Grasshopper lines up new executives amid lending push

The $867.5 million-asset digital bank added a slew of new lending executives this week, as the lender seeks to jump off loan growth that's come in part from its embedded finance business.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 19, 2025

Citi shrinks execs’ bonuses over tech revamp

Senior leaders were paid just 68% of 2024’s target, the bank said in a proxy filing, citing slower progress on regulatory issues.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 19, 2025

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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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Crypto firm Gemini hires Affirm veteran as CFO

Dan Chen’s appointment could signal momentum in Gemini’s reported plans to conduct an IPO, coming as the crypto exchange closes the books on several regulatory actions.

By Grace Noto • March 18, 2025

Northern Trust exec: Crypto rule changes may ease tokenization

Biden-era anti-crypto regulations didn’t just affect volatile digital assets. They also affected firms offering traditional assets, like bonds, on the blockchain.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 17, 2025

Klarna whittled workforce via AI ahead of IPO

The Swedish buy now, pay later juggernaut cut its headcount in each of the past two years, and expects to keep shrinking it.

By Justin Bachman , Lynne Marek • March 17, 2025

Mercury to pivot from partner bank Evolve

The decision to sever ties with Evolve follows neobank Dave’s decision to line up Coastal Community Bank as its new partner. 

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 17, 2025

Citi revamps tech leadership in its wealth division

Dipendra Malhotra, former head of analytics, AI and data at Morgan Stanley's wealth unit, will help drive technology modernization at Citi, CIO Jonathan Lofthouse said.

By Matt Ashare • March 14, 2025

Webster eyes $100B threshold, invests in hiring and tech

The Connecticut-based bank aims to hire about 200 people this year, including adding about two dozen technology and cybersecurity employees, Webster’s CIO said.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 14, 2025

Wells Fargo taps Discover, JPMorgan vet to lead branch, ATM tech unit

Heather Blair served as senior vice president of consumer banking technology at Discover for more than a year. She also spent 17 years at JPMorgan Chase, including as head of technology.

By Matt Ashare • March 13, 2025

Airwallex taps into multibillion-dollar creator economy

By embedding finance tools into creator platforms, Airwallex aims to help creators get paid more easily, said Ravi Adusumilli, the company's Americas president.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 12, 2025

Varo to leverage AI, machine learning in profitability push

Incoming Varo Bank CEO Gavin Michael said he plans to achieve profitability by capitalizing on technology for underwriting and fraud prevention. 

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 12, 2025

Pathward CEO: Regulatory scrutiny of BaaS ‘just getting started’

Regulators will keep BaaS under the microscope, continuing to put pressure on the space and contributing to fewer banks in the space, expects Brett Pharr, the bank’s CEO.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 12, 2025

OCC shifts gears on crypto

The interpretive letter issued Friday, advising banks on engaging in certain crypto-asset activities, rescinded Biden-era guidance issued in 2021.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 10, 2025

BofA eyes personalization, speedier onboarding for business clients

The team behind the bank’s CashPro platform is making tweaks and enhancements to bring more of the consumer experience to the digital business banking space, a CashPro product executive said.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 6, 2025

Dave, Coastal Community Bank team up in pivot away from Evolve

The Los Angeles-based fintech will start onboarding customers to Coastal Community Bank as soon as the second quarter of 2025, Dave said Monday.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 5, 2025

Golden 1 CFO sees culture fit as crucial in hiring

Keeping credit union membership at top of mind sometimes means tweaking the "pure math" approach to solutions, Golden 1 CFO Allyson Hill said.

By Grace Noto • March 5, 2025

Crypto miner stresses risk minimization, manufacturing capability

Broadstreet Private Equity CEO David Feingold hedges against the volatility of crypto by converting every altcoin his operation mines into a stablecoin by day’s end.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 5, 2025

Banks invest in responsible AI talent, research as adoption unfolds

The industry increased its hiring of governance and ethical use professionals last year, according to Evident Insights.

By Matt Ashare • March 5, 2025

Crypto firm Tether appoints new CFO, names predecessor as chair

The stablecoin issuer aims to conduct a full audit in a bid to leave behind a somewhat checkered past with U.S. regulators as the Trump administration courts the crypto industry.

By Grace Noto • March 4, 2025

SEC drops case against Kraken

“This dismissal lifts that cloud of uncertainty. It reaffirms that businesses like Kraken, which prioritize compliance and consumer protection, should not be subject to arbitrary legal battles,” the exchange wrote in a blog post.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 3, 2025

Trump names coins in strategic crypto reserve

Differing from prior calls for a national bitcoin stockpile, the strategic reserve will have bitcoin, ether, Ripple’s XRP, Solana’s SOL and Cardano’s ADA, according to the president’s Truth Social post.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 3, 2025

Robinhood CFO sells $1.2M in shares after dropped SEC investigation

“Let me be crystal clear — this investigation never should have been opened,” Robinhood’s chief legal officer said last Monday.

By Grace Noto • Feb. 28, 2025

TD racks up AML remediation costs

After spending $86 million in Q1, the bank expects to spend $500 million on AML remediation costs and governance and control investment in fiscal 2025.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 27, 2025

KeyBank, Treasury Prime partner on embedded banking

The partnership, targeted at fintechs and institutional clients, will focus on faster revenue generation and simpler technical uplifts. 

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 27, 2025

A mixed weekend for crypto

The SEC dropped crypto enforcement actions against two companies, but the DOJ handed a half billion dollars in penalties to another. A fourth was hit with a record hack.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 26, 2025