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AUG 18, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

Lawmakers counter World Liberty approval with anti-corruption bill

AUG 15, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Trump-linked crypto firm gets OCC nod for trust bank charter

AUG 13, 2026 – MARKETPLACE

Which businesses should have to disclose foreign ownership?

AUG 11, 2026 – THE BLOCK

What's next for the Clarity Act as September brings a tough road ahead

AUG 3, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Dakota applies for trust bank charter to issue stablecoins

JUL 27, 2026 – ACAMS

Financial Crime Matters: Fighting money laundering past, present and future

JUL 24, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Inside Upstart's journey to get a bank charter approval

JUL 24, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

Upstart nabs conditional bank charter

JUL 24, 2026 – MARKETPLACE

Fintechs harbor banking dreams

JUL 21, 2026 – THE FINTERCEPT

Klarna Wants a Seat at the Big Banks’ Table. The Price Is Full Regulatory Scrutiny

JUL 17, 2026 – BANK DIRECTOR

Applicants Race To Secure National Bank Charters

JUL 9, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

OCC conditional approve Sony trust bank charter

JUL 8, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Sony gets conditional approval to establish US trust bank

MAY 2, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

'Well-capitalized' banks keep failing; it's time for a reality check

By Brian Graham

JUL 2, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

CBW Bank applies to OCC for bank charter conversion

JUN 22, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

Flagstar CIO: Proprietary tech creates optionality

JUN 9, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

The FDIC should release more information on brokered deposits during bank runs

By Brian Graham

JUN 8, 2026 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

How a 160-year-old law will regulate AI for national banks for years to come

By Roman Goldstein

JUN 11, 2026 – BAREFOOT INNOVATION PODCAST

Episode: AI, risk & the future of bank compliance

JUN 10, 2026 – THE BANKER

Fed ‘skinny’ account proposal is test of institutional tug of war

JUN 3, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Billions at stake as Supreme Court mulls interest on escrow

JUN 3, 2026 – ASSOCIATED PRESS

Polymarket cuts ties with George Santos as regulators probe trades on rival prediction market

MAY 29, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Why trust charters brought crypto companies into the fold

MAY 28, 2026 – BLOOMBERG

For international fintechs, America is the grand prize

MAY 27, 2026 – NEW YORK TIMES

Crypto firms and auto makers are looking to open banks

MAY 20, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

Regulators float changes to CAMELS ratings

MAY 20, 2026 – REUTERS

Fed proposes limited payment accounts for fintechs, others

APR 29, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

Fintech OppFi to buy Arizona bank for $130M

APR 10, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

A new regulatory era is opening the door to banking innovation

By Valerie Song & Jenny Small

APR 22, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

Mission Lane applies for bank charter

APR 6, 2026 – S&P GLOBAL

Nonbanks dominate bank charter boom as approval times shrink

MAR 31, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

More Americans asking AI for financial advice: TD survey

MAR 27, 2026 – BANK DIRECTOR

Foreign banks set sights on US expansion

MAR 18, 2026 – S&P GLOBAL

Basel III endgame unlikely to revive banks' mortgage appetite

MAR 13, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Enforcement is down under Trump; is that a problem?

MAR 11, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Kraken skinny master account could be new normal

MAR 10, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Upstart says bank charter is for efficiency, not rivalry

MAR 9, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Why do banks fail?

MAR 4, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

OCC's proposed threshold change divides bank trade groups

FEB 23, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Small Ky. bank's release by regulators came sooner than expected

FEB 12, 2026 – FINTECH NEXUS

The Bank Charter Gold Rush

FEB 5, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

'This is an arms race': Banks cope with AI-faked documents

JAN 30, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

What's coming for the banking industry in 2026

JAN 29, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Nubank receives approval for US bank charter

