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White House lays out digital-asset priorities
An executive order issued Wednesday details six priorities in "harnessing the potential benefits" of the emerging technologies.
By Lynne Marek • March 9, 2022 -
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Circle delays SPAC merger, doubles valuation to $9B
The firm behind USD Coin has renegotiated its transaction terms with Concord Acquisition, pushing back the termination date to as late as Jan. 31, 2023.
By Robin Bradley • Feb. 18, 2022 -
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Banks are enthusiastic about AI’s promises. But can they get customers on board, and will regulators let the innovation happen?
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Coinbase muscles in on popular remittance corridor
The company is partnering with Remitly to let users in Mexico cash out crypto transfers in pesos — a service that will be free through March.
By Robin Bradley • Feb. 16, 2022 -
Crypto lender BlockFi to pay $100M to settle with SEC, states
The company agreed to stop selling its interest-bearing account in the U.S. and launch a new one tailored to the Securities Act of 1933. Half of the settlement money will go to the SEC. The other $50 million will be split among 32 states.
By Dan Ennis • Feb. 14, 2022 -
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CFTC chief eyes greater authority in crypto oversight
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam asked a Senate panel for an extra $100 million and the authority to police the cash market for digital assets, in addition to its traditional role overseeing derivatives.
By Robin Bradley • Feb. 10, 2022 -
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Fees make customers twice as likely to switch banks, study finds
Moving "from a punitive, carrot-and-stick approach suggests that retail banks are recognizing [they must] evolve beyond service provider [to] more of a hub of financial advice and guidance," J.D. Power researchers wrote.
By Robin Bradley • Feb. 1, 2022 -
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Revolut to offer 30-minute, fee-free remittances from US to Mexico
Remittances sent from the U.S. to Mexico increased by 37.7% between November 2020 and 2021, according to research published by BBVA.
By Robin Bradley • Jan. 31, 2022 -
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Diem to end crypto project, sell its assets to Silvergate Bank for $182M
The California bank said Monday it intends to launch a stablecoin this year using the assets it acquired in the deal.
By Dan Ennis • Updated Feb. 1, 2022 -
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H&R Block launches challenger bank Spruce
The tax-preparation company last March teased its desire to offer digital checking and savings accounts. Spruce marks H&R Block's second foray into banking after it surrendered its charter in 2015.
By Robin Bradley • Jan. 21, 2022 -
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Crypto questions, Fed vacancies fill 2022 regulatory agenda with unknowns
The people doing the regulating will be as important as rulemaking substance — and the Senate's vote on the Fed's Lael Brainard can serve as a test of Republicans' appetite for change.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 20, 2022 -
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SoFi gets OCC's conditional approval to become a bank
The OCC restricted the bank, once it's operational, from crypto activity without first obtaining the regulator's non-objection.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 19, 2022 -
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Neobank Starling halts advertising on Facebook, Instagram
The U.K.-based fintech's CEO, in a blog post, said the company would not post ads on Meta platforms until the social media giant addresses its scammer infestation.
By Robin Bradley • Jan. 7, 2022 -
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NCUA OKs crypto partnerships for credit unions
"Financial services has always been 'adapt or die,'" Kyle Hauptman, the regulator's vice chair, told CoinDesk. "I don't want credit unions to go the way of Blockbuster Video because we, the regulators, prevented innovation."
By Robin Bradley • Jan. 4, 2022 -
5 banking trends to watch in 2022
A reversal on in-office work from a hard-liner like Goldman Sachs may represent a pivot point in the acceptance of remote policies. But other narratives, such as small-scale niche M&A, mark a continuation from 2021.
By Dan Ennis , Anna Hrushka , Robin Bradley • Jan. 4, 2022 -
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Banks are 'missing the mark' on overdraft revamps, Dave CEO says
"Getting rid of overdraft solves part of the problem, but it also can hurt customers who are relying on those funds to get by, even though it's a very expensive credit," said the fintech's top executive, Jason Wilk.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 21, 2021 -
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Customers Bank plays up 'fintech-forward' focus in rebrand
The bank said it's attracting "younger, more diverse, more tech savvy" clients, and the new branding is "designed to capture this vibe."
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 16, 2021 -
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Crypto custody firm Anchorage Digital raises $350M in $3B valuation
The company's latest raise comes as the firm is ramping up its strategy to partner with financial institutions that want to provide their clients with custody services for their digital assets.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 15, 2021 -
Chime customers can deposit funds at Walgreens for free
The retailer joins CVS, Walmart and 7-Eleven in allowing Chime's customers to make deposits at their brick-and-mortar locations. Walgreens, however, is the only retailer to do so without charging a fee.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 14, 2021 -
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Wells Fargo to use HSBC's blockchain tech to settle forex transactions
Through the arrangement, the banks will sidestep CLS, a Federal Reserve-regulated third party, to settle matched foreign-exchange transactions in U.S. and Canadian dollars, euros and British pounds.
By Robin Bradley • Dec. 13, 2021 -
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Coinbase's revenge, CFTC shade-throwing highlight return of 'winter filter'
Coinbase debuted an interest-bearing product for non-U.S. users a day after warning lawmakers the U.S. is at risk of being left behind. Also, "regulating through enforcement" comes under fire — from a regulator.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 10, 2021 -
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Crypto execs tout financial inclusion during digital-asset hearing
Circle, for example, aims to funnel "billions of dollars" of USDC dollar-denominated reserves into minority depository institutions to aid underserved communities, CEO Jeremy Allaire told lawmakers Wednesday.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 9, 2021 -
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Crypto execs push for tailored regulation, but not a rush to judgment
At stake, they said in a Wednesday hearing on Capitol Hill, is the U.S.'s leadership in the field.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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The decentralization in DeFi just an illusion, BIS says
DeFi is ripe for regulation before the ecosystem becomes more popular, the Basel, Switzerland-based organization says in its quarterly report.
By Robin Bradley • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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Crypto, cybersecurity and climate in focus in OCC risk report
"The OCC is approaching crypto-related activities in the federal banking system very carefully with a high degree of caution and expects its supervised institutions to do the same," the agency said in its report.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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Quotable Quarles: 5 takeaways from the Fed governor's farewell speech
The outgoing central bank official suggested a change to big banks' stress-testing framework, warned against stifling digital-asset innovation and cautioned the misuse of Fed emergency funds.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 3, 2021
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