Europe’s central bank taps Feedzai for digital euro fraud shield
Portugal’s Feedzai will build the fraud detection system for Europe’s planned digital currency, a deal worth up to $278 million.
SoFi launches options trading for beginners
The digital bank is expanding its investment offerings with a lower-risk, fee-free level of options trading.
Citi and US Bank leaders drive tech-powered risk reform
Jennifer Taylor at Citibank and Jodi Richard at U.S. Bank are driving a rethinking of how to tackle the risks banks face using technology.
Does the ‘subscription economy’ offer banks an opportunity?
As consumers use digital subscriptions for everything from streaming movies to cooking meals, financial apps are taking different approaches to helping their customers navigate recurring payments. Should banks get in on the action?
Bond yields sank — so why aren’t mortgage rates following?
While new jobs data contributed to falling Treasury yields, mortgage rates showed a mixed picture with some trackers moving in opposite directions.
Visa to open Visa Direct to stablecoins
The payments company is opening its real-time payments network, Visa Direct, to stablecoins through a prefunding pilot that will allow businesses to move money across borders when banks are closed.
Backlash brews over large-scale ‘exiting’ of AI skeptics
Two large companies’ announcements that they’re laying off thousands of people they’ve deemed not AI-savvy have drawn mostly negative reactions.
Sunshine Act Notice: FDIC Board of Directors Meeting
SUNSHINE ACT MEETING NOTICE The FDIC Board of Directors will meet in an open session: Date and Time: Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET Place: The Board meeting will be open to public observation by webcast. Members of the media should contact the Office of Communications by Monday, October 6, at MediaRequests@FDIC.gov to attend […]
CFPB officially delays small-business reporting rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will delay its small-business lending data rule by a year, citing litigation and plans to rewrite the regulation in the interim as reasons for the delay.
Inside Stripe’s push into agentic artificial intelligence
A flurry of product launches are designed to keep the payment company’s merchants in-house by making it easier to deploy artificial intelligence-driven payments and stablecoins.