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Crypto firm Abra settles with 25 states for operating without a license
Abra agreed to repay customers some $82 million in crypto. CEO Bill Barhydt said all but $2 million, yet to be claimed, has been repaid.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 27, 2024 -
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Bank of America zeroes in on innovation with business banking app
The team behind the bank’s CashPro app aims to stay a step ahead of rivals, in part by working closely with clients on improvements, said Jennifer Sanctis, the app’s product head.
By Caitlin Mullen • June 24, 2024 -
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Fraud and AML in banking
The past year has been one of reckoning with regard to fraud — from TD’s $3 billion AML penalty to the continuing punitive phase connected to PPP misdeeds, crypto bankruptcies and pig butchering.
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JPMorgan’s chief payments exec hired by Fiserv
The bank announced Takis Georgakopoulos's departure this month "to pursue an opportunity outside the firm," but it didn't detail, at the time, where he was going.
By Patrick Cooley • June 21, 2024 -
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Citi leans on services business amid turnaround
At an investor event Tuesday, bank executives said the services business, which helps about 19,000 clients around the world manage and move money, is at the heart of Citi’s strategy.
By Caitlin Mullen • June 18, 2024 -
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Gemini to settle with NY AG for $50M
The $50 million in digital assets will go directly to investors of its defunct Gemini Earn program, who will be made whole, according to the settlement.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 17, 2024 -
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Apple unveils new iPhone touch and pay feature
The P2P ‘Tap to Cash’, which enables iPhone users to transfer money by holding their phones together, was unveiled along with a slate of other features Monday.
By Patrick Cooley • June 12, 2024 -
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Rivals Adyen, Stripe partner with Capital One to combat fraud
The three companies announced last Wednesday that they are teaming up to launch a free service intended to combat fraud and reduce the amount of transactions that are improperly declined.
By Patrick Cooley • June 10, 2024 -
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Top JPMorgan payments executive exits
Takis Georgakopoulos, a 17-year veteran at the bank, will be replaced by Umar Farooq and Max Neukirchen, who were promoted to co-head roles.
By Lynne Marek • June 4, 2024 -
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Former FTX exec Ryan Salame sentenced to 7½ years
He originally faced up to 10 years in prison, following guilty pleas to two counts in September. Prosecutors, however, suggested he serve five to seven years.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 28, 2024 -
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Visa preps for US pay-by-bank services
The card network is focused on “stubborn categories” where large account-to-account payments have taken hold, such as in healthcare, education and rent, a Visa executive said.
By Lynne Marek • May 28, 2024 -
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Paze targets nationwide coverage by year-end shopping season
The big bank-backed digital wallet is now accepted by about 80,000 “primarily small” merchants, according to James Anderson, managing director at Early Warning Services.
By James Pothen • May 28, 2024 -
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Walmart and Capital One break up
The retail behemoth and its credit card issuer said in a terse, joint press release Friday that they’re parting ways.
By Lynne Marek • May 24, 2024 -
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Sorry, Cash App. Gen Z still wants bank branches.
Young consumers are open to using the peer-to-peer payments app as their primary bank, but many say they won’t switch because they value having a physical branch.
By James Pothen • May 21, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Form3Real-time payments revolution: Platform approach ushers in faster transactions
A platform-based approach helps banks commercialize value-added services and develop a more client centric model.
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Fed, OCC to hold meeting July 19 on Capital One-Discover deal
At $35.3 billion, the acquisition is well above the size that typically sees a public hearing by regulators. Agencies are eyeing tougher merger scrutiny, but that idea has received partisan backlash.
By Lynne Marek • May 15, 2024 -
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Fed, TCH joust over interoperability
When it comes to bridging the FedNow and RTP networks, officials at the Federal Reserve and The Clearing House have slightly different priorities.
By Lynne Marek • May 7, 2024 -
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Wells Fargo says US authorities probing Zelle disputes
JPMorgan also said it was responding to civil and government authorities’ inquiries regarding handling Zelle customer disputes. The banks did not divulge further details.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 3, 2024 -
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Stripe unbundles services as industry shifts
The company’s move to decouple embedded financial services from payment processing means it’s ready to pursue larger customers, analysts said.
By James Pothen • May 1, 2024 -
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FedNow pricing aimed at avoiding market disruption
The Federal Reserve sought to “not upset the marketplace as a second mover” when it set fees for the new instant payments system last year, a central bank official said Wednesday.
By James Pothen , Lynne Marek • April 29, 2024 -
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DOJ examines Capital One-Discover deal’s competitive angle
The Fed and the OCC extended their comment periods on the proposed acquisition until May 31. Capital One doesn’t “take any signaling” from the regulators’ decision, CEO Richard Fairbank said.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 26, 2024 -
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Fed seeks 8,000 financial institutions for FedNow
About 700 financial institutions have connected to the Fed’s instant payment network since last July, with at least 1,000 more in the pipeline, a FedNow official said this week.
By Lynne Marek , James Pothen • April 26, 2024 -
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Q&AAnchorage Digital CEO says custody, staking services poised for growth
Anchorage Digital's newly hired COO Aaron Schnarch will be key in scaling up to meet the increasing institutional demand for safe digital asset infrastructure, CEO Nathan McCauley said.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 24, 2024 -
US seeks 3 years in prison for Changpeng Zhao, $5.3B fine for Do Kwon
The federal government is tying up loose ends to address high-profile crypto crimes of yesteryear.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 24, 2024 -
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First Internet Bank CEO talks M&A, BaaS work
After its acquisition of First Century Bank fell through in 2022, First Internet built its own banking-as-a-service team, CEO David Becker said. It now counts startup Ramp as a client.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 24, 2024 -
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Fintech One offers BNPL at Walmart stores: report
The move presents competition for BNPL provider Affirm, which has partnered with the retail giant since 2019.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 23, 2024
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