Circle's Dante Disparte and Block's Owen Jennings discuss how blockchain, crypto and AI can combine to open new lanes for international commerce. Payment experts say banks need to play catch up.
Regulations proposed by New York State regulators provide stricter and more specific guidance than banks have received from the federal agencies, especially in areas like data encryption and multifactor authentication.
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The Most Influential Women in Payments: Next honors women 40 years old and younger who are making a major impact on their businesses, inspiring colleagues and changing the industry early in their careers.
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The cross-border payments company appointed its first chief digital officer in April 2023 in its push to design products more intentionally for consumers.
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The largest issuer in the U.S. has added consumer perks to its collaboration with DoorDash in an effort to expand relationships in its payments business.
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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UBS is partnering with the technology developer SigFig to launch a robo platform for its 7,000 advisers, making this one of the most high-profile deals of its kind between a wealth management firm and a tech startup.
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Truxton Trust's approach is just one strategy banks are using attract more wealthy clients. But whether they are exploring out-of-market opportunities, staying local or employing robo-advisers, banks all have the same goals: to generate more fee income at a time when margins from lending continue to shrink.
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Sallie Krawcheck unveiled Ellevest, a digital investment platform for women and the latest of her female-oriented ventures, on Wednesday.
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Homeowners reeling from coronavirus-induced economic shock are already enduring extremely long wait times while trying to get relief. Legislation passed last week could worsen the logjams.
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What banks need to know about the coronavirus stimulus package; tech vendor Finastra hit with ransomware attack; bank CIOs confront challenge of so many employees working at home; and more from this week's most-read stories.
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With seven in 10 rooms sitting empty amid the coronavirus outbreak, hotel and banking groups are urging policymakers to open up the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility.
California's banking market, shaken up by big acquisitions and last year's crisis, is drawing financial institutions seeking opportunity.
Bank advocates and lawmakers have endorsed removing management considerations from the key supervisory ranking, arguing that it is too prone to subjectivity. But some policy experts say doing so could leave certain risks unchecked.
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It's hard to see FedNow as a revolutionary solution because it's not actually much newer, faster or cheaper in many cases than existing payment services.
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Congress must act to ban nonbanks from issuing stablecoins. The products are virtually equivalent to bank deposits, and should be regulated as such.
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There has been a recent surge in organizing efforts among credit union employees. To discourage this, leaders should pay workers well, provide good benefits and be accessible.
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For banks, construction projects not only produce new branches and offices, but can build an image with the public — or tear it down.
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The technology company recently announced iris authentication in smart glasses, bringing new attention to a nascent high-tech payment option that has also attracted Mastercard and Bank of America.
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After buying the failed Silicon Valley Bank, the Raleigh-based regional joined a growing number of banks fighting to serve Boston's tech startups, life sciences entrepreneurs and fund investors.
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Now that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has refused to request funding from the Federal Reserve System, many experts see the case making its way to the Supreme Court.
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The two regional banks, which are combining in a merger of equals, had previously said they expected to complete the deal sometime in the first quarter of 2026.
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The bank is a step closer to having its own U.S. dollar-pegged cryptocurrency. It could become the first major financial institution to issue a stablecoin.
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The economy added an unexpectedly robust 119,000 jobs in September, though unemployment edged up to 4.4%. The report, delayed by the federal government shutdown, continues a trend of sluggish job growth in recent months.
The Federal Reserve played a behind-the-scenes role in facilitating the sale of PacWest Bancorp, providing an enticement to private-equity interests to make a deal happen, according to agency records and recent comments by a prominent banking lawyer.
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