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A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to change reporting requirements for public companies has drawn mixed reactions, with some groups warning that reduced transparency could harm markets.

Following a recent approval by the European Central Bank, Banco Santander's pending acquisition of Webster Financial is expected to close before the end of 2026, executives said. There's been concern that the deal could get tangled up in tensions between the U.S. and Spain.

The planned acquisition of Finward Bancorp would bolster the Ohio bank's growing Chicago-area franchise, creating a platform big enough to support an organic buildout.

A surge in bank charter approvals for fintechs and crypto firms creates new risks for sponsor banks.

Draft cryptocurrency market structure legislation published Wednesday includes an ethics agreement that falls short of what Senate Democrats want and stablecoin yield language that banks have already disavowed.

A study of consumer-banking queries fielded by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews found the nation's largest bank has nearly a third of the models' mindshare.

The package of banking measures will need 60 votes — including a number of Democrats — to pass the Senate on a tight time frame ahead of November's elections. But the bipartisan House vote signals that future work on the issues is possible.

As the regulatory landscape for digital assets becomes clearer, it is vital that stablecoin reserves, custody and settlement services, and the provision of liquidity not be concentrated within a small number of companies.

The DTCC piloted a tokenized version of its stock-settlement system. But the real future of trading has to involve currency, not just securities.

The Federal Reserve is rethinking the size and scope of its holdings. Academics and industry analysts alike say liquidity reforms will be key to the process.