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    Revolut faces more fraud claims than other UK banks: report

    A spokesperson said the fintech investigates each fraud claim independently of other cases, and that it takes such claims “incredibly seriously.”

    By July 24, 2024
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    Dive Deposits: Comerica’s loss may be BNY’s gain

    The Treasury Department will not renew its Direct Express debit card contract with Comerica, the Dallas bank disclosed Friday. Rather, that partnership is going to BNY, sources told American Banker.

    By July 23, 2024
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    Data-driven disruption

    More often than not, an innovator may see disruption as an enhancement to be embraced. And sometimes the innovators are the establishment.

    By Banking Dive staff
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    BlockFi prepares to make customers whole

    The crypto firm’s bankruptcy plan was approved in September. It announced Monday the sale of its FTX claims, part of its plan to pay customers back, at a “substantial premium to the[ir] face value.”

    By July 23, 2024
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    Truist execs pledge expense discipline

    While the bank is “fully committed” to keeping expenses flat this year compared to last, Truist is spending to bolster its payments and middle market lending teams, CEO Bill Rogers said Monday.

    By July 22, 2024
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    JPMorgan Chase invests in B2B payments startup Slope

    The bank’s payments unit and Y Combinator were among investors providing $65 million in financing for the business-to-business upstart this month.

    By Lynne Marek • July 22, 2024
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    Why orchestration is a key driver in payment modernization

    Payment orchestration solutions give banks flexibility and control around what happens for each payment type they handle.

    July 22, 2024
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    Capital One-Discover deal critics, supporters sound off

    Executives with the two companies and a number of community groups spoke in favor of the $35.3 billion merger Friday, while a raft of critics urged regulators to block the deal.

    By July 19, 2024
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    CFPB to apply lending laws to EWA

    The federal agency weighed in Thursday with a proposed rule to oversee the burgeoning earned wage access industry.

    By Lynne Marek • July 18, 2024
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    Opponents of Capital One-Discover merger to air grievances

    Consumer advocates say the tie-up will stifle competition and give the combined company an easy avenue to raise fees on card payments.

    By Patrick Cooley • July 18, 2024
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    Discover to sell student loan portfolio to Carlyle, KKR in $10.8B deal

    The student loan sale is the latest loose end Discover seeks to tie up since Capital One announced its intent to purchase the card company.

    By July 17, 2024
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    FedNow zooms past RTP participation in inaugural year

    The Federal Reserve’s nascent instant payments system has collected hundreds of bank participants across the country in its first year of operations, although a few major banks are holdouts.

    By Lynne Marek • July 17, 2024
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    Banks should proactively tackle instant payments fraud: BNY

    Use of data-sharing protocols among banks could warn customers before they send money, said Carl Slabicki, a BNY executive.

    By July 12, 2024
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    Lawmakers egg on US payments system expansion

    A bipartisan group is nudging the Federal Reserve to explain why it can’t speed up a plan to extend the operational availability of the U.S. payments system.

    By Lynne Marek • July 8, 2024
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    Discover to settle card misclassification class actions for $1.2B

    The card company has warned it could face further financial toll related to the issue, in which it overcharged merchants for years.

    By July 8, 2024
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    Silvergate pays $63M to settle with SEC, Fed, California regulator

    The company and two of its executives settled allegations against them. Silvergate’s former CFO, however, did not, and eyes a civil trial.

    By July 2, 2024
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    Here’s how the FedNow® Service answers the need for fast, safe and reliable instant payments

    A new survey released by the Federal Reserve shows that among all the choices, faster and instant payments are growing in demand.

    July 1, 2024
  • VersaBank’s cross-border acquisition of Minnesota lender gets final nod

    Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions approved the transaction this week, after the Fed and OCC green-lighted the tie-up.

    By June 28, 2024
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    Chuck morphs into a new Alloy Labs-backed effort

    Community banks partnered with Alloy Labs and Payrailz a few years ago on a project called Chuck, in a bid to rival Zelle, but that effort has been subsumed by a stealthy successor.

    By Lynne Marek • June 27, 2024
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    Crypto firm Abra settles with 25 states for operating without a license

    Abra agreed to repay customers some $82 million in crypto. CEO Bill Barhydt said all but $2 million, yet to be claimed, has been repaid.

    By June 27, 2024
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    Bank of America zeroes in on innovation with business banking app

    The team behind the bank’s CashPro app aims to stay a step ahead of rivals, in part by working closely with clients on improvements, said Jennifer Sanctis, the app’s product head.

    By June 24, 2024
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    JPMorgan’s chief payments exec hired by Fiserv

    The bank announced Takis Georgakopoulos's departure this month "to pursue an opportunity outside the firm," but it didn't detail, at the time, where he was going.

    By Patrick Cooley • June 21, 2024
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    Citi leans on services business amid turnaround

    At an investor event Tuesday, bank executives said the services business, which helps about 19,000 clients around the world manage and move money, is at the heart of Citi’s strategy.

    By June 18, 2024
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    Gemini to settle with NY AG for $50M

    The $50 million in digital assets will go directly to investors of its defunct Gemini Earn program, who will be made whole, according to the settlement.

    By June 17, 2024
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    Apple unveils new iPhone touch and pay feature

    The P2P ‘Tap to Cash’, which enables iPhone users to transfer money by holding their phones together, was unveiled along with a slate of other features Monday.

    By Patrick Cooley • June 12, 2024
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    Rivals Adyen, Stripe partner with Capital One to combat fraud

    The three companies announced last Wednesday that they are teaming up to launch a free service intended to combat fraud and reduce the amount of transactions that are improperly declined.

    By Patrick Cooley • June 10, 2024