March 13, 2023
Circle’s Troubles Could Stoke Demand for Regulation of Stablecoins
There could be greater demand for regulation of stablecoins after USDC briefly lost its dollar peg. Regulators had already been looking at stablecoins, and the turbulence seen over the weekend...
March 13, 2023
The Silicon Valley Bank Story No One Has Told
It’s almost an eerie coincidence. Nearly three years to the day that the World Health Organization declared the novel Coronavirus a global pandemic, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. The mass exodus...
March 13, 2023
Merchants Shift Focus to ‘Good Guy’ Strategy to Fight Fraud...
The payments ecosystem spends 99% of its time and money on the 1% of the people who are out to exploit the system: the fraudsters. It’s now time to turn...
March 12, 2023
Signature Bank Shut Down and Placed Under FDIC Control
Regulators have closed down crypto-friendly lender Signature Bank in an attempt to stave off a banking crisis. The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and U.S. Treasury announced the...
March 10, 2023
Things Are Getting Real, but Not Real Good, for Crypto
Rather than enjoying a spring thaw, crypto’s 2022 winter is transitioning to an ice age. This, as New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James on Thursday (March 9) alleged that...
March 10, 2023
Why Can’t Consumers Quit Passwords?
Everyone hates the outmoded authentication tool, but no one seems to be able to give it up. The technology is there, and often already in place. But businesses and consumers...
March 10, 2023
Treasury Prime CFO Says Tough Times Reveal Embedded Finance Benefits
In today’s challenging macroclimate, embedded finance solutions are critical to meeting evolving customer preferences. And in today’s macro environment, where maintaining and expanding every customer relationship is increasingly important, meeting...
March 10, 2023
AI Can Help Credit Unions Make Payments Smarter and Credit...
Beyond the chatbots and hype, artificial intelligence has the potential to improve financial services. Jeremiah Lotz, managing vice president of digital and data at PSCU, told PYMNTS that AI will...
March 09, 2023
Yoti and Lloyds Banking Group Partner on a Reusable Digital...
Lloyds Banking Group is supporting Yoti in developing a reusable digital identity solution. The support includes a £10 million (about $12 million) investment in the United Kingdom-based digital identity company. The new product...