American regulators have granted a banking license to a President Donald Trump-affiliated cryptocurrency company. The Office for the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued its preliminary conditional approval Friday (Aug. 14) for a national banking charter requested by World Liberty Financial (WLF), a company led...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be getting a new leader. President Donald Trump nominated former CFPB deputy director and current Capital One executive Brian Johnson to a five-year term as director of the agency. The nomination was announced by the White House Wednesday (June 10). Johnson held four positions...
President Donald Trump has appointed 13 tech leaders to an advisory committee focused on strengthening American leadership in science and innovation. The newly appointed members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) include Oracle Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison, Nvidia Founder, President and CEO Jensen Huang and Meta Founder,...
President Donald Trump wants his administration to combat “predatory” schemes targeting American consumers and businesses. The president on Friday (March 6) signed an executive order calling for a review of which “operational, technical, diplomatic, and regulatory tools could be improved to combat transnational criminal organizations...
May 26, 2025
We’re not quite at the halfway point of the year — that will come June 30 — but the long weekend offers time to pause and reflect on some significant developments within banking. In just the past few months, and in change fomented by a new administration in Washington, the landscape has been defined by […]
May 06, 2025
Donald Trump promised to transform the U.S. into the “crypto capital of the planet,” and he will need cryptocurrency legislation for his administration to do it. But while bills for both...
April 11, 2025
When Walmart, the largest retailer in the U.S., abruptly withdrew its first-quarter operating income guidance last week, the message was unmistakable: the tariff storm is shaking the foundations of retail...
April 10, 2025
Hate to say you read it here first, but here’s a prescient quote left on the cutting room floor from PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster’s interview with QED Investors partner Amias...
September 20, 2026
President Donald Trump says will name a new artificial intelligence czar to head an agency similar to his Space Force. “We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry,” he wrote Saturday in a post on his Truth Social platform. “AI is the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet, but […]
August 16, 2026
American regulators have granted a banking license to a President Donald Trump-affiliated cryptocurrency company. The Office for the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued its preliminary conditional approval Friday (Aug....
June 11, 2026
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be getting a new leader. President Donald Trump nominated former CFPB deputy director and current Capital One executive Brian Johnson to a five-year term as director of...
March 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has appointed 13 tech leaders to an advisory committee focused on strengthening American leadership in science and innovation. The newly appointed members of the President’s Council of...
