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Varo Bank faces lawsuit over March data breach
The lawsuit accuses the online bank of failing to protect personal information stored within its network, including customer phone numbers and the last four digits of Social Security numbers.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 22, 2024 -
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Citi fined $78.4M over 2022 flash crash error
A Citi trader had meant to sell a basket of equities at $58 million but mistakenly created a $444 billion basket, regulators said. About $189 billion of the trade went on the market.
By Dan Ennis • May 22, 2024 -
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TrendlineArtificial intelligence
Banks are enthusiastic about AI’s promises. But can they get customers on board, and will regulators let the innovation happen?
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CFPB to treat BNPL loans like credit cards
“Whether a shopper swipes a credit card or uses Buy Now, Pay Later, they are entitled to important consumer protections under longstanding laws and regulations,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.
By James Pothen • May 21, 2024 -
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Goldman exec Mintzberg named next Grayscale CEO
Peter Mintzberg adds his name to a growing list of Goldman departures. He is set to join the crypto asset manager Aug. 15.
By Dan Ennis • May 20, 2024 -
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Customer satisfaction with online-only banks dwindles, study finds
Though online-only direct bank customers have a higher satisfaction rate than traditional banks, that rate declined this year, particularly for those with checking accounts, J.D. Power reported.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 15, 2024 -
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Kabbage to pay $120M in PPP fraud settlements with DOJ
The second-largest PPP lender in the nation by application volume “knowingly submitted thousands of false claims” and employed lax fraud controls, the Justice Department said.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 14, 2024 -
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Sponsored by PerformLineWhy banks can’t risk manual marketing compliance in today’s regulatory environment
How banks can avoid regulatory headaches and drive growth with automated marketing compliance.
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TabaPay calls off deal with Synapse
TabaPay sent Synapse a termination notice of the transaction Thursday, “based on failure to meet the purchase agreement closing conditions,” a TabaPay spokesperson said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 10, 2024 -
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Upstart subpoenaed by SEC over AI, loans
“We are cooperating with the SEC and are unable to predict the outcome of this matter,” the fintech lender said in a filing Tuesday.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 9, 2024 -
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FTX to repay customers more than they lost
The collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, which owes creditors about $11.2 billion, has between $14.5 billion and $16.3 billion available to distribute to them.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 9, 2024 -
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Fifth Third launches ‘reimagined’ eBus with SpringFour
The eBus will travel to underserved communities across the bank’s footprint and give consumers access to around 24,000 nonprofit resources through its collaboration with the social impact fintech.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 8, 2024 -
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Chime dinged by CFPB for delayed customer refunds
“When Chime discovered the issue, we worked with our vendor to resolve the error and issued refunds to impacted consumers,” a Chime spokesman said, adding that most issues occurred in 2020 and 2021.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 7, 2024 -
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Robinhood may face SEC lawsuit over crypto unit
In a blog post, the company cited its "good-faith attempts" with the agency. At least one analyst said Robinhood has no incentive to sue because the SEC chair's term is up in two years.
By Dan Ennis • May 7, 2024 -
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Sponsored by FedEx Office4 reasons banks should focus on print to enhance customer experience
Though a distant memory for many banking customers, the pandemic's significant effect — shifting away from physical bank visits is fading fast.
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Sponsored by CallMiner4 financial services CX trends to watch for 2024
Discover 2024's CX trends in finance: AI, EX focus and data synergy.
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Wells Fargo says US authorities probing Zelle disputes
JPMorgan also said it was responding to civil and government authorities’ inquiries regarding handling Zelle customer disputes. The banks did not divulge further details.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 3, 2024 -
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SVB to sell venture-capital arm to investment firm Pinegrove
SVB Capital will be acquired for a combination of cash and “other economic consideration,” the companies said, without giving details on the deal’s value.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 3, 2024 -
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Ansa snags $14M mainly from female investors
The fintech, which helps merchants cut down on payment fees and drive loyalty with its white-labeled wallets, will use the cash to drive team growth and product development.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 1, 2024 -
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TD sets aside $450M for AML penalties
The amount, however, is meant to cover the fine from just one of the three U.S. regulators investigating the bank's anti-money laundering systems.
By Dan Ennis • May 1, 2024 -
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Stripe unbundles services as industry shifts
The company’s move to decouple embedded financial services from payment processing means it’s ready to pursue larger customers, analysts said.
By James Pothen • May 1, 2024 -
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao gets 4 months in prison
The ex-crypto boss pleaded guilty in November to violating anti-money laundering law. The sentence is less than the 12 to 18 months suggested by guidelines, and the three years the DOJ was hoping for.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 30, 2024 -
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FedNow pricing aimed at avoiding market disruption
The Federal Reserve sought to “not upset the marketplace as a second mover” when it set fees for the new instant payments system last year, a central bank official said Wednesday.
By James Pothen , Lynne Marek • April 29, 2024 -
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Green Dot CHRO eyes ‘engagement,’ tech hires amid BaaS buildout
The company has brought aboard a new chief product officer, tech chief and general manager for BaaS over the past six months.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 26, 2024 -
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Fed seeks 8,000 financial institutions for FedNow
About 700 financial institutions have connected to the Fed’s instant payment network since last July, with at least 1,000 more in the pipeline, a FedNow official said this week.
By Lynne Marek , James Pothen • April 26, 2024 -
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Q&AAnchorage Digital CEO says custody, staking services poised for growth
Anchorage Digital's newly hired COO Aaron Schnarch will be key in scaling up to meet the increasing institutional demand for safe digital asset infrastructure, CEO Nathan McCauley said.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 24, 2024
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