Paul Vigna is the managing editor of American Banker. He is an author, journalist, editor and speaker, with a particular focus on capital markets and cryptocurrencies. He is the author of
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Two credit unions in San Diego are locked in a bitter fight over a proposed merger; and a community bank in upstate New York fights off a corporate raider.
March 23 -
Trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is fine, but it's a sideshow: Blockchain is the underlying innovation that has the potential to change the way markets operate.
March 20 -
The SEC appears to be serious about moving from quarterly reporting to semiannual, but what if technology could provide a path in the other direction?
March 19 -
The Trump administration wants to reverse fair-lending laws; the Fed's rate setters will do exactly what they've already told everybody they're going to do.
March 18 -
State attorneys general sued the Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as lender OneMain Financial; M&T Bank CEO Rene Jones talks about the changing nature of money, and the stone money of Yap.
March 17 -
The Fed explores ditching paper checks; enforcement actions against banks have plunged under Trump; the CFPB gets a stinging rebuke.
March 16 -
One way for credit unions to remain competitive is to control their own data; and Iran is fighting an economic war.
March 13 -
The war may put a damper on bank mergers; and financial crime has become a global industry -- a big global industry
March 12 -
Kraken's limited account with the Fed raises as many questions as it answers; bank executives worry about the war; Nubank hires a TikTok executive; and M&T CEO Rene Jones joins the Leaders series
March 11 -
New research sheds light on the real causes of bank failures; and the economic numbers aren't adding up to a recession, yet.
March 9 -
Romance scams and other "pig butchering" frauds are growing rapidly. Should banks refund the stolen money? Not all agree on the answer to that question.
March 6 -
Morgan Stanley wants to get into crypto, and Kraken is getting inside the Fed. Plus Banco Santander faces a dilemma, and prediction markets make some questionable bets.
March 5 -
Sanctions forced Iran to build its own financial network, but technology allows it to take the war anywhere
March 3 -
The Block CEO said companies will need fundamentally fewer workers in the AI age. The question is, how many fewer?
March 3 -
The Iran conflict is more likely to have an indirect effect on banks, one that may take years to show up as the ramifications filter through the economy
March 2 -
Markets were bracing for the chaos of a regional war; banks may be the target of sophisticated cyberattacks, experts warn.
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