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    Fifth Third uses heat mapping to plot where to put new branches

    A tool to analyze existing retailers, competitor presence, local income and cell phone data is helping the super-regional place 200 added locations by 2028.

    By Dec. 4, 2024
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    Q&A

    Worldpay exec talks digital wallet security

    The head of fraud prevention for the processor said the company leverages data to block hackers and fraudsters seeking digital wallet information.

    By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 3, 2024
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    Artificial intelligence

    Banks are enthusiastic about AI’s promises. But can they get customers on board, and will regulators let the innovation happen?

    By Banking Dive staff
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    Capital One report finds data disconnect between IT, business leaders

    Most executives are confident in their organization’s data capabilities. Technical practitioners aren’t so sure.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 2, 2024
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    Synapse partner banks hit with lawsuit over fund mismanagement

    The four banks – Evolve, AMG National Trust, American Bank and Lineage – were sued Friday, after thousands of consumers were left without access to their funds post-Synapse collapse.

    By Nov. 27, 2024
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    BNPL use may rise this year for holiday shopping

    With credit card interest rates at a historic high, consumers are likely to gravitate to lower-cost alternatives, including potentially buy now, pay later options, industry consultants say.

    By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 27, 2024
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    Custodia takes a step back ahead of Trump term

    The Wyoming bank, long embattled with the Federal Reserve, aimed to “preserve capital” and its charter before the White House takes a presumably more crypto-positive tone.

    By Nov. 26, 2024
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    U.S. Bank bets on capital markets boost

    The super-regional is expanding its product set and angling for a more prominent position with its clients, the bank’s head of wealth, corporate, commercial and institutional banking said.

    By Nov. 26, 2024
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    Sponsored by Encapture

    The countdown to 1071: Why automation is a must-have for banks

    Upcoming rules demand action — banks must act now. Learn why automation is key for compliance.

    By Brynna Desantiago, Head of Marketing at Encapture • Nov. 25, 2024
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    HSBC hires Citi vet to lead ex-SVB unit

    Emily Turner, a 13-year veteran at Citi, will become the CEO of the HSBC Innovation Banking UK unit, starting in February.

    By Nov. 21, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    PayPal CEO pushes beyond payments

    After a year as CEO of the digital payments pioneer, Alex Chriss is spearheading an expanded role in commerce for the company.

    By Lynne Marek • Nov. 20, 2024
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    Robinhood buys wealth management platform TradePMR

    Ahead of what’s projected to be the largest wealth transfer in history, Robinhood is bringing financial advisers directly to its 24 million customers.

    By Nov. 20, 2024
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    Sponsored by Snowflake

    Nailing your AI strategy for banking is more important than you think

    What data leaders in banking and financial services should consider for a successful enterprise AI strategy.

    By Snowflake • Nov. 18, 2024
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    Community banks need to step up third-party practices: survey

    Community and mid-size banks lack due diligence and rigorous contract negotiations with third-party vendors, including fintechs, leading to potential risks, a Jones Walker survey said.

    By Nov. 13, 2024
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    Block recalibrates crypto approach

    The payments firm is winding down its bitcoin-focused TBD business and investing in its self-custody wallet and bitcoin mining businesses.

    By Nov. 13, 2024
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    Underbanked US population grows to 14.2%, FDIC finds

    Separately, the unbanked proportion of U.S. households dropped to 4.2% last year, the regulator said in its biennial survey. But racial disparity persists: 32.3% of unbanked households are Black and 33.4% are Hispanic, the FDIC found.

    By Nov. 13, 2024
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    Klarna files for IPO

    The buy now, pay later company announced Tuesday it had filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering.

    By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 13, 2024
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    Cross River drops lawsuit against Fiserv subsidiary

    The Fort Lee, New Jersey-based lender dismissed its lawsuit against First Data Merchant Services, which was filed in October 2023, without disclosing a reason. 

    By Nov. 6, 2024
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    Fed aims to make instant payments the norm

    “It's going to be up to us to move instant payments from being novel to being normal,” Federal Reserve Financial Services’ chief payments executive told attendees at an industry conference last week.

    By Lynne Marek and Patrick Cooley • Nov. 5, 2024
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    Stablecoins face obstacles to widespread adoption

    The digital currencies could simplify cross-border payments, but consumers are wary of using them, payments and fintech executives say.

    By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 4, 2024
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    Flagstar taps CIO, credit review chief

    The bank has brought on a number of new executives this year and also completed the sale of its mortgage business to Mr. Cooper on Friday.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
  • CFPB fines VyStar $1.5M over 2022 outage

    The order requires the Jacksonville, Florida-based credit union to reimburse fees and costs to members from the botched rollout of an online banking system.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    Kraken cuts staff, appoints co-CEO and CFO

    The crypto exchange has cut about 400 employees, sources told The New York Times, in an effort to be “leaner and faster.” The move comes alongside changes in the company's C-suite.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    Singh, fourth FTX exec sentenced, avoids prison

    Former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh showed an “eagerness to assist” the prosecution during its case against Sam Bankman-Fried, and a similar energy to help CEO John Ray in FTX's bankruptcy case.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Consensys to slash 20% of workforce

    The blockchain software firm best known for its self-custodial MetaMask wallet cited regulatory uncertainty and a push toward “rigorous decentralization.”

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    JPMorgan Chase sues customers who exploited viral ‘glitch’

    With four nearly identical lawsuits, the nation’s largest bank wants users to return hundreds of thousands of dollars taken in a scheme promoted on TikTok.

    By Oct. 29, 2024