#AI agents are coming for money launderers
DailyPay, an earned wage access provider that processes $30 billion a year, is an example of an early adopter of #AgenticAI for anti-money-laundering work.
www.americanbanker.com/news/ai-agen...
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LendingClub: A Digital Bank Growing Again Like a Fintech
LendingClub’s hybrid bank and marketplace model provides flexibility across credit cycles, which could smooth revenue streams.
www.marketbeat.com/originals/le...
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$71.4M in regulated stablecoins stolen in crypto heist
The flow of stolen assets through regulated crypto entities casts heavy scrutiny on U.S. stablecoin issuers and their ability to freeze illicit transactions.
www.americanbanker.com/news/71-4m-i...
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$71.4M in regulated stablecoins stolen in crypto heist
The flow of stolen assets through regulated crypto entities casts heavy scrutiny on U.S. stablecoin issuers and their ability to freeze illicit transactions.
www.americanbanker.com/news/71-4m-i...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #CyberSecurity
FCC hits telecom firm that enabled bank impersonation calls
The action, which comes as fraud against consumers continues to rise, marks the FCC's latest effort to crack down on illegal robocalls.
www.americanbanker.com/news/fcc-hit...
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US card networks accelerate bets on #AgenticAI
The card networks' moves will make agentic #AI more widely available to merchants and card issuers.
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
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Former FTX exec faces $3.7M disgorgement, trading ban
The CFTC seeks no restitution or civil monetary penalty from Nishad Singh, “based in part upon Singh’s cooperation in [the] investigation and related proceedings.”
www.bankingdive.com/news/former-...
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Earned wage access programs are simply not loan products
#EWA programs benefit workers across the country, making it more likely that they will be able to avoid high-cost credit products like payday loans, writes Phil Goldfeder
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Banks need to get serious about climate risk in their mortgage books
Mortgage bankers who fail to incorporate climate risk into lending practices are building portfolios on unstable foundations.
www.americanbanker.com/opinion/clim...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #ClimateChange
The 6 a.m. CFO: How TreviPay’s Joel Campbell starts his day
Chief Financial Officer Joel Campbell shares insights on consistency, handling disruptions and the James Bond item on his desk.
www.cfo.com/news/the-6-a...
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Bankers say #AI is not eating jobs, yet
Rumors that AI is killing jobs in banking are overblown, according to a new study.
www.americanbanker.com/news/bankers...
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Branch CFO says IPOs are a ‘discipline, not a deadline’
Matt Peterson, who joined the fintech as finance chief in late 2025, previously led an initial public offering for cloud computing services company Fastly.
www.cfo.com/news/branch-...
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Why banks must treat quantum threats as a present risk
Adversaries are actively intercepting financial data today so they can decrypt it later once a capable quantum computer becomes available.
www.americanbanker.com/news/why-ban...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #CyberSecurity #QuantumComputing
Sharpton cites #BNPL racial disparities
The civil rights leader noted that Black and Hispanic consumers are more likely to use buy now, pay later loans and urged state AGs to expand their inquiry.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/sharpto...
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Banks are better positioned to benefit from #AI than many realize
Legacy financial institutions with vast troves of customer data are actually very well positioned to reap the benefits of AI — if they understand how.
www.americanbanker.com/opinion/bank...
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Coinbase receives conditional approval for OCC trust charter
Bank trade groups have expressed concern that giving charters to crypto firms increases risk exposure
www.americanbanker.com/news/coinbas...
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#Stablecoins roll on as rules evolve
PayPal, Convera and Nium are among the companies racing to incorporate stablecoins in cross-border plays, even as regulators voice caution.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/stablec...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
US banks with Paris offices on alert due to terror threats
Following a foiled bomb plot, several major U.S.-based banks gave their employees the option to work from home this week.
www.americanbanker.com/news/u-s-ban...
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Banks have more customer data than ever, yet many still deliver generic digital experiences.
In my latest piece for Finalytics, I look at the “#Personalization Paradox” and why better personalization requires more than more data.
finalytics.ai/insights/the...
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Walmart alum open POS test lab
As retailers seek omnichannel sales solutions, a new vendor-neutral demonstration lab offers point-of-sale equipment evaluation.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/walmart...
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How Fifth Third grew embedded banking fee revenue 53% in 2025
Newline, the bank’s embedded #Payments platform, is the fastest growing segment of the bank's commercial payments segment.
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SoFi to offer combined fiat and crypto enterprise banking
The option to co-manage fiat and digital assets could impact where enterprise customers working with both types choose to open accounts.
www.americanbanker.com/news/sofi-to...
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BaaS and #Payments are becoming intertwined: Citi's Will Artingstall
There has been a re‑emergence of de novo approvals and charter acquisitions by fintechs seeking to internalize capabilities previously accessed through BaaS partnerships.
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Trustmark promotes exec, setting him up as potential next CEO
Trustmark Bank has appointed its chief financial officer, Thomas Owens, to take over as chief operating officer starting in May.
www.americanbanker.com/news/trustma...
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Franklin Templeton to acquire crypto investment management firm
The company will buy 250 Digital, led by a Citi alum, for an undisclosed sum – that will be paid partly in Franklin’s BENJI tokens.
www.bankingdive.com/news/frankli...
#FinTech #FinServ #Investing
Subscriptions are more than just bills for Visa and Mastercard
Visa has added new technology to make it easier for issuers to access subscription management.
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
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PayPal board lures ex-Square executive
Under PayPal’s new CEO, the board has added a director who brings an industry-savvy perspective at a watershed moment for the company.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/paypal-...
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LA bank to buy US commercial #Banking unit from Japan's SMBC
Hope Bancorp in Los Angeles expects to further its strategy of serving Asian-American entrepreneurs with the acquisition of the Japanese bank's U.S. commercial banking unit.
www.americanbanker.com/news/l-a-ban...
#FinTech #FinServ
Block’s Dorsey rethinks corporate structure
As #AI plays a bigger role in operations, the middle management layer becomes less important, the company’s head says.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/blocks-...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
On the day of a would-be deadline, #OpenBanking is in flux
Despite the freeze on the CFPB's mandate, major banks are moving forward with API partnerships to meet consumer demand and end unsecure practices.
www.americanbanker.com/news/on-the-...
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