Exclusive: Regulators move to ease banks’ SAR burden
A new interagency guidance clarifies when banks must report suspicious activity, easing compliance workloads and narrowing the reporting requirements to focus on higher-value cases.
The leaders who are making payments ‘invisible’
Fintechs and banks are rapidly placing checkout inside apps, e-commerce sites and travel services, standing on the shoulders of a new generation of artificial intelligence and data science to revolutionize customer experience. Some of the bank executives leading the charge spoke with American Banker about the innovation’s potential.
North Dakota plans to issue its own stablecoin
The ‘Roughrider’ coin, which is scheduled to launch in early 2026, will be the first state stablecoin to launch on Fiserv’s digital asset platform.
Activists urge Wells Fargo not to name Scharf chairman
The Accountability Board, a three-year-old-group focused on corporate governance issues, said the bank shouldn’t have backtracked on a longstanding policy separating the chairman and CEO roles.
Silver lining? Some fraud victims see credit scores rise: Fed
New Federal Reserve research reveals that identity theft victims who use extended fraud alerts often see significant and lasting credit improvements.
Walmart’s OnePay boosts crypto; Lloyds’ tech saves cash
The retail giant is betting on the mainstream appeal of digital assets, while Lloyds’ cash-preservation strategy gains steam. That and more in American Banker’s global payments and fintech roundup.
Fed’s Barr warns community banks about AI fraud risks
Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr is warning small banks about the growing threat from fraudsters’ use of AI-generated deepfakes. But he also says AI may be able to help community banks fight fraud more effectively.
JPMorganChase, Capital One top AI ranking, once again
The two banks lead Evident’s AI Index, which scores banks according to AI talent, innovation, leadership and transparency.
Democrats urge full D.C. Circuit to hear CFPB court case
Top Democratic lawmakers are asking the full appeals court to hear a case about the Trump administration’s efforts to fire employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Former FDIC board member confirmed to top Treasury role
The Senate confirmed former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board member Jonathan McKernan to serve as Treasury’s Under Secretary for Domestic Finance on a party-line vote, installing a key industry ally in the Treasury Department.