Fed officials tout FedNow, seek adoption
Payments Dive
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Fed officials are on a campaign to increase adoption of the new instant payments system, noting it may have implications for other Fed services.
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Making the Instant Payment Decision
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Most banks have still not committed to RTP® or FedNow SM for their commercial customers – a bank’s most significant single profit driver. Most banks ignore instant payments or are still worried about fraud and research. The irony is that of the estimated $25 trillion in B2B payments in the U.S., 33% are still made via check that contains more than $8B of fraud per year.
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Visa tracks spike in retail, e-commerce fraud
Payments Dive
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Fraudsters developed sophisticated techniques to evade safeguards and steal payment credentials, the card network said in its biannual report.
Farm credit trade associations file motion seeking to intervene in Texas lawsuit challenging CFPB small business lending rule
CFPB Monitor
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Last week, three farm credit trade associations filed the latest in a series of unopposed emergency motions for leave to intervene in the Texas case challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) final small business lending rule implementing Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act (Rule). The intervenors – the Farm Credit Council, Texas Farm Credit, and Capital Farm Credit (collectively, “Farm Credit Intervenors”) – argue that the Rule imposes substantial burdens on agricultural len
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Discover shares pricing error findings with regulators
Payments Dive
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Discover executives met with regulators on the issue Monday, and the company expects further discussion, CFO John Greene said.
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Exclusive: new UK banks’ post-Brexit investment only one third of lost EU funds
TheGuardian
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Thinktank says replacements for European Investment Bank have backed ‘fewer, smaller and lower-risk projects’ New public sector lenders created by the government since Brexit are investing two-thirds less than the UK was receiving from the EU’s European Investment Bank, a new report finds. Over more than four decades, the EIB backed UK projects ranging from the Channel tunnel and the Manchester Metrolink to offshore windfarms and upgrading the National Grid.
CBA weighs in on the CFPB’s proposed expansion of what constitutes a credit report
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The Consumer Bankers Association (“CBA”) recently published a letter it sent to the CFPB describing the information that banks typically use for identity verification and fraud prevention and addressing the impact of subjecting such information to the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). The letter is a response to CFPB Director Chopra’s recent remarks detailing proposed changes to the FCRA.
Cash payments rise in UK as people seek ways to manage budgets
TheGuardian
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
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Bank Customer Experience Awards showcase financial innovation
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Bank of America, Citizens Bank and America's Credit Union all earned awards at the annual BCX Awards.
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Southeastern banks face losses after oil distributor's bankruptcy
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A handful of banks concentrated in the Southeast U.S. are facing elevated charge-offs amid the liquidation of Mountain Express Oil. First Horizon Corp., which led a syndicated loan of more than $200 million to the bankrupt company, expects to take a $70 million hit.
iProov and Cybernetica to deliver digital identity solutions
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
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MGM hack has Vegas hotels resorting to cash bars, paper vouchers
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Federal agencies warn of rising deepfake threats
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Transactions: NatWest modernizes payments with Icon Payments Framework
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Citizens to debut digital assistant on mobile app next quarter
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