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    Anchorage Digital CEO says custody, staking services poised for growth

    Over the last six months, Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley said he’s seen a major increase in institutional demand for safe digital asset infrastructure, in part due to spot bitcoin ETFs. Newly hired COO Aaron Schnarch will be key in scaling up to meet the demand, McCauley said.

    By April 24, 2024
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    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 April 24, 2024
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    Bank and fintech partnerships

    A partnership can be a broad hand-up from a giant bank, a targeted effort to fix a societal issue, or a strategic miscalculation.

    By Banking Dive staff
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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 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 April 23, 2024
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    Fed courts nonbanks for FedNow growth

    Nonbanks "help us understand what is needed, what customers are demanding [and] not seeing, what's on the horizon that we should be thinking about," a Chicago Fed specialist said this month.

    By Lynne Marek • April 23, 2024
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    For Capital One and Discover, the 4th time may have been the charm

    Discover rebuffed three Capital One pitches before agreeing to a deal, and talks halted for seven weeks, an SEC filing indicates.

    By April 22, 2024
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    Truist CIO, chief audit officer leave bank

    The bank, meanwhile, has added new leaders in its payments business and logged $70 million in restructuring charges in the first quarter, CEO Bill Rogers said Monday.

    By April 22, 2024
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    Pathward to pay refunds, penalty tied to NY AG investigation

    The bank, a frequent partner to fintechs, froze customer accounts and transferred money to debt collectors, violating state law, the NY AG’s office said.

    By April 17, 2024
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    Fed keeps up CBDC research

    Despite political opposition to a potential U.S. central bank digital currency, research staff at the central bank continue to study the possibility.

    By Lynne Marek • April 17, 2024
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    US, Europe lock arms on payments regulation

    U.S. and European regulators have joined forces to monitor digital payment concerns, including those related to buy now, pay later financing and big tech market participation.

    By Lynne Marek • April 15, 2024
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    Citi’s reorg job toll climbs to 7,000: Fraser

    The bank boosted its expectation for annual savings to $1.5 billion. Meanwhile, Citi, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase reported marked increases in FDIC special assessment costs.

    By April 12, 2024
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    KeyBank scouts for fintech partners

    The bank, which has yet to strike a fintech partnership this year, generally enters into one to two each year, said Ken Gavrity, president of Key Commercial Bank.

    By April 10, 2024
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    Dimon blasts regulation, proxy advisers in annual letter

    The JPMorgan Chase CEO also gave prominent space to AI, touting its potential impact in software engineering, customer service and operations, “as well as in general employee productivity."

    By April 8, 2024
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    Treasury Prime, Narmi partner to offer customers FedNow service

    The partnership aims to simplify and accelerate the adoption of FedNow by small and medium-sized financial institutions in Treasury Prime’s network.

    By April 3, 2024
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    Citi asks judge to toss NY AG’s fraud reimbursement suit

    The bank called Letitia James' lawsuit against the bank a "misguided attempt" to modify the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, when a different law covers wire transfers.

    By April 3, 2024
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    Credit card complaints surpass bank account gripes at CFPB

    The agency received 70,000 card-related complaints from consumers last year, but complaints regarding checking and savings accounts jumped 33% from 2022, according to a report last week.

    By James Pothen • April 3, 2024
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    Warren reiterates call for gun MCC guidance

    The senator and 32 other Democrats are stressing the need for federal guidance on the gun merchant category code as states take opposing sides.

    By March 29, 2024
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    Ally names Discover CEO to its top post

    A little over a month after starting as Discover's CEO, Michael G. Rhodes is leaving to take the same position at Ally.

    By March 27, 2024
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    Fintech trade group sues to block Colorado interest-rate cap

    A law set to take effect July 1 would bar state-chartered banks from offering Coloradans installment loans and BNPL products. But it may clear the market for federally chartered banks, plaintiffs say.

    By March 27, 2024
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    Walmart can break off Capital One card partnership early, judge says

    It won’t be easy for Walmart to find a new partner to replace Capital One, though, said Brian Riley, co-head of payments at Javelin Strategy & Research.

    By March 27, 2024
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    Capital One pledges to give Discover’s network a boost

    Dominated by Visa and Mastercard, card network markets “sorely need an injection of competitive rivalry,” Capital One argued in its application to regulators to purchase Discover.

    By March 26, 2024
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    DOJ calls Apple card fees ‘significant expense’ for banks

    The tech giant’s fees for credit card transactions “cut into funding for features and benefits that banks might otherwise offer smartphone users,” the Justice Department said in suing the company this month.

    By James Pothen • March 26, 2024
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    JPMorgan seeks embedded payments niches

    The biggest U.S. bank aims to offer embedded payments software solutions in more industries for its corporate clients.

    By Lynne Marek • March 25, 2024
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    Robinhood co-founder steps down

    Baiju Bhatt, who co-founded the fintech 11 years ago and was most recently chief creative officer, is moving on to “focus on his next enterprise.”

    By March 25, 2024
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    He could get 5 years. He could get 100. For how long will Sam Bankman-Fried go to prison?

    Ryan Lee O'Neill, a New Jersey-based defense attorney, has represented countless defendants in the FTX founder's place. She has her own estimates.

    By March 20, 2024