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SEPT 10, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

The FDIC should avoid a fact-free debate on brokered deposits

By Brian Graham

JAN 27, 2025 – PYMNTS

Financial services lawyers call for simpler path to bank charters

JULY 16, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Supreme court rulings may shake up banking entry decisions in fintechs' favor

By Michele Alt

JAN 27, 2025 – REUTERS

Lawyer group urges overhaul to ease US process for setting up new banks

MAY 2, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

'Well-capitalized' banks keep failing; it's time for a reality check

By Brian Graham

JAN 23, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Trump's bank policy remains undefined amid flurry of orders

MAR 28, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Before you boldly go into partner banking, focus on data and compliance

By Adam Shapiro

JAN 20, 2025 – FINANCIAL BRAND

Will Trump 2.0 be revolutionary or evolutionary for the banking industry

FEB 8, 2024 – PAYMENTS DIVE

CFPB open banking proposal will be crucial

By Jonah Crane

JAN 18, 2025 – MARKETWATCH

Capital One lawsuit reveals how bank customers can get smart

JAN 18, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Why the ‘Chevron two-step’ matters so much to banks and credit unions

By Michele Alt

JAN 17, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

Big tech companies challenge CFPB's attempt to police them

DEC 19, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

Not so fast, state AGs. Banks don't owe you automatic data access

By Michele Alt

JAN 15, 2025 – BISNOW

SEC asks NY banks to reveal their exposure

OCT 9, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Should fintechs buy or build their way into banking today?

By Michele Alt

JAN 15, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

BaaS outlook growing brighter

SEPT 25, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

What bankers should know about the alarm over brokered deposits

By Patrick Haggerty

JAN 14, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

More loan sales, M&A on the table as banks address CRE challenges

AUG 24, 2023 – FINTECH NEXUS

How not to enter banking

By Michele Alt

JAN 13, 2025 – WATCHER.GURU

Donald Trump to issue executive crypto policy orders on first day in office

JUL 7, 2023 – BARRON'S

There's only one way forward for small banks now: Consolidation

By Brian Graham

JAN 10, 2025 – USA TODAY

Billions of dollars for millions of Americans: why 'delete the CFPB' might not fly

JUL 3, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

What banks & fintechs must know about Washington's new guidance on partnerships

By Andreas Westgaard & Christina Hunt-Fuhr

JAN 8, 2025 – ABA BANKING JOURNAL

How boards can position their banks to navigate change

JUN 21, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

Are we totally wrong about which types of deposits are risky?

By Brian Graham

JAN 8, 2025 – BANKING DIVE

6 banking trends to watch in 2025

MAY 14, 2023 – FINANCIAL TIMES

The DeFi world faces a jarring transition

By Jonah Crane

JAN 7, 2025 – CNBC

Fed's Michael Barr clears way for gentler banking regulator

APR 19, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Earnings watch: Uninsured deposits & commercial real estate loans are the focus

By Brian Graham

JAN 6, 2025 – AMERICAN BANKER

The so-called Synapse rule and other BaaS challenges of 2025

MAR 28, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

It's past time to implement the law prohibiting excessive banker compensation

By Michele Alt

JAN 2, 2025 – FORTUNE

The Crystal Ball: What 2025 holds for pivotal sectors, including crypto, consumer and health

MAR 28, 2023 – BARRONS

The simple fix to what’s ailing banks

By Konrad Alt

DEC 30, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

How right were the banker's predictions about 2024?

FEB 13, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

The FDIC is asking the wrong questions about the 'unbanked'

By Mary Dent & Tracy Basinger

DEC 19, 2024 – BANKING DIVE

OCC slaps USAA over failure to fix flaws in several areas

JAN 27, 2023 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Where to look for value in the fintech wreckage

