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Payments Innovators Seek Direct Access as De Novo Banking Activity Rebounds
May 23, 2025

In recent months, nonbanks have been applying for banking charters. Against a backdrop where de novo activity has been muted through the past several years, regulators have been moving to ease the bank application process. In a speech earlier this year, FDIC Acting Chairman Travis...

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Moneta Money Bank Taps Real-Time Tech to Serve Customers Faster
May 22, 2025

Moneta Money Bank, one of the largest retail banks in the Czech Republic, is using the latest technologies to reshape how it connects with customers amid competition for consumer wallets. Working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), data and artificial intelligence solutions provider SAS and technology...

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Fed, BIS See Smart Contracts Transforming Central Bank Liquidity Management
May 22, 2025

The digitization of money, and the movement to decentralized finance, begs the question: What happens to financial institutions, central banks and central banking policy? The banking system itself may seemingly be upended by stablecoins, cryptocurrencies and the prospect of digital dollars. The landscape is still...

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Ant International Helps HSBC Hong Kong Offer Tokenized Deposits
May 22, 2025

Ant International has teamed with HSBC on the bank’s tokenized deposit service in Hong Kong. The service is designed to support treasury management via real-time, “always-on” Hong Kong and U.S. dollar payments between corporate wallets held by an HSBC Hong Kong client, according to a Thursday (May 22) press...

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Santander’s US Digital Banking Platform Gains 100,000 Customers in 6 Months
May 21, 2025

Santander Bank N.A. said Wednesday (May 21) that its digital banking platform gained more than 100,000 customers in the U.S. during its first six months of operations in the country. That growth rate of the Openbank by Santander platform exceeded the bank’s expectations, Santander Bank...

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Bank of America: QR Sign-Ins by Business Clients Increased 60%
May 20, 2025

QR code technology is an increasingly popular sign-in method among Bank of America’s corporate and commercial clients. The number of business clients using QR sign-in to access the bank’s digital banking platform, CashPro, increased by 60% in 2024, Bank of America said in a Tuesday...

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JPMorgan Forecasts Rising Interest Income Despite Economic Uncertainty
May 19, 2025

America’s biggest bank says businesses and consumers are resilient in the face of uncertainty. As such, JPMorgan Chase is projecting that it could earn more from interest payments this year, according to a Reuters report Monday (May 19) from the bank’s annual presentation to investors and analysts. Jeremy Barnum,...

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Loans to Nonbank Lenders Top $1 Trillion Amid New Scrutiny
May 19, 2025

Lending to nonbank entities like buyout firms and private credit outfits has topped $1 trillion. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (May 19), this trend is happening amid concern by regulators that the connections between banks and their nonbank counterparts could present a systemic risk. The...

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Capital One Reportedly Settling Savings Account Suit for $425 Million
May 18, 2025

Capital One will reportedly pay $425 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of cheating savings account depositors. That’s according to a report by Reuters on Friday (May 16), citing court documents. The proposed settlement comes amid similar litigation against Capital One by New York...