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Bank of Montreal has introduced a tokenized cash and deposit platform, while the London-based Monument is partnering with the Midnight Foundation's distributed ledger. Also, Starling Bank's AI play, stablecoins gain ground in APAC and Africa and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.

In a new legislative package offered Wednesday, House lawmakers halved the deposit insurance limit offered in earlier deposit insurance reform bills coming from the Senate.

Draft legislative language meant to break an impasse on stablecoin yield circulating among stakeholders includes a lengthy list of exceptions to a ban on rewards for stablecoin holdings, making it unlikely to satisfy banks as negotiations continue.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council Wednesday published a proposed guidance focused on designating activities rather than individual firms for heightened prudential standards, making it more difficult for the council to designate firms going forward.

The Salt Lake City-based regional bank plans to grow its multifamily lending business by acquiring the agency lending business of a commercial real estate investment group. If the deal is approved, Zions would join a short list of banks that can underwrite and close multifamily loans on behalf of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

2025 was Revolut's fifth consecutive year of net profitability. This year, the neobank has its sights set on expanding in the U.S., a key pillar of its global footprint.

Like much of the United States, Tampa Bay has seen very few new bank charters in recent years. That's a void that the new Echelon Bank, which is slated to open in May, hopes to fill.

Kalshi and Polymarket announced additional anti-insider trading guidelines as lawmakers announced multiple bills aimed at restricting the platforms this week.

The lender has added a new card and plans a suite of artificial intelligence-powered technology for corporates, which face mounting pressures over tariffs and political volatility.

A TD Bank expert warned RSAC attendees that criminals use cheap printers, stolen data and AI to bypass identity verification in under five minutes.

The title policy and settlement statement datasets introduce digital standards that will allow the information on forms to move as data instead of documents.

New app-based programs resemble payday loans, often trapping users in a pattern of fee-based transactions while demanding "tips" that cost some consumers hundreds of dollars per year.

What was once a bipartisan and broadly popular housing bill has been weighed down with a pair of provisions that banks can't support. Even with those headwinds, the bill is more likely than not to pass, but not without drawn-out negotiations between the House and Senate.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said in a speech Tuesday afternoon that he wants to see a durable and reliable reduction in consumer price inflation before he considers cutting the central bank's interest rates.

B2 Bank in Minnesota, which recently exited a regulatory action in connection with its banking-as-a-service business, announced the hires of a new CEO and two other senior executives.