Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell addresses the Senate Banking Committee

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged skepticism around the central banks large-scale asset purchases during the pandemic, noting the Fed likely "should have stopped" sooner, but fell short of admitting that the purchase of MBS' contributed to housing disparities.

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Digital payments tools can help commercial clients run their business more efficiently, but in a world still dominated by paper checks banks may need to show their customers the benefits.

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The investment banking giant is selling its General Motors credit card portfolio to Barclays, which is looking to grow and diversify its U.S. cards business. It's part of Goldman's retreat from consumer banking.

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Veterans of the dot-com bubble of the late '90s, the early 2000s recession, the 2008 financial crisis and COVID-19 shutdown of 2020 say the more things change, the more things stay the same.

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Katie Oresar, BMO Head of Treasury & Payment Solutions Sales

Oresar, who joined BMO as head of treasury and payment solutions sales after more than two decades at JPMorgan Payments, spoke with American Banker about her priorities leading a new team; the importance of organic mentorship; and what clients are asking for to keep up with the fast-paced change that's happening to the payments industry.

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The payments fintech recently introduced AI agents to its lineup of products banks and credit unions can pick from and add to their existing technology stacks.