Commercial banking

The House Financial Services Committee passed a number of bipartisan banking bills with wide margins, suggesting a growing consensus on how to handle issues like deposit insurance, de novo bank formation and the Federal Reserve's discount window.

The fintech has made its core payment app interoperable with Venmo and will connect 2 billion users through partnerships in India, China, Brazil and other major digital commerce markets.

As the U.S. moves to make central bank digital currencies illegal, projects in other countries are moving slowly. Also: U.K. regulators look for new ways to monitor Apple and more in the global payments and fintech roundup.

Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have skyrocketed in the first half of 2025, due in part to an increase in payment scams generated by social media that target peer-to-peer payment platforms such as Zelle, Venmo and other apps.

Bank lobbying groups have formally objected to the recent wave of applications by crypto companies for national trust bank charters. They argue that too little information has been made public about the firms' business models and planned products.

The Department of Justice has filed a notice that it will appeal a D.C. District Court ruling that reinstated two democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration who had been fired by President Trump earlier this year.

"During my tenure as CEO, we have never entertained discussions regarding the sale of the company with any financial institution," CEO Michael O'Grady told analysts Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the two banks' CEOs had at least one conversation about a potential merger.

Ocala Community Credit Union is the latest credit union to partner with InvestiFi and offer crypto investments for its members.

American Banker's Frictionless Fraud report finds not all institutions are well assured their customer verification tools can keep up with new schemes.

Markets are increasingly moving toward 24/7 functionality through the use of blockchain technology. Companies that don't adapt will be left in the dust.