Fincen says 103 Iranian front companies moved $1.8 billion through the Egyptian bank's Emirati branches. The proposal would touch every U.S. correspondent bank.
JPMorganChase, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are among the biggest backers of data centers. Community opposition isn't slowing them down, but it's making them rethink their approach to managing risks.
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dLocal, whose clients include Amazon and Uber, is trying to build a global transaction network amid a heightened awareness of "payments sovereignty." Yang Yang Zhang, dLocal's new APAC head, spoke with American Banker about how the firm is managing the pressure.
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The robots, which have the dexterity of a human arm and can open envelopes, remove staples, and scan documents, are being used in its Chicago lockbox and will eventually be deployed in its six other lockbox locations across the U.S.
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Visa has collaborated with technology firm Bluefin to build "card present" security that includes tools to mitigate risk from new forms of artificial intelligence.
Data suggests that bank-focused shareholder activism in 2026 could exceed last year's activity, as investors continue to seek managerial and operational changes.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Wednesday that inflation expectations remain well-anchored, suggesting a "wait-and-see" approach for monetary policy.
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There wasn't just one recipe for landing among the top-performing banks with $50 billion or more in assets. There were two — or, in some cases, a mix of both.
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OFG Bancorp, the parent company of Oriental Bank, has steadily climbed American Banker's rankings of the nation's top-performing banks. Here's how the Puerto Rican bank did it.
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United Bank and Five Points Bank, both ranked among the top-performing banks by Capital Performance Group, said they have stayed in the mortgage business because they see it as a way to build strong relationships in the communities they serve.
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The claim that community bankers are somehow being manipulated into supporting changes to the CLARITY Act that would benefit big banks is wrong. The threat to deposits from stablecoin yield is real and dangerous.
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As banks integrate AI into their systems, they are becoming accountable for decision-making architectures that they did not design and have no real insight into. That means they need to ask their vendors some hard questions.
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Banks are investing in ever-more capable technology, from new banking apps to AI-enabled back-office systems. But what keeps customers coming back continues to be their relationships with real bankers.
There's been an onslaught of nonbank financial technology company charter applications and approvals already this year.
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Some midsize firms joined three giants of the industry in surpassing their peers among independent brokerages, in terms of the percentage increase in their average payouts per financial advisor last year.
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The proposed investment rules for Section 530A accounts, also known as Trump accounts, limit choices, and advisors say that could make decisions easier.
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Many advisors want asset managers to do more than provide access to investments. A new Cerulli report suggests they should emphasize practice management strategies rather than business growth.
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Bank of America Securities research shows this sector has had its best year since at least 2017, but some trends in the market point to a need for caution.
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If Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's comments lack substance on inflation in the market's opinion, it is likely to drive mortgage rates even higher, NerdWallet warned.
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Non-QM securitizations hit $78B as lenders ease guidelines to capture unserved borrower demand, even as total impairments rise for the 10th time in 13 months to 6.27%.
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Wednesday that inflation expectations remain well-anchored, suggesting a "wait-and-see" approach for monetary policy.
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Some midsize firms joined three giants of the industry in surpassing their peers among independent brokerages, in terms of the percentage increase in their average payouts per financial advisor last year.
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People on Kalshi and Polymarket tend to be younger, tend to be poorer, and tend to lose money on the sites, which is how most gambling works.
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The AI firm Jump used notetaker data to analyze thousands of discussions between advisors and clients. The results show advisors aren't as good at keeping their mouths shut as many think.
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After his firm agreed to one of the most impactful deals in wealth management of 2026, Altruist CEO Jason Wenk sat down with FP to discuss the negotiations, his firm's strategy and the new tool he says can build higher-quality plans in much less time.
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