Kraken ‘on track’ to launch bank despite headwinds

"We're going to have those pens with the little ball chains ... and attach them to the desks of Wall Street banks everywhere. With our logo," Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori said on a podcast.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 7, 2023

Banking technology provider Amount cuts 25% of staff

The Chicago-based fintech, which was valued at $1 billion in 2021, has initiated its second round of layoffs in less than a year.

By Anna Hrushka • March 6, 2023

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The Banking Dive Outlook on 2023

Harsher penalties, a fiercer fight over ESG philosophy and a more urgent push to regulate crypto appear poised to roil the finance sector in 2023.

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Silvergate closes its crypto payments network

The abrupt closure follows an exodus of Silvergate partners and the bank's acknowledgment that it may be “less than well-capitalized.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 6, 2023

Dodd-Frank 1071 is here: How financial institutions are preparing with automation

Just in time for the March 31 ruling, here’s what banks are doing about it.

By Will Robinson, CEO, Encapture • March 6, 2023

Making it work: Why linking your digital and print strategies is essential for success

Digital content management is an essential technology for all businesses that want to thrive in today’s world.

March 6, 2023

Some Celsius customers can make withdrawals now

The bankrupt crypto lender is allowing withdrawals from some custody accounts, it said Thursday. Full funds distribution could start as soon as June.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 3, 2023

Partners drop Silvergate amid delays, financial review

Coinbase, Paxos and others reconsider their relationship with the crypto-heavy bank after it delays filing its 10-K document as an audit wraps up.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 2, 2023

Chime CTO: System optimization is key, including in a bear market

The fintech veteran, an alum of PayPal and eBay and a self-proclaimed "eternal optimist," said he isn't afraid of the market downturn.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 1, 2023

Circle CFO: Trust, transparency are key to crypto’s next phase

Stablecoin issuer Circle is moving to position itself as a player in crypto’s coming “utility phase,” and continuing its efforts to become a public company, its CFO said.

By Grace Noto • Feb. 24, 2023

Green Dot juggles customer changes

The banking-as-a-service company posted profits in the final quarter of last year even as it recovered from the loss of clients.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 24, 2023

Bankman-Fried hit with 4 new charges in FTX debacle

The charges are conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, securities fraud, and fraud with the purpose or sale of a derivative, according to unsealed filings.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 23, 2023

Fed, FDIC, OCC give banks ‘reminder’ on crypto liquidity risk

Thursday's statement offers no new guidance but appears to elevate stablecoin-linked deposits to a heightened risk category.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 23, 2023

SEC, NYDFS oppose Binance.US bid for Voyager assets

The regulators are asking for proof that the $1.02 billion deal wouldn’t violate securities laws.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 23, 2023

Cannabis banking fintech Dama Financial taps new CEO

Patrick O'Boyle will be responsible for overseeing Dama Financial's strategic direction, growth initiatives and the launch of new products, the firm said.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 22, 2023

Fintech suffered steep market cap declines last year

Although 2022 was “sobering,” there’s plenty to be optimistic about, fintech venture capitalist Abdul Abdirahman said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 22, 2023

Cross River exec named CEO of American Fintech Council

Phil Goldfeder will head the group at a pivotal time for fintech, as nonbank entities are coming under increased scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers, ranging from their involvement in the PPP to their partnerships with banks.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 22, 2023

Custodia accuses Fed of ‘pulling the strings’ in master account denial

The Kansas City Fed reported the rejection “in a coordinated maneuver orchestrated by the [Fed] Board in consultation with the White House and leaked to reporters” a day earlier, Custodia said.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 21, 2023

NY regulator orders Paxos to stop minting Binance stablecoin

The order stems from "several unresolved issues” related to the relationship between the companies, NYDFS said. The SEC has threatened to sue Paxos over the token, The Wall Street Journal reported.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 13, 2023

Crypto regulation shouldn’t smother innovation: Fed’s Waller

The Fed governor highlighted the benefits of smart contracts, as well as the potential for tokenization as a privacy tool, in a speech Friday.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 13, 2023

Key merger metric doesn’t account for online banking, nonbanks: OCC

The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, which measures a bank’s market presence based on deposit share, is becoming a less effective predictor of competition across product lines, the agency’s chief counsel said.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 13, 2023

The future of financial services: Continuous disruption, transformation and reinvention

VMware’s Financial Services Industry Solutions lead explores disruptions and innovations in banking.

Feb. 13, 2023

Kraken ends its crypto staking program, will pay SEC $30M

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce dissented on the agency's enforcement, calling it something a “paternalistic and lazy regulator” would do.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 10, 2023

Former NYSE CIO launches an app to make you feel good about your finances

He called Fierce “kind of like the Ted Lasso of finance.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 8, 2023

Bank mobile app use reaches 87%: Chase survey

Card replacement and peer-to-peer payment access rank among features with the greatest uptick in use, the bank’s research found.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 6, 2023

Silvergate’s FTX ties probed by DOJ fraud unit: report

The investigation is looking into the bank’s hosting of accounts linked to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Silvergate has not been accused of wrongdoing, sources told Bloomberg.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 3, 2023