A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.
While "Q-Day" may be years away, experts warn hackers are already harvesting encrypted data to decrypt later, making the transition to new standards urgent.
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The bank-owned instant payment network has added a new use for its seldom-mentioned disbursement business.
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Noelle Acheson argues that banks' focus on deposit tokens rather than stablecoins is a clear example of the "innovator's dilemma" at work: few economic incentives to embrace the innovation happening at the periphery.
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The card network hopes to increase revenue from non-card payments and is tapping two major technology trends.
Employees throughout the company can use generative AI to query data from sales calls, email, invoices and a host of other information sources.
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Technology is moving quickly and retirement investing is now an individual responsibility, but the core purpose of a Wall Street career is still vital, the veteran banker said in an exit interview.
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For a newly launched RIA, its website is one area in which less can be more — but only if the firm's online HQ puts the right visitors on the path to conversion.
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The robo-adviser fintech publicly released its S-1 filing on Monday, even as a government shutdown could chill the IPO market.
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The conflict pushed oil price futures above $100 a barrel for a short time earlier this week, which affected bond investors and the 10-year Treasury yield.
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Agency MBS investors have had limited information about primary loans coexisting with home equity products, and may want to get more now, according to Experian.
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A near-record share of homeowners unable to sell their properties are renting them out instead, with "accidental landlords" accounting for 2.3% of listed rental stock in October, per Zillow data.
Midland States Bancorp had struggled in 2025 with accounting-related issues and bottom-line losses.
Lake Shore Bancorp in Western New York has reached a "standstill agreement" with the Stilwell Group, which has promised not to force a merger or sale in the next three years.
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The Iran conflict is more likely to have an indirect effect on banks, one that may take years to show up as the ramifications filter through the economy
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The responsible gathering of data on consumers is intrinsic to the verification tools that keep everyone safe from identity theft and other forms of fraud. Blanket attacks on "data brokers" will harm consumers, not help them.
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The threats posed by financial criminals, from fraudsters to money launderers, are evolving at a pace that far outstrips the education of bankers charged with combating them. That needs to change.
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A recent executive order encouraging changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ability-To-Repay and Qualified Mortgage rules are adding to a packed agenda at a time when the agency has lost a third of its staff.
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Some lenders and condo market stakeholders are raising concerns that new GSE rules ending limited reviews and tightening reserve requirements could raise costs.
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Bank of Montreal has introduced a tokenized cash and deposit platform, while the London-based Monument is partnering with the Midnight Foundation's distributed ledger. Also, Starling Bank's AI play, stablecoins gain ground in APAC and Africa and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.
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In a new legislative package offered Wednesday, House lawmakers halved the deposit insurance limit offered in earlier deposit insurance reform bills coming from the Senate.
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Draft legislative language meant to break an impasse on stablecoin yield circulating among stakeholders includes a lengthy list of exceptions to a ban on rewards for stablecoin holdings, making it unlikely to satisfy banks as negotiations continue.
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The Financial Stability Oversight Council Wednesday published a proposed guidance focused on designating activities rather than individual firms for heightened prudential standards, making it more difficult for the council to designate firms going forward.
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In a new legislative package offered Wednesday, House lawmakers halved the deposit insurance limit offered in earlier deposit insurance reform bills coming from the Senate.
Draft legislative language meant to break an impasse on stablecoin yield circulating among stakeholders includes a lengthy list of exceptions to a ban on rewards for stablecoin holdings, making it unlikely to satisfy banks as negotiations continue.
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