Podcast: Providing Liquidity for Small Businesses Amid Supply Chain Kinks

Amid tariff-related volatility, how are small and midsize businesses and the banks that serve them faring?

While there was a temporary stall in bank merger activity in early 2025 because of the economic fallout of tariffs and other Trump administration policies, overall quarterly deal announcements have held steady, according to a new analysis by...

FAFT announced several revisions to its recommendation on payments transparency, which it said will enhance the safety and security of cross-border payments to better detect financial crime.

The Senate voted in favor of legislation to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, with proposed amendments to establish routing mandates and interest rate caps for credit cards left out of the final bill.

FSB Financial has applied to buy Republic Banking Co. in Ohio. Commerce Bancshares has agreed to buy FineMark Holdings in Florida.

The FDIC, Federal Reserve and OCC issued a request for comment on potential actions to help consumers, businesses and financial institutions mitigate risks related to payments fraud, particularly check fraud.