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Fifth Third Bank is turning to its existing client relationships as the foundation of a fresh growth strategy, signaling a relationship-first approach in a competitive regional banking landscape.…
Citigroup is raising savings rates for existing clients to consolidate relationships and capture financial activity currently held at rival institutions.…
Fragmented insurance payment systems are driving up costs and eroding customer trust. Unifying that infrastructure may be the sector's most consequential upgrade yet.…
Ottawa launches a 60-day consultation on stablecoin regulation requiring 1:1 reserves, fast redemption, a 1% fee cap, and a continued ban on holder yield.…
The OCC has finalized GENIUS Act rules and is actively encouraging community banks to enter payment stablecoin issuance ahead of January implementation.…
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the striking down of the Federal Reserve's 21-cent debit card interchange fee cap, reshaping U.S. payments regulation.…
Canada launches public consultation on a stablecoin regulatory framework, referencing the US GENIUS Act as it weighs rules for non-financial institution token issuers.…
Days after finalizing GENIUS Act rules, the OCC is urging community banks to build payment stablecoin capabilities, marking a pivotal regulatory shift for local lenders.…
Canada opens a 60-day public consultation on stablecoin draft rules that ban yield payments and require nonbank issuers to hold reserves at domestic financial institutions.…
A confirmed exploit in the Electrum Bitcoin wallet allowed rogue servers to silently replace pending transactions, rerouting funds to attacker addresses.…
The NBA has named Kalshi and Polymarket as preferred exchanges and signed a CFTC deal, marking a landmark moment for regulated prediction markets in US sports.…
California's DFPI formally challenged an SEC proposal to create federal crypto securities exemptions, warning the plan would undercut state-level investor protections.…