Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse was one of the largest banking failures in American history. And according to a report Tuesday (March 12) by Bloomberg News, that collapse brought with it the largest penalty since before the 2008 financial crisis: $285 million in fees to retire emergency financing...
Mastercard is piloting a subscription management solution that financial institutions can add to their consumer banking offerings. The new Smart Subscriptions solution enables consumers to cancel, pause and resume their subscriptions, the company said in a Tuesday (March 12) press release. It also helps consumers...
Artificial intelligence continues to grow in importance for JPMorgan Chase. So much so that the technology could have its own reporting line, beyond the banking giant’s larger tech team, CEO Jamie Dimon indicated Tuesday (March 12). “Before any other major investment, it’s how are we doing on AI,”...
HSBC is reportedly expanding its U.S. commercial banking operations to bolster its startup lending. Wyatt Crowell, head of U.S. commercial banking at HSBC, said in an interview with Reuters Monday (March 11) that the lender plans to recruit around 50 more bankers for his department, aimed at lending...
If there’s a surety in financial services, it’s that hackers and bad actors probe ecosystems and platforms for points of vulnerability, looking for weak links to yield access to data or ways to infiltrate the organizations themselves. Banking as a Service (BaaS) enables nonbanking entities...
It’s said that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The spectacular flameout of Silicon Valley Bank (and other banks subsequently), happened March 10, 2023, which seems long ago, but the ripple effects are being felt in the here and now. The questions...
Financial institutions’ net income dropped 43.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The net income of commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) totaled $38.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, down $30 billion from the previous quarter, the FDIC...
One year after the 2023 banking crisis, America’s regional lenders continue to struggle. A report Thursday (March 7) by Reuters examined the hurdles facing these mid-sized banks, such as higher deposit costs and shaky office building loans, in the wake of the downfall of three banks, Silicon...
Call it a form of fixed pricing in the banking industry. Financial services are joining the ranks of segments, such as pharma, where there are rules governing what enterprises can charge customers. And there may be some unintended consequences as a result. The Consumer Financial Protection...