Wed.Mar 26, 2025

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Trump calls on federal gov’t to banish paper checks

Payments Dive

The White House issued an executive order Tuesday calling on the federal government to cease using paper checks by September, except in certain circumstances.

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Nigel Farage settles dispute with NatWest Group two years after accounts closure

TheGuardian

Reform UK leader threatened legal action after political views cited as reason for closure of Coutts account Nigel Farage has settled his high-profile dispute with NatWest Group, nearly two years after the bank closed his accounts and triggered a row that ended with the resignation of the lenders chief executive. Dame Alison Rose stood down from the bank in July 2023 after she admitted being the source of an inaccurate BBC story about the reasons Farage had been debanked, for which she then issu

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CFPB predicts late fee lawsuit settlement

Payments Dive

The agency’s new leadership believes it can settle a 2024 lawsuit banks and business groups filed over an $8 cap on credit card late fees.

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Reflecting on ICBA Live 2025

William Mills

Earlier this month, the WMA team had the pleasure of attending the Independent Community Bankers of Americas (ICBA) annual event: ICBA LIVE 2025. Hosted in Nashville, Tennessee at the massive Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, the conference was buzzing with excitement about the newest banking and fintech innovations and catching up with industry friends and clients.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

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Revolut US CFO aims for growth, maturity ahead of U.S. entry

Payments Dive

Balancing agility and compliance is crucial for the digital banking platform as it seeks to expand into markets like the U.S., Revolut Chief Financial Officer Max Lapin said.

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ATM Attack Explosive Testing (Live) – REPORT

ATM Marketplace

'a2m active' and 'a2m passive' from Secure Innovation were put to the test with National Police in live ATM attack explosive testing with both solid and gas explosives.

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Banks need relief from restrictive leverage capital requirements

American Banker

Current leverage-based capital requirements are outdated, counterproductive and urgently need reform to better serve U.S. taxpayers, capital markets, consumers, businesses and the economy.

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Trustly launches biometric solution to accelerate logins in Europe

The Paypers

Pay-by-bank provider Trustly has announced the launch of Trustly ID, a biometric solution developed to scale speed and security for customers across Europe.

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Swift's line in the sand for a new payment message

American Banker

The banking industry's march to ISO 20022 compliance by a November deadline has been sluggish, but the messaging organization isn't budging.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

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Experian launches Cashflow Score for Open Banking-powered insights

The Paypers

Experian launches Cashflow Score to allow lenders to leverage both traditional credit scores and cashflow-based data for decision-making.

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GAO says agencies followed 'best practices' with Basel III

American Banker

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency took a measured approach to developing the international capital standards, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

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Custodia Bank, Vantage Bank complete bank-issued stablecoin on permissionless blockchain

The Paypers

US-based Custodia Bank , in partnership with Vantage Bank , has completed one of the first tokenizations of a bank’s USD demand deposits on a permissionless blockchain.

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Report: Fed can protect the Treasury market by shorting it

American Banker

In a paper, former central bank researchers make the case that the Federal Reserve could better support the Treasury market from disruptions in the cash-futures basis trade by hedging its asset purchases.

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Orbital partners with Know Your Customer to improve compliance

The Paypers

Orbital , a platform for stablecoin and traditional cross-border payments, has partnered with Know Your Customer , a provider of KYB and digital onboarding services.

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Binance CEO Teng talks compliance in first DC speech

American Banker

The event Wednesday marked the first time Teng has spoken in the U.S. capital since becoming CEO.

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Tuum renews its core banking software services agreement with Fiinu

The Paypers

Tuum , a next-gen core banking provider, has renewed its core banking software services agreement with Fiinu , a UK-based fintech and creator of Plugin Overdraft.

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Block cuts 8% of staff; Western Union leans into AI

American Banker

Jack Dorsey's payments company cut 931 jobs. Also: Western Union looks to artificial intelligence; Marqeta adds an e-marketplace; Westpac takes on scams; and more news in the global payments and fintech roundup.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

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Western Union partners with HCLTech to augment financial services

The Paypers

US-based multinational financial services corporation Western Union has entered into a strategic partnership with HCLTech to transition to an AI-enabled platform operating model.

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Jenius Bank debuts external bank account aggregation

American Banker

The digital bank announced upgrades to its online and mobile platforms that let users see financial information from multiple accounts on one dashboard.

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Splitit launches its embedded Shopify instalment app

The Paypers

Splitit , a provider of credit-card-linked payment instalments, has launched its embedded Shopify app, Splitit Card Instalments.

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Held for ransom: What should you know about ransomware attacks?

American Banker

Dave Cunningham, senior case manager for Alvaka shares insights on ransomware attacks, how to avoid them and what victims should do if they are targeted.

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Affirm partners with J.P. Morgan Payments to optimise payments for merchants

The Paypers

US-based Affirm has extended its agreement with J.P. Morgan Payments to provide its payment solutions to merchants leveraging the latter’s Commerce Platform.

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N.C. credit unions seek to expand into 'banking deserts'

American Banker

The North Carolina House of Representatives this week passed a measure that would allow credit unions to expand into geographic areas with few, if any, bank branches. Banks say such a change could open the door for credit unions to expand far beyond their limited missions.

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Walmart partners with J.P. Morgan to accelerate seller payments

The Paypers

Walmart has entered into a partnership with J.P. Morgan Chase to improve payment processing for merchants operating on its online marketplace.

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Republicans air CFPB grievances, jockey for agency change

Payments Dive

Kentucky Republican Rep. Andy Barr called the bureau an “Orwellian predator” at a House subcommittee hearing where several lawmakers proposed reforms.

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