China has reportedly closed almost 25% of its banks amid increased oversight of smaller lenders. The world’s second largest economy shuttered a record 670-plus banks in 2025, the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Oct. 3), citing figures from China’s National Financial Regulatory Administration. The closures,...
Watch more: Monday Conversation With Tassat’s Glen Sussman Conversations about stablecoins have a way of turning into conversations about technology. Which chain, which standard, whose rail. When PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster sat down with Tassat CEO Glen Sussman for the “Monday Conversation” series, she put...
The rise of stablecoins could pose a grave threat to America’s regional banks. That’s according to a new analysis from investment bank Standard Chartered, cited in a report Tuesday (Jan. 27) from CoinDesk. The chief risk for banks is the deterioration of net margin interest...
Colorado lender National Bank Holdings (NBH) Corporation has finalized its acquisition of Texas-based Vista Bank. The $377 million deal, announced Wednesday (Jan. 7), is designed to increase NBH’s footprint in three high-growth markets—Austin, Palm Beach and Dallas-Ft. Worth—while melding its product capabilities with the strength...
July 27, 2026
Watch more: Monday Conversation With Tassat’s Glen Sussman Conversations about stablecoins have a way of turning into conversations about technology. Which chain, which standard, whose rail. When PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster sat down with Tassat CEO Glen Sussman for the “Monday Conversation” series, she put a plainer question on the table. “How many rails do […]
April 19, 2023
Bank earnings continue to roll in. Beyond the biggest players, J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, and others, the regionals and the super-regional banks have shown some resilient trends: Consumers continue to spend,...
July 19, 2019
The problem when it comes to innovation for regional banks and credit unions isn’t lack of interest. Quite the contrary, according to Ondot Systems CEO and President Vaduvur Bharghavan (known...
October 18, 2026
Several of America’s regional banks posted robust third-quarter earnings last week amid strong commercial loan demand. And as Reuters reported Friday (Oct. 16), these earnings add to indications that the U.S. economy is still resilient even in the face of increasing borrowing costs. People have accepted global uncertainty as a new reality and are moving […]
October 04, 2026
China has reportedly closed almost 25% of its banks amid increased oversight of smaller lenders. The world’s second largest economy shuttered a record 670-plus banks in 2025, the Financial Times...
January 27, 2026
The rise of stablecoins could pose a grave threat to America’s regional banks. That’s according to a new analysis from investment bank Standard Chartered, cited in a report Tuesday (Jan....
January 07, 2026
Colorado lender National Bank Holdings (NBH) Corporation has finalized its acquisition of Texas-based Vista Bank. The $377 million deal, announced Wednesday (Jan. 7), is designed to increase NBH’s footprint in...
