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Company announcement/payments

ChargeAfter expands embedded lender network with Wells Fargo

ChargeAfter, the embedded lending platform for point-of-sale financing, announced today that it is partnering with Wells Fargo Retail Services, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, NA that facilitates the delivery of consumer private label and industry credit card programs to retailers.

16 August 2023

News/regulation

More banks pay multi-million dollar penalties over WhatsApp use

Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas are among the latest banks to be hit with multi-million dollar penalties by US regulators over employee use of unofficial communication tools like WhatsApp and iMessage.

08 August 2023

Company announcement/people

Wells Fargo EVP joins Fintech Sandbox board

Fintech Sandbox, a nonprofit that provides early-stage startups around the world with free access to critical datasets and infrastructure, today announced the addition of Reetika Grewal, EVP and Head of Digital for Commercial Banking and the Corporate & Investment Bank at Wells Fargo, as a new member to its governance board.

25 July 2023

News/crypto

NY Fed and banks upbeat on digital dollar pilot results

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says that proof-of-concept run with a host of banks has demonstrated the feasibility of a regulated digital asset settlement platform supported by shared ledger technology.

07 July 2023

News/wholesale

Wells Fargo backs $70m fund to help underserved SMEs access credit

Wells Fargo is backing a new $70 million “equitable access fund” from Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) that will target underserved high-potential but credit-challenged small business owners.

29 June 2023

News/markets

More Wall Street giants back Versana syndicated loan platform

Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, US Bank and Wells Fargo are the latest financial services players to back Versana, joining a $40 million capital raise for the syndicated loan platform.

29 March 2023

News/startups

Big banks invest in generative AI startup Hazy

Nationwide Building Society, Wells Fargo and Intesa Sanpaolo have joined a $9 million Series A funding round for British synthetic data disruptor Hazy.

28 March 2023

News/wealth

Wells Fargo unveils digital platform for wealth management customers

Wells Fargo has launched a digital platform to help its millions of wealth management customers plan and track their money.

23 February 2023

News/payments

Big US banks prep mobile wallet to take on Apple

America's biggest banks are teaming up to take on Apple and PayPal with a digital wallet linked to customers' debit and credit cards, according to the Wall Street Journal.

23 January 2023

Company announcement/regulation

Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion over consumer loan violations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is ordering Wells Fargo Bank to pay more than $2 billion in redress to consumers and a $1.7 billion civil penalty for legal violations across several of its largest product lines.

20 December 2022

News/wholesale

Wells Fargo launches persona and AI-driven digital banking platform, Vantage

Wells Fargo has unveiled a new digital banking platform, Vantage, to more effectively service its commercial, corporate, and investment banking clients.

05 December 2022

Company announcement/payments

HSBC and Wells Fargo expand DLT solution to include offshore Yuan

HSBC Bank and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that the blockchain-based solution they are using for bilateral FX settlements is expanding to include the offshore Yuan (CNH).

18 November 2022