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Morgan Stanley names firmwide AI chief
Jeff McMillan, a 15-year veteran of the bank, led the creation of Morgan Stanley’s generative AI-powered chatbot last year as chief analytics and data officer.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 15, 2024 -
A year later: SVB’s impact on fintech
Fintechs like Mercury and MoneyLion showed their resilience, offering innovative products and assisting their customers through difficult times.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 13, 2024 -
Trendline
Customer service
Banks and fintechs have a choice when looking to grow: Identify a new customer segment and expand services, or drill down and better serve the clients they have.
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FDIC vice chair wants regulators to hurry up on addressing tokenization
Tokenization could be a "major leap" for the monetary system. Travis Hill doesn't want the U.S. to be left out.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 12, 2024 -
JPMorgan to launch biometric checkout next year
The bank’s payments unit plans to engage in more pilots this year before rolling out the checkout service broadly next year, said Prashant Sharma, JPMorgan’s executive director of biometrics and identity solutions.
By Caitlin Mullen • March 11, 2024 -
Q&A
How banks, fintechs can navigate regulatory challenges in BaaS space
Banks have a responsibility to treat their customers fairly because they deal with people’s money, said the CEO of Synctera, a partner of Lineage Bank, which was recently hit with an FDIC consent order over BaaS.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 6, 2024 -
JPMorgan Chase’s Neovest buys LayerOne Financial
The deal allows Neovest’s 500-plus clients, many of them hedge funds, to monitor portfolios, conduct risk assessments and perform compliance checks, among other things.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 5, 2024 -
Metropolitan Commercial Bank exits BaaS
“The decision to terminate these financial service partnerships will reduce the Company’s exposure to the heightened, and evolving, regulatory standards related to these activities,” the bank said in its 10-K filing last week.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 4, 2024 -
Coinbase users see $0 balance in technical glitch
“We are aware that some users may see a zero balance across their Coinbase accounts and may experience errors in buying or selling,” the crypto exchange wrote on its website. “Your assets are safe."
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 29, 2024 -
Smaller credit unions face hurdles despite NCUA’s fintech rule
The financial innovation rule may open the door to more partnerships, but larger institutions still have advantages on tech, budget and risk management, experts say.
By Ken McCarthy • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Green Dot faces Fed’s proposed consent order
The digital bank set aside $20 million to cover a potential penalty stemming from compliance risk management issues predating the company’s current management.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Treasury Prime has laid off half its staff
The banking-as-a-service platform is shedding its fintech-bank liaison duties — and about 40 to 50 employees — to focus exclusively on providing software to banks.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Kraken wants SEC suit dismissed
The playbook for Kraken's motion to dismiss looks a lot like those of Binance and Coinbase.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 23, 2024 -
AI could spark change in the SMB lending space
Financial institutions, including fintechs, can leverage artificial intelligence technology like machine learning to automate lending decisions, a white paper commissioned by Uplinq said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 21, 2024 -
PayPal invests in AI startup Rasa
The investment is the first that the digital payments pioneer is making from its new artificial intelligence venture fund.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 20, 2024 -
Capital One to acquire Discover in $35.3B deal
The transaction would give a big boost to a bank well-known for its credit card component, yet lend regulatory gravitas and investment dollars to a struggling card network.
By Dan Ennis • Feb. 20, 2024 -
SoLo Funds nears 2M users
The peer-to-peer lending platform has faced some regulatory backlash, but a study from London's Centre for Economics and Business Research shows it's cheaper than many other subprime options.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 14, 2024 -
NY AG expands suit against DCG
Attorney General Letitia James initially alleged that Digital Currency Group and others defrauded investors of $1 billion. Now, after hearing from more investors, that number is up to $3 billion.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 12, 2024 -
HSBC CEO knew of a plan to poach SVB bankers, First Citizens alleges
First Citizens filed an amended complaint in federal court Wednesday, in line with a judge's order last month to "clean up" its initial $1.2 billion lawsuit.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 9, 2024 -
Q&A
Banks should step up scam response: fraud expert
With regulators gearing up to take a stronger stance against digital payments fraud, banks must focus on how they handle scams, one executive says.
By Caitlin Mullen • Feb. 9, 2024 -
Yellen backs legislation to avert AI threat to financial stability
Testimony by the Treasury secretary follows a pledge by the Biden administration to seize on the benefits of artificial intelligence while containing its risks.
By Jim Tyson • Feb. 8, 2024 -
MoneyLion, EY partner to co-build ‘turnkey’ solutions for banks
The partnership will help to drive deposits for mid-sized banks and help diversify their existing revenue streams by implementing comprehensive digital marketplaces inside their ecosystems.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 7, 2024 -
Fed ends enforcement action against Farmington State Bank
The small Washington state-based bank was heavily tied to FTX before the crypto exchange's implosion.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 7, 2024 -
Fiserv CEO details special bank charter pursuit
The processing and acquiring company, which seeks a “very specific” special bank charter, doesn’t intend to compete with its financial institution partners, Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano said Tuesday.
By Caitlin Mullen • Feb. 7, 2024 -
Fleet fintech ditches Visa for Mastercard
Fuel card startup AtoB, with $112 million in financial backing, plans to take on dominant fleet service rivals Wex and Fleetcor.
By Lynne Marek • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Vast Bank discontinues crypto mobile app
The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based lender told customers their digital assets would be liquidated and accounts would be closed. Customers will receive stranded assets via cashier’s check, the bank said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 5, 2024