After Citizens CEO Bruce Van Saun announced a company-wide AI makeover, Chief Information Officer Michael Ruttledge told American Banker about what's happening under the hood.
With the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency evaluating the possibility of a nationwide charter for certain fintech firms, state regulators are voicing concerns that a charter could cut into their authority.
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Westpac, Capital One and JPMorgan Chase are offering savings accounts and debit cards to children below 10, using financial literacy to get an edge in building consumer relationships.
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City National Bank of Florida is starting a national capital markets division, Orrstown Financial will close branches in Pennsylvania and Maryland, JPMorgan Chase unit announces in-store biometric payments and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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International health care is a fast-growing multibillion-dollar industry combining two of the most complex transactions to process: travel and medicine. The card network says its technology builds a foundation to tackle the problem.
A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.
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HarborOne Bank is proving that financial education really can improve the bottom line.
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State Street has agreed to buy General Electric's asset management unit for as much as $485 million.
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Less than a year after investing in MX Technologies, USAA has partnered with the startup to provide personal financial management tools to its 11.4 million members.
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Dana Wade would succeed Brian Montgomery, the acting deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Wells Fargo appears to be outpacing its rivals in the API race; CFPB's unexpected showdown with Citizens; Varo gets vital FDIC OK for bank charter; and more from this week's most-read stories.
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Broadway Financial prefers a small balance sheet and loans to real estate investors that offer affordable housing. Capital Corps and its founder, Steven Sugarman, want the bank to expand by making more loans directly to low- and moderate-income borrowers.
The regulatory scrutiny involves online savings accounts that allegedly deceived consumers into believing they were receiving high rates.
The administration is pitching a $26.7 billion reduction to the regulator's funding for rental assistance, public housing and elderly and disability housing.
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning are already revolutionizing some elements of the business, but a human ability to "read between the lines" will always be needed.
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Elon Musk's original X.com was an internet bank that became part of PayPal. Musk wants to bring X back to its banking roots, but the market may have moved on.
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As we recognize National Disability Independence Day, it is a moral and ethical obligation to ensure that financial institutions remove barriers that hinder the financial independence of individuals with disabilities.
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The U.K. neobank received an investment from the AI giant as the fintech aims to globally expand and acquire a U.S. banking license.
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Fulton Financial said Monday it will pay $243 million in stock for Blue Foundry Bancorp, which has lost more than $20 million since converting to a public company in 2021.
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GOP lawmakers say current thresholds subject regional lenders to overly stringent oversight designed for Wall Street giants
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Eight months after Green Dot embarked on a review of its strategic alternatives, the fintech said it will sell its banking operations to CommerceOne Financial and sell its fintech platform to Smith Ventures. Both buyers are linked to Alabama businessman Bill Smith.
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The New York bank already offers tokenized deposits, which allows global clients to move money around the world instantly, and it's building a crypto custody platform.
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As banks change layouts to focus more on customer experience, the ATM company is leaning into AI-powered management and simplified technology sales to keep self-service kiosks relevant.
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an interpretive letter Tuesday that would allow banks under its jurisdiction to hold small amounts of network tokens to test and process customer transactions.
Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jonathan McKernan said he is concerned that the traditional bank funding model of taking in low-cost deposits and making more lucrative loans could be set for a shakeup as fintech challengers get more competitive.
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