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New York's bank regulator says Paxos ignored obvious money-laundering red flags and lacked basic compliance controls, particularly in its dealings with Binance.

The payment giants have added emerging forms of artificial intelligence to identify cybercrime, fraud and scams, countering crooks who are also embracing the innovation.

Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to pitch public stock offerings for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 

Industry veteran Chris Ward has been tapped to lead the Canadian bank's new U.S. small-business banking department. "It's absolutely a growth opportunity," he said.

The card brand's Pismo platform will support banking services for the Auckland-based fintech Dosh; Tether collaborates with a blockchain firm to expand USDT. That and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.

High interest rates and tough economic conditions played a role in the credit woes that overcame BayFirst Financial's small-dollar lending effort.

President Trump in an interview Tuesday morning railed against big banks for allegedly discriminating against conservatives, a notable shift in tone that puts more responsibility for the debanking debacle on banks rather than regulators.

Late-payment rates among U.S. borrowers rose again in the second quarter, according to a report from the New York Fed. The trend reflects a sharp increase in student loan delinquencies, which have been climbing as pandemic-era policies have expired.

The bank is using data sharing technology from Mastercard to enable salaries and recurring bills to be onboarded without the manual steps involved in changing accounts.

Banks would face much higher assessments to bring the Deposit Insurance Fund's reserve ratio into compliance. Those costs would be reflected in higher fees and reduced availability of credit.

The president said he would soon announce a replacement for departing Fed Gov. Adriana Kugler, adding that it's a "possibility" that his selection for that seat on the Federal Reserve Board will be tapped as the next Fed Chair.

President Donald Trump accused two of the nations' largest banks of rejecting his business, following a report his administration was preparing an executive order threatening financial institutions who refused to do business on ideological grounds.

The bank is giving all employees Google's Deep Search and NotebookLM, and it will start creating agentic AI virtual assistants using Agentspace. 

Unlike rival Fiserv, the bank technology company does not plan to issue its own coin immediately, but it does feel the lure of the broader digital asset market.

The bank is hiring Aashish Dhakad from Ares Management Corp. to become head of private credit origination for North America.

Rather than deleting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, now is the time for the president and Congress to reform and reboot it into the agency that carries out its mission in an apolitical manner.

The Federal Reserve governor's term was set to expire in January and President Donald Trump has made it clear that she would not be reappointed. The vacancy will give Trump an opportunity to appoint someone new to the central bank's board.

President Donald Trump is bringing in bank leaders to meet with him one by one at the White House. Beyond the economic discussion, there's a chance at a big payday for their firms.

In New York City and elsewhere, financial institutions are taking stock of their office-building security protocols following the killing of four people, including an investment bank executive, in Midtown Manhattan. Security experts say that layers of protection are essential in all office buildings.

In a new lawsuit, a former Flagstar compliance officer says Alessandro DiNello fired him for investigating his suspected misconduct. In one lurid example, the former CEO allegedly revealed sensitive company information as a junior employee sat on his lap.