HOUSTON-Smart FCU, has launched an instant issue debit card program to better serve its members. The credit union said the move offers members immediate access to their funds, eliminates unnecessary wait time for standard mail and the need for temporary checks, and is safer by putting the debit card directly into the member's hands. The instant card also provides a much quicker turn-around in the event that a member's debit card is lost or stolen.
The group behind the proposed Georgia Skyline Bank says recapitalizing a 24-year-old Virginia bank offers a faster path to success than a new charter would.
IDScan.net removed the pages naming its bank and credit union integrations after KrebsOnSecurity traced 153 million license scans to the company.
A consortium of international FIs are planning to issue a U.S. stablecoin in early 2027; London-based OpenPayd has entered the U.S. through its acquisition of MSB USA; the U.K. fined Citi £4.7 million ($6.3 million) for hundreds of transactions in breach of sanctions against Russia; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
The controlling owner of Santa Fe-based Century Financial Services Corp. wound up in bankruptcy court. Now his 71% stake is on the verge of being sold to an Oklahoma bank.
Swift's network of 11,500 banks can exchange deposit tokens in a standardized way.
The big three's trade group has said they operate legally and protect the industry with a trio of reports. FHFA also is opening up VantageScore for all lenders.
