Is U.K. FinTech startup Revolut pursuing a banking license in the U.S? CEO Nik Storonsky reportedly hinted as much when speaking to an audience of investors in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday (Nov. 20), noting that the U.S. market is more credit card-centic, making it tougher...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has extended the public comment period for its proposed rule on recordkeeping for banks’ custodial accounts. Previously scheduled to end Dec. 2, the comment period now runs through Jan. 16, the FDIC said in a Monday (Nov. 18) press...
The private credit market is booming — and has the potential to reshape lending, and risk, too, in financial services. Generally and conceptually speaking, the private lending market, estimated by the International Monetary Fund to top $2 trillion at present, offers a capital “lifeline” of...
A spate of recent enforcement decisions from the FDIC underscores risks that banks face — external as well as internal ones, where employees have allegedly leveraged vulnerabilities from the inside. The decisions, accessible here, construct a theme, as officers and workers, named in the actions...
October 02, 2024
The private credit market is booming — and has the potential to reshape lending, and risk, too, in financial services. Generally and conceptually speaking, the private lending market, estimated by the International Monetary Fund to top $2 trillion at present, offers a capital “lifeline” of sorts to a variety of borrowers, especially smaller firms that […]
August 13, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has staked out a clear position on using artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services: There are no exceptions to existing consumer protection laws for...
August 12, 2024
Despite the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, Web3 businesses need banking partners. But on Thursday (Aug. 8), news broke that Pennsylvania-based Customers Bank, one of the only...
July 12, 2024
Prudent regulation is needed in helping to define the risks and rewards in emerging partnerships between financial institutions and banks — but current regulatory efforts may be too vague, critics...
November 20, 2024
Is U.K. FinTech startup Revolut pursuing a banking license in the U.S? CEO Nik Storonsky reportedly hinted as much when speaking to an audience of investors in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday (Nov. 20), noting that the U.S. market is more credit card-centic, making it tougher to compete without that option. “In the U.S., you need […]
November 18, 2024
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has extended the public comment period for its proposed rule on recordkeeping for banks’ custodial accounts. Previously scheduled to end Dec. 2, the comment...
September 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn its finding that ABLV Bank, AS is a financial institution of primary money laundering concern, because the bank no longer operates as...
September 17, 2024
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has proposed a rule that would strengthen recordkeeping for bank deposits received from third party, non-bank companies that accept those deposits on behalf of consumers...
