Daryl Byrd, who led Iberiabank until it was acquired by First Horizon, has assembled an investor group to acquire MC Bancshares and its subsidiary, MC Bank & Trust Co. in Morgan City, Louisiana. Byrd will become CEO.
Banks have used biometrics for about a decade, but there are a number of hurdles that banks, device makers and customers need to overcome before passwords are history.
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The Federal Reserve Board's top payments official said the agency should not move forward with its push to lower the cap on debit interchange fees until it has a better understanding of recent Supreme Court decisions.
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Blockchain-powered transactions for businesses are still in their infancy, but use is expected to grow and banks stand to lose if they don't get up to speed.
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Deconsolidation from Seven & i resulting from a reduction of its stake in Seven Bank would make such a scenario more possible, according to CEO Masaaki Matsuhashi.
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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The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.
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A new TV program airing in Rhode island will highlight financial literacy and the benefits of banking with with credit unions.
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In our recent Community Bank Tech Projects series, we looked at the way a handful of banks chose to invest their precious resources over the last year. Here is a roundup of those projects.
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He co-founded California Rural Legal Assistance, Public Advocates and the Greenlining Institute.
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Home purchases in markets outside of cities accounted for some of the San Francisco bank's loan growth. Executives believe this will be a long-term trend because a generous supply of inventory in less populated areas will appeal to buyers.
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The amount far surpassed that of any other servicer required to purchase Ginnie Mae-backed loans that were 90 days past due.
Heightened expectations for increased economic activity could boost loan demand after a soft 2024.
A coalition of trade groups urges federal agencies to match private-sector cybersecurity standards.
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FedNow will transform payments in the U.S., but its adoption might speed up if the Fed adopts some of the strategies Brazil used to roll out its Pix platform.
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In reality, central bank digital currencies would provide only some of the benefits of a real cryptocurrency and would have numerous drawbacks.
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The Federal Home Loan Bank System is a crucial element of our financial infrastructure. All stakeholders should be included in discussions about reforming it.
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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.
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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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The New-York based bank on Monday debuted the My OnChain Net Yield Fund, or MONY, a private fund supported by JPMorgan's tokenization platform, Kinexys Digital Assets.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran said higher goods prices could be the trade-off for bolstering national security and addressing geo-economic risks.
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The Los Angeles-based subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada is elbowing into fast-growing North Carolina and South Carolina with a strategy focused on middle market banking.
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HoldCo Asset Management says that shareholders should reject Fifth Third's proposed acquisition of Comerica during a Jan. 6 vote due to what it calls an "unacceptable" negotiation process and the possible upside from another deal.
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Democratic senators are calling for Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott to compel the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to testify.
In a new interpretive letter, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will allow banks to serve as middlemen for "riskless" crypto trades, extending existing brokerage authority for securities to digital assets.
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