Wells Fargo

290 results about this entity

Period: 14 Nov 2007 - 14 Aug 2024

Exchange lets users pay cash for Bitcoin at bank branches

A Bitcoin exchange has begun letting people buy the virtual currency the old fashioned way, by depositing cash at 15,000 Chase and Wells Fargo bank branches.

Buffett doubles MasterCard stake

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has nearly doubled its stake in MasterCard over the last three months and also significantly boosted its Wells Fargo holdings.

Citi commits to EMV for international travellers

Citi has become the latest US bank to commit to the production of EMV chip cards for customers travelling abroad.

Social media and internal collaboration

Nathan Bricklin, SVP and head of social strategy, Wells Fargo Wholesale Banking, talks with Finextra about the banks efforts to foster internal communication in the newly merged bank.

Wells Fargo compensates deaf customers over discriminatory phone services

Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $16 million in compensation to customers with hearing and speech problems it discriminated against by refusing to do business over the phone using a telecommunications relay service.

US banks unite to take on PayPal with clearXchange joint venture

Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Wells Fargo have joined forces to develop a clearing house for person-to-person online payments transfer via mobile or e-mail.

EC launches antitrust probe into CDS market

The world's biggest investment banks are being investigated in two European Commission antitrust probes into the credit default swaps (CDS) market.

Wells Fargo celebrates New York return with 'flash mob'

Wells Fargo has pulled out the marketing stops for its return to New York, orchestrating a 'flash mob' that descended on the city's Time Square.

Wells Fargo pilots EMV tech for international travellers

US bank Wells Fargo has moved to address the problems faced by customers when they travel abroad by piloting Visa cards that includes EMV chip technology as well as mag-stripes.

Wells Fargo customers use ATMs to give $1m for Japan relief efforts

Wells Fargo says its customers have donated over $1 million through its ATMs over the last 10 days to help disaster relief and recovery efforts in Japan.

Bank staff arrested over $10m fraud conspiracy

US authorities have charged 12 people - including several bank employees - in relation to a $10 million fraud conspiracy.

Retail banks still resisting social media - Ovum

Despite the hype, nearly two thirds of the world's retail banks have no plans in place to use social media in any way, according to research from Ovum.