As companies downsize and restructure, American Banker is tracking these decisions to help our readers understand how their industries are adapting.

The San Mateo, California-based online consumer lender has now laid off some 500 employees in recent months. The downsizing reflects broader challenges in the tech industry, but it also comes as Upstart struggles to get enough funding for its loans.

In this month's roundup of American Banker's favorite stories: Development of central bank digital currencies gains momentum, ongoing lawsuits against JPMorgan Chase and PNC address the banks' liability and more.

Russia's aggression has brought added motivation to the team at Fuelfinance, according to founder and CEO Alonya Mysko. 

The company reported its seventh consecutive quarter of record adjusted net revenue.

From BNY Mellon to the mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, BlackRock and Nomura Holdings, members of the Wall Street establishment are planning for a future in digital assets.

JPMorgan Chase alleges in a lawsuit that the college-planning website Frank provided misleading information before the bank bought it. Experts say there were plenty of red flags from the beginning.

JPMorgan Chase has a head start when it comes to developing and deploying artificial intelligence in banking, according to a new study. 

The company will also slow investments in new products this year as it copes with economic uncertainty.

The challenger bank will run a co-marketing campaign with the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma when it launches this spring and share interchange revenue with the tribe.