Markets were bracing for the chaos of a regional war; banks may be the target of sophisticated cyberattacks, experts warn.
Bank employees are likely adopting the OpenClaw AI assistant on the sly to boost productivity, but the tool's deep integration exposes networks to cyber threats.
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Recent reports from JD Power suggest that more customers choose payment alternatives to avoid surcharge fees.
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Noelle Acheson argues that stablecoins can help community banks deepen relationships with their customers, help them explore new forms of capital formation and strengthen their own exposure to risk.
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In this week's American Banker global payments and fintech roundup, Revolut, Tether and Circle made announcements designed to improve their standing in the stablecoin market. That comes amid new research from McKinsey that says the digital asset is growing quickly, but has not made even a small dent in payments.
The payments company will fire about 40% of its employees, with CEO Jack Dorsey attributing the move to the impact of artificial intelligence. While investors cheered the move, analysts also raised questions about the company's functionality, and Dorsey said other companies will make similar moves.
Fulton Financial received the necessary approvals to acquire Blue Foundry Bancorp; JPMorgan hired two Bank of America health care veterans while shuffling leadership; Mizuho Financial Group has plans to replace about 5,000 administrative jobs with artificial intelligence over the next 10 years; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
The proposed national trust charter company would be a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The application was filed on Feb. 18.
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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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Decisions about the kind of blockchains to use in rolling out banking products creates future path dependencies. It's important that banks get this decision right.
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Think your credit union has one of the best workplaces in the country? Here's how to apply for American Banker's ranking of the Best Credit Unions to Work For.
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The Royal Bank of Canada's base outlook is that tariffs will remain at their current levels. But it also sees a possibility that U.S. trade policy will bring on a severe North American recession.
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The agency's 400-page GENIUS Act proposal sets capital, reserve and operational rules to govern how stablecoin issuers may operate.
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The bill, offered by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Todd Young, R-Ind., would allow Federal Home Loan bank members to establish tax-exempt community infrastructure development bonds.
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Willamette Valley Bank cited consumer shifts to nonbanks and stubborn interest rates behind the decision, joining a line of institutions to exit since 2025.
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