Mastercard boosts agentic commerce, adds crypto network
The card network hopes to increase revenue from non-card payments and is tapping two major technology trends.
Amazon’s vibe coding went awry. There are lessons for bankers
The e-commerce giant has attributed outages to AI-assisted code.
JPMorgan Payments’ agentic commerce play; Ripple’s Australian deal
The bank is partnering with a French software company to upgrade its usage of the emerging forms of artificial intelligence. Plus, Ripple plans to buy a local payment company to secure a license in Australia, and more in American Banker’s global payments and fintech roundup.
Senators reintroduce bipartisan executive compensation bill
The measure, led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., would require regulators to recoup compensation from bank executives during the five years prior to their bank’s failure.
FDIC’s Hill: Stablecoins ineligible for pass-through insurance
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Travis Hill said in a speech Wednesday morning that the agency will move to codify stablecoins as ineligible for deposit insurance — which is required under the GENIUS Act — and that the prohibition likely will include pass-through deposit insurance arrangements.
Fed’s Bowman: Smaller balance sheet to inform liquidity rules
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said in a speech Wednesday morning that the central bank’s ongoing consideration of changes to its emergency liquidity rules and facilities must align with a separate goal of shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet.
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Travis Hill: An Update on Reforms to the Regulatory Toolkit
SPEECH | MARCH 11, 2026 Remarks by FDIC Chairman Travis Hill: An Update on Reforms to the Regulatory Toolkit The following speech was delivered before the American Bankers Association’s Washington Summit. Introduction It’s great to join the ABA again for its Washington Summit. Since last January, we have been working hard to reform our supervisory […]
Don’t be fooled by the scaremongering around private credit
There’s a huge difference between short-term volatility and true systemic risk. The current rash of redemptions from private credit funds betrays a misunderstanding of the strengths underlying the business model.
Kraken’s Fed master account could be the new normal
Kraken Financial’s receipt of a limited Federal Reserve master account is leading some industry observers to question whether the approval creates a new avenue for master account-seekers or whether it’s a preview of the proposed “skinny” account.
Did the Federal Reserve really release the Kraken?
Kraken’s limited account with the Fed raises as many questions as it answers; bank executives worry about the war; Nubank hires a TikTok executive; and M&T CEO Rene Jones joins the Leaders series