Melinda Huspen covers technology for American Banker and is based in New York, NY. Previously, she was a business reporting intern with Digital Insurance via the Dow Jones News Fund. She is a graduate of Fordham University with a major in communications/journalism and a minor in business.
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Letitia James and 22 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in a Maryland case challenging the dissolution of the consumer protection agency.
February 20 -  
First Carolina Bank has completed its acquisition of BMTX, formerly known at BankMobile, and Luvleen Sidhu is stepping away from her position as CEO.
February 19 -  
Sean Desmond, the new CEO of nCino, hinted at some of the products under development in an interview with American Banker.
February 14 -  
Plenty, a finance app for couples, shifted from subscriptions to an investment advisory fee-based model to differentiate from other couples-focused fintechs.
February 13 -  
The digital banking software provider recently received $160 million in funding and hopes to grow its bank client list as it upgrades product offerings.
February 10 -  
Banks are expecting increased M&A activity across the financial sector, but are concerned about acquisition by credit unions and tech integration challenges.
February 7 -  
Desmond will be succeeding Pierre Naudé in leading the bank technology provider.
February 4 -  
The company's software automatically monitored and negotiated bank fees on customers' behalf, with recent expansions into buy now/pay later bill management.
January 31 -  
More than 80% of bankers surveyed said they increased their tech budgets to invest more in security, data analytics and AI.
January 30 -  
Truth.Fi will offer ETFs, cryptocurrencies and crypto-related securities.
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