By Jonah Crane & Todd H. Baker

DEC 18, 2024 – PYMNTS

Panza and Klaros Group team to offer AI-powered compliance

DEC 15, 2022 – LAW360

How partner banks can contingency plan for fintech failure

By Adam Shapiro & Stephanie White Booker

DEC 11, 2024 – THE INFORMATION

Stablecoin startups seek fresh cash amid crypto payments frenzy

NOV 29, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

Tsunami alert: Enforcement actions are coming

By Konrad Alt & Catherine Brown

NOV 27, 2024 – BANKING DRIVE

Trump 2.0 expected to open the ‘regulatory gates’ for chartering

NOV 18, 2022 – CU INSIGHT

Why credit unions must innovate or risk fading away

By Andreas Westgaard

NOV 26, 2024 – FINANCIAL BRAND

The Trump administration's impact on banking begins to take form

SEPT 22, 2022 – BENZINGA

When fraud risk management practices lead to consent orders - A lesson for banks and fintechs

By Christina Hunt-Fuhr

NOV 7, 2024 – BANKING DRIVE

How a second Trump term may change bank M&A

SEPT 16, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER - BankThink

Regulators are coming for fintechs and the banks that power them

By Brian Graham

NOV 6, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Election 2024: Live coverage

AUG 29, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

CFPB sets its sights on digital Marketers

By Lauren Sartwell & Siena Marr

OCT 23, 2024 – FINANCIAL BRAND

How are banking industry experts handicapping the impact of the election?

AUG 22, 2022 – FINANCIAL BRAND

Why Banking as a Service may be best community bank survival strategy

By Vince Curotto

OCT 23, 2024 – BANKING DRIVE

Trade groups challenge CFPB’s open banking rule on Day 1

JUL 28, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

BaaS providers: Time to double down on compliance

By Joshua Diamond & Poorani Jeyasekar

OCT 21, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Evolve Bank says it will start returning money to Synapse end users

JUL 5, 2022 – FINANCIAL BRAND

CRA reform: What retail bankers must know now

By Tracy Basinger

OCT 21, 2024 – PAYMENTS DIVE

Fiserv may grab competitive edge with new bank charter

JUN 24, 2022 – COINDESK

Why the Crypto Crash will accelerate regulatory action

By Tracy Basinger & Jonah Crane

OCT 13, 2024 – FORTUNE

Chasing yield was an inside joke at SVB—until the bank collapsed

MAY 30, 2022 – FINANCIAL BRAND

The hidden risks of artificial intelligence in bank marketing

By Lauren Sartwell, Stephanie White Booker & Poorani Jeyasekar

OCT 5, 2024 – FORBES

3 ways the election could impact fintech

APR 14, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

Invocation of personal liability signals CFPB bite matches its bark

By Lauren Sartwell & Paul Marker

SEPT 27, 2024 – CNBC

JPMorgan Chase is prepared to sue the U.S. government over Zelle scams

MAR 23, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

Is consumer harm lurking in your institution?

By Catherine Brown & Paul Marker

SEPT 20, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Banks most at risk of failing share these three red flags

MAR 9, 2022 – COINDESK

How crypto companies must mesh with traditional financial services platforms for DeFi to succeed

By Daniel Bulaevsky

SEPT 18, 2024 – BANKING DIVE

DOJ joins OCC, FDIC in updating bank merger guidelines

AUG 2, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

The unexpected tools that could fix bank-fintech regulation

JULY 31, 2024 – BANKING DIVE

Did regulators send warning shot at already roiled BaaS space?

JULY 10, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

'It's always a black box': One fintech's ordeal working with Synapse

JULY 3, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

What is a BaaS bank's responsibility post-Synapse collapse?

JULY 2, 2024 – CNBC

How thousands of Americans got caught in fintech’s false promise and lost access to bank accounts

JUNE 24, 2024 – POLITICO

How banks are feeding the private debt boom

JUNE 14, 2024 – BLOOMBERG TV

Bloomberg: The Close 06/14/2024

JUNE 14, 2024 – FORTUNE

The Fed hits Evolve bank with order over fintech troubles

MAY 23, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Uninsured bank on track for Fed master account approval

MAY 2, 2024 – MARKETWATCH

The Fed isn’t cutting rates, but these four banks are already paring rates on high-yield savings accounts

MAY 2, 2024 – BANKING DIVE

Republic First not alone in feeling unrealized losses

MAY 1, 2024 – CNBC

Why hundreds of U.S. banks may be at risk of failure

APR 26, 2024 – REUTERS

NYCB faces tough choices on CRE loans, balance sheet diversification

APR 17, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Connecticut's special banking charter finds a new purpose

APR 13, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Fintech partner banks facing 'volatile mix' of supervisory scrutiny

APR 4, 2024 – BLOOMBERG

Winners of 2023 bank crisis are finding the new spotlight harsh

APR 3, 2024 – THE FINTECH TIMES

What should we expect to see from embedded finance in 2024?

