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Bank of America hurt by rising losses in credit cards, office loans

American Banker

Net charge-offs at the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank increased by more than 80% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier. BofA executives say that the rising losses were in line with the bank's risk appetite.

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Jaja Buys Bank Of Ireland UK Card Business

PYMNTS

credit card business, mobile-first company Jaja will pay an initial cash consideration of $671 million at current rates. The FinTech firm will also serve as the consumer credit card issuer for the AA and the bank’s U.K. s Automobile Association and a Bank of Ireland branded card. (It To acquire the Bank of Ireland’s U.K.

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Truist selling last chunk of insurance business. Now what?

American Banker

The Charlotte, North Carolina, company has agreed to sell its remaining 80% stake in its insurance brokerage unit to raise billions of dollars in cash and extra capital. The "wild card" is how Truist will deploy them, one analyst says.

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Factors Driving Customer Adoption of Mobile Payments [payCLT Event in Charlotte]

Let's Talk Payments

As the series of payCLT events in Charlotte continue to roll out, another one was held on March 4, which covered adoption of mobile payments adoption, a discussion led by.

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UK credit card borrowing a potential minefield for regulated firms

The Banker

Analysis by Charlotte Pope-Williams. Inflation and the rocketing cost of living are putting a strain on spending, creating issues for consumers and firms alike.

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BNP Paribas Rolls Out New Payment Tracking Service

PYMNTS

Earlier this year, BNP Paribas also partnered with spend management firm Coupa in order to make virtual card payments possible for corporates looking to pay suppliers and manage transaction data. In addition, both companies said the partnership and v-cards would help to reduce the risk of fraud and streamline onboarding support.

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Things worth reading: 2nd March 2017

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Long shadow’ of financial crisis hits incomes American Express escalates high-fee card competition Overdraft charges are elephant in the room, say MPs SEC freezes accounts in SoftBank-Fortress inquiry Fed officials jolt market with talk of pending rate hike Bank deputy Charlotte Hogg ‘must (..)

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