JAN 28, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

Nomura spinoff Laser Digital applies for OCC charter

JAN 23, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

FDIC conditionally approves Ford, GM ILC charters

JAN 22, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

Inside the explosiion of bank charter applications

JAN 15, 2026 – BLOOMBERG

Trump family's World Liberty seeks CFO

JAN 15, 2026 – BANKING DIVE

M&A in 2026 may put more distance between big, small banks

JAN 12, 2026 – BLOOMBERG

This is who companies call when they want to become a bank

JAN 13, 2026 – MARKETWATCH

Credit-card rewards are under siege — for everyone but the rich

JAN 12, 2026 – AMERICAN BANKER

Checkout.com approved for limited bank charter

JAN 9, 2026 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

The identity dilemma: How AI blurs the line between reality and fraud

By Sepideh Rowland

DEC 16, 2025 – SEMAFOR

Trump era opens banking licenses for fintechs

DEC 12, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Looking beyond KYC, banks now need to 'know your agent'

By Zor Gorelov

DEC 16, 2025 – THE HILL

3 big questions for the banking industry

OCT 29, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

The OCC has fired the starting pistol in a race to open new banks

By Brian Graham

DEC 11, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

PNC's Demchak bemoans M&A speculation

OCT 16, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Will stablecoins upend banking?

By Adam Shapiro

DEC 3, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Propel Holdings gets approval

JUN 24, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Risk management, not regulation, should fuel AI adoption

By Zor Gorelov

NOV 21, 2025 – POLITICO MORNING MONEY

Can the OCC give limited charters to financial institutions that only do payments or make loans?

APR 17, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Lenders too are punished by regulators' overzealous debanking

By Brian Graham

NOV 20, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Fed traded fast merger for private equity rescue

MAR 13, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

New banking innovation freedom comes at a cost: Rethinking risk management

By Adam Shapiro

NOV 14, 2025 – THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Trump is making it easier to become a bank

FEB 25, 2025 – OPEN BANKER

Rethinking regulation

By Jonah Crane

OCT 31, 2025 – BANK DIRECTOR MAG

Community bank exams are about to change

OCT 28, 2025 – BLOOMBERG

Why does everyone want to be a bank now?

SEPT 10, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

The FDIC should avoid a fact-free debate on brokered deposits

By Brian Graham

OCT 28, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Crypto banks guardedly hopeful about "skinny" master accounts

JULY 16, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Supreme court rulings may shake up banking entry decisions in fintechs' favor

By Michele Alt

OCT 28, 2025 – BLOOMBERG

Fintechs are edging closer to banking’s big payments privilege

MAR 28, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Before you boldly go into partner banking, focus on data and compliance

By Adam Shapiro

OCT 23, 2025 – THE FINTERCEPT

Inside Erebor's 4-month sprint

FEB 8, 2024 – PAYMENTS DIVE

CFPB open banking proposal will be crucial

By Jonah Crane

OCT 22, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Warren, Kim want FDIC to halt ILC charter approvals

JAN 18, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Why the ‘Chevron two-step’ matters so much to banks and credit unions

By Michele Alt

OCT 15, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

OCC conditionally approves Erebor charter

DEC 19, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

Not so fast, state AGs. Banks don't owe you automatic data access

By Michele Alt

OCT 13, 2025 – S&P GLOBAL

US banks' brokered deposit levels would drop under pending House bills

OCT 9, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Should fintechs buy or build their way into banking today?

By Michele Alt

OCT 9, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

More new charters to turn up competitive heat on banks

SEPT 25, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

What bankers should know about the alarm over brokered deposits

By Patrick Haggerty

OCT 7, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

OCC aims to cut community bank burden

AUG 24, 2023 – FINTECH NEXUS

How not to enter banking

By Michele Alt

SEPT 17, 2025 – MARKETWATCH

Here's where you can find higher yield

JUL 7, 2023 – BARRON'S

There's only one way forward for small banks now: Consolidation

By Brian Graham

SEPT 5, 2025 – THE INFORMATION

Elon Musk's X-Money plans

JUL 3, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

What banks & fintechs must know about Washington's new guidance on partnerships

By Andreas Westgaard & Christina Hunt-Fuhr

AUG 27, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Banks may get chance to reallocate resources

JUN 21, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

Are we totally wrong about which types of deposits are risky?

