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 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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Fed Report Puts Banks on Alert Over Rising Fraud Threats
Fed Report Puts Banks on Alert Over Rising Fraud Threats
April 28, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud is growing more pervasive, more adaptive and harder to contain. Financial institutions are responding by reworking how detection, prevention and customer protection are built...

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Mercury Wins Conditional OCC Approval For Banking License
Mercury Wins Conditional OCC Approval For Banking License
April 28, 2026  |  Banking

FinTech Mercury says it is one step closer to become a national bank The company announced Monday (April 27) that it has gotten conditional approval...

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