Segmenting the landscape: How legacy core, money service businesses and stablecoins divide cross-border value
American Banker's BNPL Tradeoff Survey finds risk and regulatory fears are leading many banks and credit unions to hold off on offering the lending product.
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The Financial Technology Association has gone to court, claiming the state's remittance tax is invalid because it infringes on the dormant commerce clause and import-export clause in the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from enacting laws that discriminate against foreign commerce and from taxing imports and exports without Congress' consent.
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The Dutch payment processor says that overall declines in payments crime obscure a broader danger as the threat migrates to hard-to-spot consumer uses and AI.
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The bill imposes a $10 fee on transactions under $500 with an additional 2% fee for transactions exceeding that threshold. It comes amid continued pressure from the Trump administration, which has been pressing states to enforce its restrictive immigration policies and mass deportations.
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As more banks pursue tokenized deposits, TCH is enabling clearing and settlement for transactions between institutions.
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The consumer intelligence company alleged that Chime willfully misused J.D. Power's name and trademark in its marketing materials. The neobank said it would "vigorously" defend its position.
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The real value of stablecoins lies in their ability to provide instant and secure transfers of value. But, in a world where every company has a bespoke stablecoin, that promise begins to break down quickly.
The risk facing U.S. banks is not that stablecoins will suddenly siphon deposits through yield alone. It is that deposits will gradually follow utility as financial experiences improve elsewhere.
Payment experts detail where banks are falling short in combating AI-driven crimes.
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Tech giants such as Google and OpenAI are pushing to bring commerce and checkout into their platforms. But for many merchants, solving the question of how payments fit in is less of a priority.
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JPMorganChase, Citi, Vantage Bank and Custodia Bank have all chosen ethereum as the underpinning for blockchain projects such as tokenized deposits. The chairman of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance explains the OG blockchain.
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