By Brian Graham

AUG 22, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Bowman's plan to let Fed staffers own crypto raises questions

APR 19, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Earnings watch: Uninsured deposits & commercial real estate loans are the focus

By Brian Graham

AUG 21, 2025 – BANK DIRECTOR MAG

How one CEO built a team to fix his bank

MAR 28, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

It's past time to implement the law prohibiting excessive banker compensation

By Michele Alt

AUG 8, 2025 – BUSINESS INSIDER

A fundraising memo for Palmer Luckey's new bank

MAR 28, 2023 – BARRONS

The simple fix to what’s ailing banks

By Konrad Alt

AUG 8, 2025 – S&P GLOBAL

Regional bank M&A expected to get boost from fed rating proposal

FEB 13, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

The FDIC is asking the wrong questions about the 'unbanked'

By Mary Dent & Tracy Basinger

AUG 6, 2025 – PAYMENTS DIVE

Georgia bank charter attracts two more takers

JAN 27, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Where to look for value in the fintech wreckage

By Jonah Crane & Todd H. Baker

JUL 30, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Banks, credit unions turn to AI

DEC 15, 2022 – LAW360

How partner banks can contingency plan for fintech failure

By Adam Shapiro & Stephanie White Booker

JUL 23, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Bank trade groups push back on crypto companies' charter pursuits

NOV 29, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

Tsunami alert: Enforcement actions are coming

By Konrad Alt & Catherine Brown

JUL 22, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

There's an open door but not open season for ILCs

NOV 18, 2022 – CU INSIGHT

Why credit unions must innovate or risk fading away

By Andreas Westgaard

JUL 18, 2025 – BLOOMBERG LAW

Stablecoin bill adds to occs workload as trump team cuts jobs

SEPT 22, 2022 – BENZINGA

When fraud risk management practices lead to consent orders - A lesson for banks and fintechs

By Christina Hunt-Fuhr

JUL 2, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

NCUA sets high bar

SEPT 16, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

Regulators are coming for fintechs and the banks that power them

By Brian Graham

JUL 1, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Making sense of the "crazy quilt" of financial regulations

AUG 29, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

CFPB sets its sights on digital Marketers

By Lauren Sartwell & Siena Marr

JUN 26, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Automakers, Plus, Invade Banking: Five Industrial Bank Bids Spark a Chartering Uprising

AUG 22, 2022 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Why Banking as a Service may be best community bank survival strategy

By Vince Curotto

JUN 23, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Nissan applies for ILC charter to FDIC

JUL 28, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

BaaS providers: Time to double down on compliance

By Joshua Diamond & Poorani Jeyasekar

JUN 17, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Senate stablecoin bill would unleash crypto banks nationwide

JUL 5, 2022 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

CRA reform: What retail bankers must know now

By Tracy Basinger

JUN 9, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Bucking the Trend: Why Thrivent became a bank

JUN 24, 2022 – COINDESK

Why the Crypto Crash will accelerate regulatory action

By Tracy Basinger & Jonah Crane

JUN 6, 2025 – FINTECH NEXUS NEWS

To bank or not to bank

MAY 30, 2022 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

The hidden risks of artificial intelligence in bank marketing

By Lauren Sartwell, Stephanie White Booker & Poorani Jeyasekar

JUN 6, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Has Doge lost its bite?

APR 14, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

Invocation of personal liability signals CFPB bite matches its bark

By Lauren Sartwell & Paul Marker

JUN 5, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Pulaski Bank's failure spurred by impaired capital

MAR 23, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

Is consumer harm lurking in your institution?

