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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said in a speech Friday that long-term productivity gains brought on by artificial intelligence could compel the central bank to maintain higher rates to keep prices stable.
February 6 -
While the e-commerce giant has deemphasized the technology, banks and payment firms are testing the biometric option.
February 6 -
CEO Max Levchin said the lender is testing technology that allows merchants to perform more advanced testing of promotional financing offers.
February 5 -
American Banker's 2026 Predictions report finds that nonbank entities and check fraud are major threats to local banks in the coming months.
February 5 -
Fraudsters and modestly dishonest employees can use generative AI to quickly create convincing fake utility bills, pay stubs, passports and other documents banks rely on.
February 5 -
The search giant has added Klarna to its growing list of companies that are supporting standards for agentic commerce. Also, Payoneer has added Indonesia and Mexico to its collections network and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.
February 4 -
The crypto and payment fintechs both debuted on the stock market in late January with strong openings, then traded down ahead of a four-day partial government shutdown.
February 3 -
Prosecutors claim the Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree maintained two sets of books to hide Kalder's actual revenue of just $60,000.
February 3 -
The buy now, pay later lender is carving out a lane for itself with exclusive deals with Intuit's Quickbooks Payments and Expedia's websites. It also will be the default BNPL provider for Bolt's one-click checkout.
February 3 -
Some traditional bankers are unsettled by the wave of crypto and fintech banks getting bank charters. This Nashville bank CEO sees opportunity.
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