Chief Executive Officer Georges Elhedery was aiming for $1.5 billion in annual cost savings, but HSBC is forecasting hundreds of millions in extra real estate costs as it considers asking more of its employees to work from an office.
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As criminals embrace new tools to exploit payment systems, Visa reports that older methods like enumeration and digital skimming are still thriving.
April 24
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The Wall Street giant's say-on-pay resolution garnered 66% support, down from 86% last year. Other banks' pay packages are also facing opposition from proxy advisory firms.
April 23
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A federal judge in California blocked rules requiring disclosures for payments near the Mexico border; Stripe has added more products as it bolsters investments in Asia; and more in the weekly global roundup.
April 23
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The bureau dropped the case against the subprime card lender with prejudice, following a number of similar actions taken under the Trump administration.
April 23
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The acquisition brings Demyst's data orchestration tools to Feedzai's platform, a move aimed at reducing financial crime and improving compliance in banking.
April 23
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BCB Bancorp in Bayonne, New Jersey, swung to an $8.3 million loss in the first quarter due to a troubled cannabis loan. The crowded weed marketplace in the New York area is leading to tighter margins.
April 23
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Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, announced he will not seek reelection in 2026, concluding more than four decades in Congress. The Illinois lawmaker leaves behind a notable imprint on U.S. financial policy, particularly regarding swipe fees.
April 23
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's decision to remove reputational risk from banks supervision plans means that one of examiners' most effective tools has been stripped away.
Chief Executive Officer Georges Elhedery was aiming for $1.5 billion in annual cost savings, but HSBC is forecasting hundreds of millions in extra real estate costs as it considers asking more of its employees to work from an office.
Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.
Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Analysts are predicting stronger results this year after a disappointing outcome in 2024.
There were some intriguing ideas at the event, but whether they'll take off remains to be seen.
Chief Executive Officer Georges Elhedery was aiming for $1.5 billion in annual cost savings, but HSBC is forecasting hundreds of millions in extra real estate costs as it considers asking more of its employees to work from an office.
Analysts are predicting stronger results this year after a disappointing outcome in 2024.
There were some intriguing ideas at the event, but whether they'll take off remains to be seen.
Alan Childs pleaded guilty to using straw borrowers and falsified loan records to help a timber businessman secure millions in fraudulent loans.
Bankers are concerned about stablecoins gaining traction due to the passage of the GENIUS Act, and also continue to sound the alarm about the failure to resolve check fraud disputes, according to the latest quarterly survey from IntraFi.
Pulaski Savings Bank's failure will cost the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund 57.6% of its total assets.
Most Influential Women in Payments honorees say the dramatic expansion in technology presents new opportunities and challenges as employers evolve away from traditional business models.
Honorees from American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments discuss spotting tangible uses for innovation, rather than buying into hype.
Each year, American Banker recognizes the women who are advancing the payments industry in banking, retail, acquiring, processing and more.
- Richard Cordray, the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, says the Trump administration seems intent on shutting the agency down, even though it has a legal mandate to exist.Sponsored by IntraFi
- Crypto-as-a-service, stablecoins and tokenized deposits all present opportunities for banks, according to Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital.Sponsored by IntraFi
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The International Monetary Fund lowered its economic growth projections for 2025, citing policy uncertainty. It also urged central banks to stand ready to use macroprudential tools to facilitate lending in a potential recession.
April 22
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House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., led a group of Democrats in challenging Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over the current state of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
April 22
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The group, along with partners Avalanche, B2C2, Galaxy Digital, U.S. Bank and Wintermute created Lynq, a real-time, yield-bearing settlement network.
April 22
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Global Payments' agreement to divest its issuer unit is the latest in a series of changes in a complex ownership strategy.
April 22
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MainStreet Bancshares in Fairfax has closed its banking-as-a-service subsidiary after the unit fell far short of meeting its revenue and deposit targets.
April 21
