banking

Banking is an industry that handles cash, credit, and other financial transactions. Banks provide a safe place to store extra cash and credit. One key step towards financial independence is having a solid banking account.

Fed’s Barr Says Private Credit Stress Could Trigger Larger Credit Issues

Fed’s Barr Says Private Credit Stress Could Trigger Larger Credit Issues
Fed’s Barr Says Private Credit Stress Could Trigger Larger Credit Issues
May 03, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr is the latest official warning of private credit-related concerns. Stress in that market could lead to “psychological contagion” and thus...

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Fed Prepares New Playbook to Support Bank AI Adoption
Fed Prepares New Playbook to Support Bank AI Adoption
May 01, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Anthropic’s Mythos highlights the speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities can advance and the need for supervisory approaches to keep pace with emerging technology,...

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Nigerian FinTech OPay Eyes $4 Billion Valuation for US IPO
Nigerian FinTech OPay Eyes $4 Billion Valuation for US IPO
May 01, 2026  |  IPO

OPay Digital Services, a payments platform focused on Nigeria and backed by SoftBank Vision Fund and Sequoia Capital, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the...

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CFPB Eases Reporting Rules for Small Business Lenders
CFPB Eases Reporting Rules for Small Business Lenders
April 30, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reduced the small business data collection and reporting requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B). The...

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Earnings Signal Power Shift as Smaller Banks Push Into Office of CFO
Earnings Signal Power Shift as Smaller Banks Push Into Office of CFO
April 30, 2026  |  Spend Management

Building a competitive treasury platform used to be purely the purview of global, bulge-bracket banks. But as recent quarterly earnings and marketplace announcements across the...

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FIS Launches Bank-Focused Platform for Digital Currencies
FIS Launches Bank-Focused Platform for Digital Currencies
April 29, 2026  |  Banking

FIS has launched a new platform that enables banks to issue, manage and settle their own digital money while keeping those deposits on their balance sheet....

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OppFi Moves Deeper Into Banking With $130 Million BNC Purchase
OppFi Moves Deeper Into Banking With $130 Million BNC Purchase
April 29, 2026  |  Partnerships

Online lending platform OppFi is set to acquire BNC Bank for $130 million. The deal, announced Wednesday (April 29), is designed to capitalize on both OppFI’s digital finance capabilities with BNC’s...

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Real-Time Rails Put Bank Data to the Test
Real-Time Rails Put Bank Data to the Test
April 29, 2026  |  Data & Research

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Volante Tech’s Deepak Gupta In payments, data is no longer the advantage. Real-time action is, particularly as artificial...

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