Regulators from California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York and Texas levied the fine for anti-money-laundering and Bank Secrecy Act violations, which comes as Wise seeks a banking license in the U.S.
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The acting chair argued for a simplified capital hike, criticized past approaches to bank mergers and signaled movement on the FDIC board could be coming soon.
June 3
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Oxford Bank appears poised to reap benefits from a substantial investment in building out its commercial finance subsidiary. The business, which provides credit to companies that aren't a good fit for bank loans, has moved into the banking mainstream over the last 15 years.
June 3
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The megabank is also updating certain policies to bar discrimination based on political affiliation. "We appreciate the concerns that are being raised regarding 'fair access' to banking services," a Citigroup executive wrote in an internal memo.
June 3
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The Swedish buy now/pay later provider and the San Jose, California-based payments system separately launched payment cards in an effort to bring their digital finance offerings to brick-and-mortar stores and compete with established credit card issuers.
June 3
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Brian Minick, who is in charge of cybersecurity for the bank, shared important cyber insights at an American Banker conference this week.
June 3
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In today's digital landscape, small businesses expect more than basic banking.
June 3
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The state of financial wellness in America is often a hotly debated issue and has been a catalyst for innovation.
June 3
Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.
Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
U.K. regulators said Monzo didn't properly vet new customers, while Vocalink was dinged for risk management lapses. Also, Paxos launched a dollar-backed coin in the European Union; and more news in the weekly global payments and fintech roundup.
The case has put chief information security officers on notice that they could be personally liable for false statements about security policies and practices.
Growth in conventional originations at U.S. banks came with the unexpectedly rapid rise of 30-year fixed interest rates in 2022, Federal Reserve researchers found.
Regulators from California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York and Texas levied the fine for anti-money-laundering and Bank Secrecy Act violations, which comes as Wise seeks a banking license in the U.S.
U.K. regulators said Monzo didn't properly vet new customers, while Vocalink was dinged for risk management lapses. Also, Paxos launched a dollar-backed coin in the European Union; and more news in the weekly global payments and fintech roundup.
The case has put chief information security officers on notice that they could be personally liable for false statements about security policies and practices.
Growth in conventional originations at U.S. banks came with the unexpectedly rapid rise of 30-year fixed interest rates in 2022, Federal Reserve researchers found.
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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The banks have invested in gen AI and embedded finance, respectively.
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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.
July 15
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The payments company hopes to build its brand outside of its U.K. home base while attracting a deeper investor pool.
June 5
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Banks that are financing the rise of nonbank competitors have been losing market share in commercial lending. But by getting in on the action, the same banks are also seeing some payoff.
June 5
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The Senate voted to confirm Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman's nomination to be the vice chair for supervision at the central bank in a 48-46 party-line vote.
June 4
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The first-of-its-kind growth restriction established a new precedent for how regulators can address a broken bank culture. With scant information about why the cap was lifted, the action provides little clarity on what Wells did right — or what the Fed did wrong.
June 4
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Freedom Bank is rolling out Freedom@Work, which offers perks for employees of participating companies, as part of a wider strategy to attract more consumer deposits.
June 4
