Technology News from American Banker

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.

Capital One's Andy Ozment urges banks to break down internal silos and implement rigorous checks to catch nation-state impostors hiding in remote roles.

JPMorganChase, Invesco and other digital asset leaders are increasingly open to working with public blockchains like Solana as well as private, permissioned ledgers like Ethereum layer 2s.

The Massachusetts senator sent an open letter to Beast Industries regarding its purchase of Step with a list of concerns about crypto investment and Evolve Bank's role.

New study highlights the dangers banks face and potential fixes as merchants and consumers embrace the emerging form of artificial intelligence.

TruLookup for Real Estate reduces the need for Realtors to access multiple databases or download numerous apps when researching a potential client or property.

Banks are a critical link in the chain of elder fraud; blockchain is exciting and infrastructure is boring, but they're actually the same thing; and there are way more home sellers than buyers.

The investment firm is growing its digital asset portfolio in a "tokenization race" by being the external asset manager for Superstate's flagship on-chain fund.

With seniors losing billions to scams, cybersecurity experts say banks must partner with telecom and tech companies to intercept fraud earlier.

Huntington is among the banks investing in technology that embeds payments and financial services into nonfinancial functions — a move designed to counter the encroachment of digital wallets and fintechs.

Financial institutions that delay or fail to take this leap risk losing customers and revenue, said speakers at the inaugural On-Chain Executive Summit.

CISA and Microsoft urge organizations to secure endpoint management systems as threat actors increasingly seek to disrupt operations with wiper malware.

By welcoming AI-driven vendor platforms into their banks, small and midsize institutions are introducing risks that are poorly understood and potentially interrelated. Boards of directors need to start paying attention.

Trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is fine, but it's a sideshow: Blockchain is the underlying innovation that has the potential to change the way markets operate.

The Oklahoma community bank partnered with two digital asset companies to create a cross-border form of tokenized U.S. dollar deposits.

Participate, a loan participation network, has agreed to use tokenized dollars issued by Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank.

Royal Bank of Canada is rolling out AI across its businesses in an effort to become more efficient and generate more revenues. The Toronto-based bank recently created an internal AI accelerator that directly reports to CEO Dave McKay.

Brett Tejpaul, co-CEO of Coinbase Institutional, discussed how the crypto exchange plans to bring its trading infrastructure to more financial institutions.

AI's rapid growth also means that even the best crafted plans might need to be adjusted in a few years if not months, Anthropic and Google leaders said at ICE Experience 2026.

The SEC appears to be serious about moving from quarterly reporting to semiannual, but what if technology could provide a path in the other direction?