The bank regulator is proposing to strengthen national preemption in the wake of conflicting decisions in related court cases.
For banks, which stake their business on being trustworthy and reliable, there's a certain amount of risk to putting a chatbot out there that could make embarrassing or serious gaffes.
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As 2024 comes to a close, trends such as open banking, fights over credit card fees and the future of faster payments are still in flux.
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Buy now/pay later firms launched new products and announced new operational strategies this week as they prepare for an expected increase in demand this holiday shopping season, while Revolut's CEO laid out plans for 2025.
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Micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses have traditionally been a tough nut to crack when it comes to serving up actionable insights. Payment data is helping to change that.
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Greenlight Financial Technology offers a card that enables parents to control where their kids spend money.
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Digital banking services should solve consumers' problems and offer them advice, and they must rely on artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology, bankers from TD, RBC and Bank of the West said.
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Vault and Retiremap are launching products this week that are designed to help people stash cash where they can.
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Housing advocates say lenders should require property owners who request loan forbearance to pause evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. But the banking industry says what’s really needed is another round of government stimulus.
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The new “adverse market fee” for refinanced mortgages resembles steps the companies took to combat the 2008 mortgage crisis. But critics charge it isn’t necessary and will hurt borrowers’ ability to tap into low rates.
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A second-term Trump administration would likely continue its deregulatory efforts, focus on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's exit from conservatorship, and seek to facilitate fintech participation in the banking system.
President Trump's campaign to keep jobs in the U.S. could leave bankers worried about their outsourcing IT functions. They are an unlikely target.
The bank is "very optimistic" that Trump will appoint financial regulators who are "more balanced" than current agency heads, CFO Daryl Bible said.
The scheme used fake bank reps, social engineering and crypto to loot U.S. accounts across borders, according to the agency's Office of Inspector General.
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A new law will make Colorado a much more difficult place for cash-strapped citizens to get credit. Other states should avoid following in its footsteps.
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Before a spot bitcoin ETF is approved, we're going to need to see much more clarity about how applicants draw the line between custody and trading.
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Making it easier for consumers to switch between competing banks will increase competition, resulting in major benefits for account holders.
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Mercantile's pending acquisition of Eastern Michigan is approved by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and Rise Economy announce a $2.5 billion addendum to Columbia Bank's community benefits agreement following its acquisition of Pacific Premier Bank; the Federal Reserve Board and CFPB raise the thresholds for certain credit and lease transactions; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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Here are the 10 stories our readers paid the most attention to in a year of political, economic and technological change.
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The Senate confirmed Travis Hill as the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as part of a slate of nominations that were approved late Thursday. Hill has been serving as acting FDIC chair since January.
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The Federal Reserve Board voted 6-1 on Friday to seek public comment on a proposed "skinny" master account.
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The Dallas bank turned down another offer because it thought it could get a higher price from Fifth Third, and also could ink an agreement faster, according to Comerica's latest regulatory filing.
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The payment fintech is marketing technology that lets merchants sell through AI agents; Google adds a credit card for India's national real-time payment rail. That and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.
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New data shows a 21% jump in fraud attempts during Thanksgiving week, with automated bots and credential stuffing leading the charge.
Visa launched its Stablecoin Advisory Practice, a value-added service from its consultancy arm Visa Consulting & Analytics, to help financial institutions, fintechs and merchants deploy stablecoin technology.
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