Frank Gargano is a Queens-based data reporter for Arizent.
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President Donald Trump is making progress with tariffs and his tax and spending bill after a brief stumble earlier this month.
May 21 -
Now that Capital One Financial's bid for Discover Financial Services is finalized, take a look back on the hurdles the deal faced across its 15 month marathon.
May 20 -
Questions remain whether Trump can legitimately remove board members from the National Credit Union Administration, and the answers lie in the courts.
May 15 -
The Trump administration has brought deregulation and staff cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, leaving many wondering what's next.
May 15 -
Tentative appointments at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Federal Reserve have compliance officers reading the tea leaves for future policy plays.
May 13 -
The 29 companies that made this year's list offered flexible work schedules, generous amounts of paid time off and fun activities to keep employees happy.
By Carter PapeMay 13 -
Research from American Banker finds banks are top AI users and plan to stay at the top for the future. But can rising costs hurt chances for positive results?
May 9 -
Fintech deals for banks are in bloom going into May, but pests like problematic levels of relay fraud to bots conducting cyberattacks against banks are abound.
May 1 -
President Donald Trump's shrinking of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau add to bankers' uncertainty into May.
April 30 -
Companies are planning to spend more on technology and artificial intelligence in 2025 when compared to last year, and AI is a choice area for investments.
April 17 -
Markets welcomed the 90-day pause on President Donald Trump's tariff plan, but banker forecasts for mergers and acquisitions and earnings remain uncertain.
April 16 -
Generative artificial intelligence has usurped its traditional counterpart as the next growing technology taking the payments industry by storm.
April 15 -
Consumer habits are the driving force behind industry-wide payments investments, be it digital wallet adoption, biometric authentication or payments platforms.
April 10 -
President Donald Trump's tariff moves, a flicker of life at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s future.
April 8 -
New American Banker data hypothesizes that controlling cybersecurity and fraud risks within payments systems can create significant revenue growth.
April 8 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is navigating widespread layoffs and policy changes amid a government-wide overhaul. What does it mean for the industry?
April 4 -
Payments innovation under a second Trump Administration could be up to past and present payment technology executives, per new American Banker data.
April 3 -
Decreased funding for Community Development Financial Institutions and the declawing of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. are top of mind for bankers.
April 1 -
Here's what bankers should know about Trump's recent crypto reserve moves, Evolve Bank's continued fallout, artificial intelligence and other technology news.
March 31 -
The looming initial public offering from Swedish payments firm Klarna comes in the foreground of tariff uncertainties and inflationary pressures.
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