BaaS and payments are becoming intertwined: Citi’s Will Artingstall
Will Artingstall, global head of digital asset payments and ecommerce solutions within Citi’s Services business, sat down with American Banker to discuss the firm’s banking-as-a-service business and how it fits into its larger corporate payments strategy.
Trustmark promotes exec, setting him up as potential next CEO
Thomas Owens, Trustmark’s current chief financial officer, will take over as chief operating officer on May 1. The COO position has historically been a pathway to the top job at the Jackson, Mississippi-based bank.
OCC scraps bank-recovery plans
The regulator argues the plans were costly, too theoretical and ineffective, eliminating the financial crisis-era requirement as part of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory push.
On-chain investments could drive payments growth
American Banker data finds that a majority of executives investing in technology expect payments enhancements in the immediate future as well as further out.
Deal will bring N.C.’s Fidelity Bank into Atlanta area
The bank’s planned $142 million acquisition of Affinity Bancshares comes as war-related uncertainty appears to have slowed the industry’s appetite for mergers.
How to apply for the Best Banks to Work For 2026
American Banker is accepting applications for the Best Banks to Work For program. The annual ranking, which is now in its 14th year, is a showcase of banks that prioritize strong employee engagement, a positive corporate culture and plenty of employee support.
Financial Institution Letter: FDIC Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION LETTER | MARCH 31, 2026 FDIC Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights Summary: The FDIC’s Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights is an annual publication. Its purpose is to enhance transparency regarding the FDIC’s consumer compliance supervisory activities and provide a high-level overview of consumer compliance issues identified in 2025 through the FDIC’s supervision of state non-member […]
U.S. Bank, Mastercard take Amazon’s small-business cards from Amex
The Minneapolis-based bank will issue the cards, and Mastercard will act as the network provider. American Express formerly ran the e-commerce giant’s business credit card programs.
Solana 101: What it is and why some banks use it
JPMorganChase, Citi, Bank of America and Anchorage Digital are among the banks that are using or planning to work with the Solana distributed ledger and network. Solana Policy Institute CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine explains how it works.
Banks are better positioned to benefit from AI than many realize
Despite headlines threatening massive AI-driven disruption of the industry, legacy financial institutions with vast troves of customer data are actually very well positioned to reap the benefits of AI — if they understand how.