By Catherine Brown & Paul Marker

JUN 4, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Chime seeks $832 Million in IPO

MAR 9, 2022 – COINDESK

How crypto companies must mesh with traditional financial services platforms for DeFi to succeed

By Daniel Bulaevsky

MAY 22, 2025 – FINTECH LAYER CAKE

Fintech bank charter opportunities with Michele Alt from Klaros Group

MAY 16, 2025 – US NEWS & WORLD REPORT

NY AG vs Capital One

MAY 15, 2025 – FINTECH ONE ON ONE

Fintech One on One with Michele Alt

MAY 7, 2025 – BLOOMBERG

Trump cuts thousands of regulators while Wall Street wobbles

MAY 2, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Why banks aren't trimming their capital levels

APR 30, 2025 – FBW PODCAST

De novo vs. acquisition, the benefits and privileges vs. costs of being a bank, and much more

APR 30, 2025 – CORPORATE COMPLIANCE INSIGHTS

What does weakend CFPB mean for Finserve compliance?

APR 29, 2025 – MSN

The new Trump era blurs the lines between crypto, banks and fintech

APR 28, 2025 – S&P GLOBAL

Higher asset thresholds, new resolution plan rules set to ease burdens on banks

APR 23, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Coinbase considers applying for federal bank charter

APR 23, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Warren presses Bowman on Synapse lapses

APR 16, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

BaaS startup Solid files for bankruptcy

APR 14, 2025 – BLOOMBERG

Stripe's banking push comes as fintechs dive deeper into finance

APR 11, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Bank charters for fintechs moving forward in multiple ways

APR 10, 2025 – PYMNTS

Stablecoins – threat or opportunity for banks?

APR 4, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Why fintechs are buying up bank charters

APR 3, 2025 – FINXTECH

When tech companies come for bank charters

APR 1, 2025 – FORBES

Why fintechs still need to behave

MAR 21, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

OCC to stop examining for reputational risk

MAR 20, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

SmartBiz deal shows regulatory openness to fintech-bank M&A

MAR 19, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

UK's Oak North to acquire Michigan community bank

MAR 18, 2025 – AXIOS

Fintech bank charter watch

MAR 18, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Will a fintech’s acquisition of a Chicago bank restart the race for charters?

MAR 17, 2025 – BLOOMBERG

SmartBiz Is first fintech to become bank under Donald Trump

MAR 17, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Mercury to pivot from partner bank Evolve

MAR 7, 2025 – BANK DIRECTOR MAG

Companies brush off ILC applications

MAR 5, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Banks welcome FDIC deregulatory shift-but volatility looms

FEB 13, 2025 – PAYMENTS DIVE

Georgia special charter attracts another applicant

FEB 12, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Better bank savings rates: should customers be notified?

FEB 10, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Complex answers to questions about the CFPB's future

FEB 10, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL TIMES - The Banker

Trump's FDIC may permit new banks

FEB 10, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

OCC acting comptroller Rodney Hood

FEB 6, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Concerns mount over FDIC staffing challenges

FEB 6, 2025 – REGFI PODCAST

Opening a new path for bank formations

FEB 5, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

GM subsidiary resubmits ILC charter application

FEB 5, 2025 – AXIOS

Hsu stands alone among Biden-era regulators

MAY 14, 2023 – FINANCIAL TIMES

The DeFi world faces a jarring transition

By Jonah Crane

JAN 31, 2025 – S&P GLOBAL

SEC rolls back banks crypto accounting rule; Fed keeps rates steady

JAN 31, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

Trump-era CFPB has full plate following Chopra’s flurry of activity

JAN 30, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

FDIC's Synapse rule, a Treasury breach: Top tech news January 2025

JAN 30, 2025 – FINANCIAL ADVISOR IQ

Lawyer group prods Trump to make bank launches easier

JAN 30, 2025 – AXIOS

Finance dreams of a deregulatory utopia

JAN 28, 2025 – CAPITOL ACCOUNT

The growing legal fight over bank regulators' In-house courts

JAN 28, 2025 – WASHINGTON POST

Elon Musk’s X is getting into the payments business

JAN 28, 2025 – THE CLS BLUE SKY BLOG

How to improve the bank charter application process

JAN 27, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

A nearly $1B bank deal is one approval away

JAN 27, 2025 – PYMNTS

Financial services lawyers call for simpler path to bank charters

JAN 27, 2025 – REUTERS

Lawyer group urges overhaul to ease US process for setting up new banks

JAN 23, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Trump's bank policy remains undefined amid flurry of orders

