The payment company opened a new office in Dublin to battle rivals like Adyen, Stripe and PayPal.
Metronome, the brainchild of Jeff Garzik, may appeal to banks as the world's first "cross-chain" cryptocurrency.
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The retail giants are kicking the tires on their own currencies. The potential prize is a way to reimagine prepaid cards and gain a key position as new forms of artificial intelligence-powered payments take off.
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The card, powered by fintech Cardless' embedded credit card platform, provides up to 4% cash back in bitcoin, and allows customers to service their account directly in the cryptocurrency exchange's app, similar to the way Apple Card works in Apple Wallet.
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New forms of artificial intelligence can take most, if not all, of shopping and checkout out of the hands of humans. Not everybody is going to be comfortable with that, though the payment giant sees travel as a good place to start.
Modernizing the bank’s app and digital-banking experience won’t necessarily result in Citigroup needing fewer people in its retail bank, CEO Michael Corbat said.
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The lawmakers are questioning the agency about its oversight of student loan servicers involved in a federal loan forgiveness program.
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A look at how some financial institutions are making an impact by hosting financial literacy programs, making donations and more.
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The company plans to use the new capital to pursue growth opportunities.
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Like other mortgage lenders, the San Francisco megabank has been cutting staff since refinancing volumes started to fall. Additional layoffs are expected over the next couple of quarters, according to the bank’s chief financial officer.
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The San Francisco bank reported a 31% increase in loan originations during the second quarter. Analysts are wondering whether it will be able to secure enough low-cost funds to avoid eroding margins.
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Several groups raised concerns at a public hearing about the Canadian bank’s proposed acquisition of Bank of the West. They accused BMO of shortcomings in its mortgage lending to Black and Latino borrowers and said they won’t support the deal without the bank's firm commitment to help underserved communities.
Bethany Corum succeeds Tom Barron as president of Capital City Bank; Independent Bank Corp. plans to finalize purchase of in-state rival, Enterprise Bancorp; Customers Bank taps Mark McCollom to take over as chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
In a break from a 20-year history marked by losses and scandal, California International Bank in Westminster is on pace for its biggest-ever profit, its CEO says.
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As financial fraud becomes more and more sophisticated, banks need to get proactive about protecting their customers from scammers. This is particularly true of seniors, whose deposits are a key source of banks' core deposits.
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Regulators' asset cap on TD Bank for money-laundering violations has cemented the enforcement tool as a supreme cudgel to rein in problem banks, while other tools devised in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis gather dust.
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More than a decade ago, a senator from Alabama warned that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would grow into an unaccountable monstrosity. His successor, Sen. Katie Britt, says that prediction has proven true.
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The neobank was bullish on cryptocurrency and stablecoins, which could provide tailwinds as it looks to launch new products including crypto-based lending, institutional trading, and correspondent payments and settlements via stablecoins.
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Like other payment executives, Steve Squeri expressed concern about affordability, but is not in favor of heavy restrictions.
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Fidelity Digital Assets, the national crypto trust bank subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, is set to launch a dollar-backed stablecoin on ethereum.
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President Trump's announcement Friday morning that former investment banker and Fed Governor Kevin Warsh would be his selection as the next chairman of the Fed ends months of speculation and gives the president a key ally at the central bank.
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The Office of the Comptroller's interpretation of federal trust powers has opened the door for dozens of charter applications by nonbank crypto firms in recent months. Some experts say the agency's interpretation may push the ambiguous statute beyond its limits.
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CEO Ryan McInerney reiterated the company's long-held stance that the Credit Card Competition Act was "very harmful" and "just simply not needed."
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As the Federal Open Market Committee announces its near-term interest rate plans Wednesday, market watchers expect the central bank to hold interest rates steady as policymakers seek greater clarity on the health of the economy.
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