Visa, Mastercard, PayPal are among the firms moving the cryptocurrency option closer to the point of sale.

House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters joined fellow Democrats in introducing a bill barring the president, vice president, members of Congress or their families from owning so much of a cryptocurrency that they are able to influence the market.

The Spanish bank is integrating machine learning with cards, payments, financial management, savings and other products, while the American banking giant is assessing risk for business transactions. Plus: The CFPB eases a consent order on Wise.

Jackie Reses stirred debate by dismissing debanking as largely fictional during a Tuesday summit attended by many crypto-focused fintechs.

Everyone should be concerned that the sitting president and his family are using crypto for political advantage and personal financial gain. Democrats can call out crypto grifters while supporting sensible policy.

The Senate's version of a stablecoin regulation bill cleared a key procedural hurdle as the Senate voted 66-32 to invoke cloture on the legislation. A final vote on the Senate floor is expected within weeks.

Standard Chartered Bank hired a new head of digital assets, Europe and Americas; Provident Financial Holdings has a new chief financial officer; Bank of America is opening four branches in Boise, Idaho; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Bribed overseas contractors accessed internal systems, triggering a monthslong breach with costs reaching up to $400 million.

Ease of use and client accessibility was key to client adoption and core to the bank's design.

The crypto trading platform said the hackers bribed contractors or employees outside the U.S. to steal sensitive customer data and then demanded a $20 million ransom.