JAN 20, 2025 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Will Trump 2.0 be revolutionary or evolutionary for the banking industry

JAN 18, 2025 – MARKETWATCH

Capital One lawsuit reveals how bank customers can get smart

JAN 17, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Big tech companies challenge CFPB's attempt to police them

JAN 15, 2025 – BISNOW

SEC asks NY banks to reveal their exposure

JAN 15, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

BaaS outlook growing brighter

JAN 14, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

More loan sales, M&A on the table as banks address CRE challenges

JAN 13, 2025 – WATCHER.GURU

Donald Trump to issue executive crypto policy orders on first day in office

JAN 10, 2025 – USA TODAY

Billions of dollars for millions of Americans: why 'delete the CFPB' might not fly

JAN 8, 2025 – ABA BANKING JOURNAL

How boards can position their banks to navigate change

JAN 8, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

6 banking trends to watch in 2025

JAN 7, 2025 – CNBC

Fed's Michael Barr clears way for gentler banking regulator

JAN 6, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

The so-called Synapse rule and other BaaS challenges of 2025

JAN 2, 2025 – FORTUNE

The Crystal Ball: What 2025 holds for pivotal sectors, including crypto, consumer and health

DEC 30, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

How right were the banker's predictions about 2024?

DEC 19, 2024 – BANKING DIVE

OCC slaps USAA over failure to fix flaws in several areas

DEC 18, 2024 – PYMNTS

Panza and Klaros Group team to offer AI-powered compliance

DEC 11, 2024 – THE INFORMATION

Stablecoin startups seek fresh cash amid crypto payments frenzy

NOV 27, 2024 – BANKING DRIVE

Trump 2.0 expected to open the ‘regulatory gates’ for chartering

NOV 26, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

The Trump administration's impact on banking begins to take form

NOV 7, 2024 – BANKING DRIVE

How a second Trump term may change bank M&A

NOV 6, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Election 2024: Live coverage

OCT 23, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

How are banking industry experts handicapping the impact of the election?

OCT 23, 2024 – BANKING DRIVE

Trade groups challenge CFPB’s open banking rule on Day 1

OCT 21, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Evolve Bank says it will start returning money to Synapse end users

OCT 21, 2024 – PAYMENTS DIVE

Fiserv may grab competitive edge with new bank charter

OCT 13, 2024 – FORTUNE

Chasing yield was an inside joke at SVB—until the bank collapsed

OCT 5, 2024 – FORBES

3 ways the election could impact fintech

SEPT 27, 2024 – CNBC

JPMorgan Chase is prepared to sue the U.S. government over Zelle scams

SEPT 20, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Banks most at risk of failing share these three red flags

SEPT 18, 2024 – BANKING DIVE

DOJ joins OCC, FDIC in updating bank merger guidelines

AUG 2, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

The unexpected tools that could fix bank-fintech regulation

JULY 31, 2024 – BANKING DIVE

Did regulators send warning shot at already roiled BaaS space?

JULY 10, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

'It's always a black box': One fintech's ordeal working with Synapse

JULY 3, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

What is a BaaS bank's responsibility post-Synapse collapse?

JULY 2, 2024 – CNBC

How thousands of Americans got caught in fintech’s false promise and lost access to bank accounts

JUNE 24, 2024 – POLITICO

How banks are feeding the private debt boom

JUNE 14, 2024 – BLOOMBERG TV

Bloomberg: The Close 06/14/2024

JUNE 14, 2024 – FORTUNE

The Fed hits Evolve bank with order over fintech troubles

MAY 23, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Uninsured bank on track for Fed master account approval

MAY 2, 2024 – MARKETWATCH

The Fed isn’t cutting rates, but these four banks are already paring rates on high-yield savings accounts

MAY 2, 2024 – BANKING DIVE

Republic First not alone in feeling unrealized losses

MAY 1, 2024 – CNBC

Why hundreds of U.S. banks may be at risk of failure

APR 26, 2024 – REUTERS

NYCB faces tough choices on CRE loans, balance sheet diversification

APR 17, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Connecticut's special banking charter finds a new purpose

APR 13, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Fintech partner banks facing 'volatile mix' of supervisory scrutiny

APR 4, 2024 – BLOOMBERG

Winners of 2023 bank crisis are finding the new spotlight harsh

APR 3, 2024 – THE FINTECH TIMES

What should we expect to see from embedded finance in 2024?

