Podcast: Reducing the friction in banking

The Department of Justice announced it has seized $225.3 million in funds linked to cryptocurrency investment scams. The action marks the largest cryptocurrency seizure in Secret Service history.

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...

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.

Anti-fraud systems are learning to anticipate fraud rather than merely react to it. Better anticipatory abilities inch systems closer to full automation.