There are good reasons to be skeptical in the face of predictions of a revolution in banking led by generative artificial intelligence.

Ripple, Coinbase and Circle all received licenses to operate under the nation's stablecoin regulations, which offer more clarity than American rules do.

Worried about the economy and new Fed rules on capital, the bank wants to hang onto its money just in case, CFO Daryl Bible told investors as he outlined second-quarter earnings.

The Rhode Island-based bank is bolstering its cash position in the face of worries about office loans, stricter capital requirements for regional lenders and the possibility of economic shock from overseas conflicts.

The $668 billion-asset company sold investment securities and certain mortgages to avoid more stringent liquidity and other federal requirements for larger banks. Yet CEO Andy Cecere says U.S. Bancorp is "not under an asset cap at all."

Charge-offs at the Detroit-based lender rose last quarter, as borrowers had a tougher time keeping up with their car payments. But so far, credit quality is staying within expectations, and company executives don't anticipate that the rest of the year will be much worse.

The Tennessee bank said a $72 million charge-off tied to a borrower in bankruptcy shaved 10 cents per share off its earnings. Management downplayed the issue, calling it "idiosyncratic," and emphasized that it was growing its loan portfolio.

The bank suffered its third breach in three years, this time by virtue of a vulnerability in Progress Software's file-transfer system. But Flagstar is only one of many such victims.

Because instant settlement is irreversible, companies like Orum expect to see demand for systems that can vet recipients within seconds.

How to use, govern and adopt AI were some of the main themes from the Monday event.