MAR 22, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Large firms seeking mergers face long odds under proposed FDIC policy

MAR 20, 2024 – INC.

Report: Looming real estate debt crisis puts 300 small banks into troubled status

MAR 19, 2024 – CNBC

Banks are in limbo without a crucial lifeline. Here's where cracks may appear next

MAR 11, 2024 – FORBES

How to be(come) a great partner bank in the BaaS space

MAR 4, 2024 – REUTERS

Short-sellers rake in nearly $1 bln targeting US regional bank ETF

MAR 4, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Bankers say BaaS turmoil primes future growth

FEB 21, 2024 – FINANCIAL TIMES

Dawn of the credit card war? Capital One’s $35bn deal takes aim at Visa and Mastercard

FEB 21, 2024 – CNBC

Here's why Capital One is buying Discover in the biggest proposed merger of 2024

FEB 7, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Banking-as-a-service banks: 'There is a reckoning'

JAN 16, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

As Supreme Court hears Chevron deference case, warnings of 'chaos'

NOV 29, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

FDIC order against First Fed Bank latest example of third-party scrutiny

OCT 11, 2023 – BANKING DIVE

Regulators ramp up pressure on BaaS banks

SEPT 12, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

At many banks, pandemic-era bond purchases are still tugging at profits

AUG 11, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

Fintech experiment with generative AI, but development is slow going

JUL 10, 2023 – CNBC

The American banking landscape is on the cusp of a seismic shift. Expect more pain to come

JUN 26, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

New bank capital requirements move faster than the speed of regulation

JUN 12, 2023 – S&P GLOBAL

Fintechs still eyeing banks, see the deals bringing funding benefits

MAY 12, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

Brex tried to buy a piece of Silicon Valley Bank in March

APR 11, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

Liquidity crisis could spark a long, slow trickle of bank failures

MAR 24, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

For the biggest banks, an influx of deposits has some downsides

MAR 16, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

How much blame do supervisors deserve for Silicon Valley Bank's demise?

FEB 22, 2023 – THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Stablecoins attract scrutiny in SEC’s drive to control crypto

JAN 18, 2023 – BANKING DIVE

Fintech wreckage spells opportunity for bargain-hunting banks

DEC 9, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Greenwood launches upscale benefits with a $200 monthly fee

DEC 2, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Five types of risks that threaten bank - Fintech partnerships

OCT 13, 2022 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

What the Federal crackdown on Bank+Fintech 'BaaS' partnerships means

OCT 10, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Behind the Bancorp's decision to pursue a national bank charter

SEPT 16, 2022 – INC

Greed tanked the SPAC market. Founders are going to have to look elsewhere

SEPT 13, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Do banks and fintechs need to rethink their partnerships

SEPT 12, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

How Starling Bank, upgrade and Dave cracked the profitability code

AUG 30, 2022 – S&P GLOBAL

Banks find new banking-as-a-service customers as neobanks pull back

AUG 25, 2022 – BLOOMBERG LAW

Investor pressure forces fintechs to rethink inclusion goals

AUG 23, 2022 – FORBES

A year after confirming new director, how has the CFPB fared?

JUL 26, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Banks continue to pursue banking as a service despite headwinds

JUL 8, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

The carrots and sticks of open banking

APR 25, 2022 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

How CFPB is reshaping banks' growth strategy

MAR 22, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

Understanding the CFPB’s new UDAAP guidance: Is consumer harm lurking in your institution?

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