Coinbase receives conditional approval for OCC trust charter
The cryptocurrency exchange is the latest digital asset firm to receive a trust bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
US card networks accelerate bets on agentic AI
Visa has deployed advanced artificial intelligence to help solve payment disputes and expedite corporate bill pay; while Mastercard adds Hong Kong to its global agentic commerce network.
Mortgage credit costs jumped 10x in 4 years: CHLA
Which parties are responsible for the surge persisted as a source of debate as community lenders released updated survey data reflecting their average expense.
Mortgage rates hit a 5-week high, as buyers retreat
The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.46% this week, its highest mark since September, as mortgage applications fell 10.4% and sellers outnumber buyers by a record 46%.
Treasury outlines state v. federal stablecoin oversight balance
The proposal allows states substantial flexibility but sets guardrails against regulatory arbitrage.
AI agents are coming for money launderers
The latest generation of anti-money laundering software uses agentic AI to help alleviate AML alert fatigue. Experts say this use of the technology is promising, though they offer some caveats.
Prediction markets offer good clean fun, ethical headaches
Prediction markets are a problem not just for banks, but also for banks’ human resources departments; plus, the new Basel framework may end up recreating the environment it was intended to prevent.
SoFi to offer combined fiat and crypto enterprise banking
The digital bank launched Big Business Banking, an interface for businesses to manage fiat and crypto assets in the same place and conduct 24/7 transactions.
Bitcoin is slowly supplanting legacy mechanisms of monetary policy
As bitcoin plays an ever-larger role in cross-border transactions, what remains to be seen is how prepared the various bodies overseeing global finance are to engage with an asset that operates largely beyond their ability to meaningfully control it.
Banks get operational risk relief in Basel proposal
Banks have a lot to celebrate in the operational risk framework, but advocates warn it cuts capital too far.