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Payments app Zelle begins refunds for imposter scams after Washington pressure

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Banks on the payment app Zelle have begun refunding victims of imposter scams to address consumer protection concerns raised by U.S. lawmakers and the federal consumer watchdog, in a major policy change.The 2,100 financial firms on Zelle, a peer-to-peer network owned by seven banks including JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N), began reversing transfers as of June 30 for customers duped into sending money to scammers claiming to be from a government agency, bank or existing service provider, said Early Warning Services (EWS), the...
Banking

Exclusive: ICBC injects capital into U.S. unit, seeks cyber review -sources

People walk past a booth of ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management Co at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), in Beijing, China September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China injected capital into its U.S. unit to pay BNY Mellon (BK.N) $9 billion for unsettled trades and hired a cybersecurity firm to help it return online after a ransomware attack, sources familiar with the matter said.ICBC said on Thursday it had been hit by...
Banking

China’s biggest lender ICBC hit by ransomware attack

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC)'s logo is seen at its branch in Beijing, China, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 9 (Reuters) - The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's (ICBC) U.S. arm was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted trades in the U.S. Treasury on Thursday, the latest in a string of victims ransom-demanding hackers have claimed this year.ICBC Financial Services, the U.S. unit of China's largest commercial lender by assets, said it was investigating the attack that disrupted some of its...
Banking

Russia’s depleted workforce threatening economic growth, says central bank

Pedestrians walk past the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsThis content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in UkraineMOSCOW, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Russia's depleted labour force is causing acute labour shortages and threatening economic growth, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday, as Moscow pumps fiscal and physical resources into the military.Russia's military production focus as it prosecutes what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine is pulling funds away from...
Economy

BofA CEO Moynihan says US economy headed for soft landing

Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on "Annual Oversight of the Nation's Largest Banks", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Bank of America (BAC.N) CEO Brian Moynihan said on Wednesday he expects a soft landing for the U.S. economy as consumer spending and commercial borrowing slow."Our research team is the best in the business and they have moved to the soft landing category....
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