Looking beyond KYC, banks now need to ‘know your agent’
Know-your-customer rules are a longtime fixture of bank compliance regimes, but as autonomous AI “agents” increasingly access banking systems, new rules for verifying their status are desperately needed.
Senate Dems press for oversight hearing before year-end
Leading Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee sent a letter to Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., pointing out the as-yet unsatisfied legal requirement for prudential regulators to appear in Congress semiannually.
FSOC tilts scales in oversight toward deregulation
Treasury Secretary Bessent said FSOC is readjusting its approach to avoid stifling growth in moves with implications for capital, technology and mortgages.
Airwallex raises $330 million to expand into US, Europe
The payments fintech reported an $8 billion valuation as it aims to establish a second global headquarters in Silicon Valley and expand into Europe and the U.K.
Fed unanimously reappoints all regional presidents
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors voted Wednesday to reappoint 11 sitting regional Fed presidents, without any dissents. The move precludes any effort the White House might have made to pressure the board to deny reappointments.
Statement by FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill at the December 2025 Meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council
STATEMENT | DECEMBER 11, 2025 Statement by FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill at the December 2025 Meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council The FDIC remains hard at work to improve its supervisory and regulatory approach across an array of issues, while still continuing to fulfill our core mission of insuring deposits, promoting the safety […]
High-cost lender Enova to buy digital-only Grasshopper Bank
Enova International, a nonbank lender in Chicago, plans to gain scale by using Grasshopper’s national bank charter. The deal already faces skepticism from critics of Enova’s high-cost lending model.
How OceanFirst uses AI to investigate crime, analyze bonds
The bank has been on a multiyear journey to deploy artificial intelligence, starting with a massive data cleanup project, chief information officer Brian Schaeffer says.
‘Fake heiress’ targeted Banc of California, FBI says
Mary Carole McDonnell allegedly posed as a McDonnell-Douglas heiress to secure loans. The FBI believes she is currently hiding in Dubai.
Business-focused fintech Mercury makes consumer banking push
The firm’s consumer account, which offers a 3.5% yield on savings, could appeal to the founders of startups that it already serves.