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Policymakers in Washington have rarely been as aligned with the banking industry as they will be for the next year or two. Bankers should use this time to expand and fortify their businesses for the future.

The ACH Network reached new highs in 2025 as both traditional and same-day ACH usage grew at healthy clips. The trend could negatively impact deposits and cards.

PayPay is the latest international fintech to signal entry into the U.S. fintech investor market with an IPO that has been planned by SoftBank for years.

Attorneys from Holland & Knight warn that Treasury is targeting financial services companies in Minneapolis and at the southern border in an AML crackdown.

First National Corp. in Virginia announced the sale of its two North Carolina branches. Meanwhile, a number of larger competitors are laying plans for growth in the Carolinas.

After losing nearly $700 million in the fourth quarter as bitcoin's valuation tanked, Brian Armstrong stressed product diversification will help the company navigate the downturn.

The Wall Street investment bank had staunchly defended Kathy Ruemmler over her previous association with Jeffrey Epstein. 

The New York bank's technology leaders have been working to reengineer back-office work and give some of it to Anthropic's Claude generative AI model.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its January Consumer Price Index Friday, showing that inflation rose 0.2%, while the annual rate eased to 2.4% after holding at 2.7% for several months. The data reduces the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the near future. 

The Small Business Administration plans to bar green-card holders from receiving federal small-business loans. The result will be devastating for large swathes of the U.S. economy, costing jobs and cutting tax revenue.