MAR 22, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Large firms seeking mergers face long odds under proposed FDIC policy

MAR 20, 2024 – INC.

Report: Looming real estate debt crisis puts 300 small banks into troubled status

MAR 19, 2024 – CNBC

Banks are in limbo without a crucial lifeline. Here's where cracks may appear next

MAR 11, 2024 – FORBES

How to be(come) a great partner bank in the BaaS space

MAR 4, 2024 – REUTERS

Short-sellers rake in nearly $1 bln targeting US regional bank ETF

MAR 4, 2024 – THE FINANCIAL BRAND

Bankers say BaaS turmoil primes future growth

FEB 21, 2024 – FINANCIAL TIMES

Dawn of the credit card war? Capital One’s $35bn deal takes aim at Visa and Mastercard

FEB 21, 2024 – CNBC

Here's why Capital One is buying Discover in the biggest proposed merger of 2024

FEB 7, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

Banking-as-a-service banks: 'There is a reckoning'

JAN 16, 2024 – AMERICAN BANKER

As Supreme Court hears Chevron deference case, warnings of 'chaos'

NOV 29, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

FDIC order against First Fed Bank latest example of third-party scrutiny

OCT 11, 2023 – BANKING DIVE

Regulators ramp up pressure on BaaS banks

SEPT 12, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

At many banks, pandemic-era bond purchases are still tugging at profits

AUG 11, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

Fintech experiment with generative AI, but development is slow going

JUL 10, 2023 – CNBC

The American banking landscape is on the cusp of a seismic shift. Expect more pain to come

JUN 26, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

New bank capital requirements move faster than the speed of regulation

JUN 12, 2023 – S&P GLOBAL

Fintechs still eyeing banks, see the deals bringing funding benefits

MAY 12, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

Brex tried to buy a piece of Silicon Valley Bank in March

APR 11, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

Liquidity crisis could spark a long, slow trickle of bank failures

MAR 24, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

For the biggest banks, an influx of deposits has some downsides

MAR 16, 2023 – AMERICAN BANKER

How much blame do supervisors deserve for Silicon Valley Bank's demise?

FEB 22, 2023 – THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Stablecoins attract scrutiny in SEC’s drive to control crypto

JAN 18, 2023 – BANKING DIVE

Fintech wreckage spells opportunity for bargain-hunting banks

DEC 9, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Greenwood launches upscale benefits with a $200 monthly fee

DEC 2, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Five types of risks that threaten bank - Fintech partnerships

OCT 13, 2022 – FINANCIAL BRAND

What the Federal crackdown on Bank+Fintech 'BaaS' partnerships means

OCT 10, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Behind the Bancorp's decision to pursue a national bank charter

SEPT 16, 2022 – INC

Greed tanked the SPAC market. Founders are going to have to look elsewhere

SEPT 13, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Do banks and fintechs need to rethink their partnerships

SEPT 12, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

How Starling Bank, upgrade and Dave cracked the profitability code

AUG 30, 2022 – S&P GLOBAL

Banks find new banking-as-a-service customers as neobanks pull back

AUG 25, 2022 – BLOOMBERG LAW

Investor pressure forces fintechs to rethink inclusion goals

AUG 23, 2022 – FORBES

A year after confirming new director, how has the CFPB fared?

JUL 26, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

Banks continue to pursue banking as a service despite headwinds

JUL 8, 2022 – AMERICAN BANKER

The carrots and sticks of open banking

APR 25, 2022 – FINANCIAL BRAND

How CFPB is reshaping banks' growth strategy

MAR 22, 2022 – FINTECH NEXUS

Understanding the CFPB’s new UDAAP guidance: Is consumer harm lurking in your institution?

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