card in Italy, and more. Singapore-based cross-border payment firm Thunes has formed a partnership with China...

Spanish banks are poised to sign up to the mortgage-relief measures that the government proposed on Tuesday to support vulnerable and middle-class families as living costs soar, the head of Spain’s main banking association said on Wednesday. The package, aiming at helping more than one million...

With new opportunities on the horizon, the Thai banking industry could ignite new growth and invigorate its profitability by redefining its meaning and purpose, reinventing its traditional role, and making bold and innovative operational changes. Historically, the Thai banking industry has been crit...

Urgency is building in the Senate to get cannabis legislation passed before the year is over. The specter of a Republican-led House has lit a fire under proponents of cannabis banking legislation, according to three House and Senate staffers involved in discussions on both sides of the aisle. Senate...