With digitization being a necessity to meet customer expectations, the financial industry
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The credit card issuer trimmed its outlook on revenue and average loan growth, but maintained its target for net loss rates against the backdrop of an otherwise solid quarter. The company also announced a new co-branded credit card with Crypto.com.
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Credit unions are continuing to buy community banks, although at a slower pace than in 2024.
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The USDC issuer is trying to connect financial institutions across borders for instant settlement, an industry goal that has proven elusive.
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The Federal Reserve governor remains optimistic about tariffs being a one-time shock to prices, but the central bank still needs more clarity about what the policies will look like.
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Small-business owners will be given the option to tap into anywhere from $50,000 to $500,000 in financing.
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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.
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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
The GENIUS Act, in its current form, fails to account for the substantial risk of stablecoin runs and blocks regulators from imposing necessary oversight. It also lacks measures to prevent their use in illicit transactions.
With digitization being a necessity to meet customer expectations, the financial industry
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
Seven of the 20 top-performing banks with $2 billion to $10 billion of assets last year were based in Texas. But it's not about being bigger.
How Co-Locating Talent Across Tech, Operations, and Client-Facing Teams
Combating cyber risks and fraud in today's digital banking environment
Why Dynamic AI Modeling Using Diverse Data Continues to be a Game Changer
With digitization being a necessity to meet customer expectations, the financial industry
How Co-Locating Talent Across Tech, Operations, and Client-Facing Teams
Combating cyber risks and fraud in today's digital banking environment
Why Dynamic AI Modeling Using Diverse Data Continues to be a Game Changer
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.
The CEO of First Northwest Bancorp is promising to fight a lawsuit claiming the lender helped a client perpetrate a Ponzi scheme that bilked a hedge fund out of more than $100 million.
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.

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John Buran shares how his New York bank and its small business customers are faring with tariff uncertainty — and how some have quickly changed suppliers and modified business plans — in the latest American Banker podcast.
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Staking activities and stablecoins are two of the possible ways banks could have a role in decentralized finance, said Margaret Butler, head of the financial services practice at the law firm BakerHostetler and Kristiane Koontz, director of Treasury Services and Payments at Zions Bank, in interviews recorded at the Digital Banking Conference in June.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is laying off more than 1,400 employees just days after a panel of judges said the bureau couldn't fire employees without an assessment of whether the workers are unnecessary to perform the bureau's legally mandated duties.
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The Ohio-based regional bank is poised to outperform in the second quarter after coming close to "hitting on all cylinders" during the first three months of the year, CEO Steve Steinour said.
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Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union announced plans to buy Lewis & Clark Bank in Oregon City; Citizens Financial Group tapped veteran McKinsey banker Azra Pravdic to join its executive committee; the Federal Reserve Board approved United Community Banks' merger with ANB; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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The investment and custody bank beat Wall Street estimates on net income but missed on revenue expectations. An increase in fee revenue offset stagnant net interest income. Management expects more of the same for the rest of the year.
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The New York megabank, which is stuck in the middle of a legal battle between climate groups and the Trump administration, had been ordered earlier this week to disburse billions of dollars in grants made during the Biden administration.
April 17