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A world of hundreds if not thousands of stablecoins sounds chaotic – but that's because we're still thinking of stablecoins as money. Consider their potential for strengthening customer loyalty and engagement.

American Banker has launched a new AI-powered search engine for our website.

The fintech, founded by an ex-Coinbase executive, seeks to offer stablecoin-powered global money movement services to businesses.

Supply chain attacks have doubled since 2021, with professional services firms increasingly acting as "stepping stones" to access bank data.

Legal experts say the underlying economics of stablecoins mean that banning yield payments — banks' top priority in upcoming crypto market structure legislation — may not be as simple as banks had hoped.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said recent data suggests less tension between the employment and inflation sides of the central bank's dual mandate, reducing the need for an immediate policy change.

The Connecticut bank invited rival bankers, lawyers and regulators to share their experiences with and warnings on using AI.

The London-based fintech has launched a suite of financial services as its global expansion gains steam. That and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.

The e-commerce giant, which is in the midst of a corporate downsizing, is discontinuing its Go and Fresh stores and One palm checkout while it repurposes the underlying technology.

The Minneapolis-based company will return to its former governance structure when it installs CEO Gunjan Kedia as board chair. Andy Cecere had served as chair during his tenure as the company's chief executive, and then became executive chair when he stepped down as CEO last year.

Acquiring Stellar Bancorp will create the second-largest Texas-headquartered bank, with a No. 5 deposit share in the massive Houston marketplace.

There are qualities in people and organizations that experts, trying to predict future performance, routinely miss. That includes internal alignment of team members around a strong corporate culture.

As the Federal Open Market Committee announces its near-term interest rate plans Wednesday, market watchers expect the central bank to hold interest rates steady as policymakers seek greater clarity on the health of the economy.

Julia Carreon is suing the bank, alleging she suffered race and sex discrimination, including sexual harassment by Andy Sieg, the bank's head of wealth management. On Tuesday, Citi hit back by filing a petition to compel arbitration and accusing Carreon of making false claims.

The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based bank expects the pace of loan growth to quicken this year, driven in part by its nine-month-old warehouse lending business.