When customers go rogue, new AI models try to catch them
First-party fraud — customers claiming they never made a transaction when they know full well they did — is a growing problem for banks. An emerging host of vendors including Socure are offering machine learning models that detect this.
Consumer groups sue CFPB over small business data rule
A coalition of consumer groups sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and acting Director Rusell Vought for refusing to implement a statutorily-mandated small business data collection rule that is already tied up in litigation.
Don’t conflate stablecoins with tokenized bank deposits
Noelle Acheson unpacks the differences between stablecoins and tokenized deposits, and what they mean for both
Lending niches helped these banks to outperform their peers
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
De novos, deposit insurance reform find bipartisan momentum
The House Financial Services Committee passed a number of bipartisan banking bills with wide margins, suggesting a growing consensus on how to handle issues like deposit insurance, de novo bank formation and the Federal Reserve’s discount window.
How ‘PayPal World’ could shake up cross-border payments
The fintech has made its core payment app interoperable with Venmo and will connect 2 billion users through partnerships in India, China, Brazil and other major digital commerce markets.
The state of CBDCs outside of the U.S.; U.K. pressures Apple
As the U.S. moves to make central bank digital currencies illegal, projects in other countries are moving slowly. Also: U.K. regulators look for new ways to monitor Apple and more in the global payments and fintech roundup.
CFPB complaints skyrocket amid efforts to defund, cut staff
Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have skyrocketed in the first half of 2025, due in part to an increase in payment scams generated by social media that target peer-to-peer payment platforms such as Zelle, Venmo and other apps.
Bankers urge delay after crypto firms apply for charters
Bank lobbying groups have formally objected to the recent wave of applications by crypto companies for national trust bank charters. They argue that too little information has been made public about the firms’ business models and planned products.
Northern Trust firmly denies BNY merger discussions
“During my tenure as CEO, we have never entertained discussions regarding the sale of the company with any financial institution,” CEO Michael O’Grady told analysts Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the two banks’ CEOs had at least one conversation about a potential merger.