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As the Senate Banking Committee meets to consider landmark stablecoin legislation today, the banking industry is beginning to wake up to what some experts say is an existential threat.
March 13
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Dr. Jason Tibbels is a family physician and the chief medical officer of the specialty care platform Lantern. He is also a member of NCQA and the Texas Medical Board, and he previously served as Chief Medical Officer of Teladoc
March 12
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Disaster relief is capturing a large share of philanthropic giving from banks such as Truist Financial and Western Alliance Bank.
March 12
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Gregory Bernstein is the co-founder and CEO of The New Industrial Corporation, an investment company that specializes in project development at the intersection of venture and infrastructure capital. He is the co-founder of Reindustrialize, has been a venture capitalist with both EQT Group and Acequia Capital, and a ship captain in the U.S. Coast Guard.
March 12
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The U.K. axed its payments regulator in an effort to reduce red tape as part of the prime minister's Plan for Growth. The move was lauded by industry, but some are concerned the FCA won't give payments the attention they deserve.
March 12
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Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., has filed a Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule barring medical debt from credit reports.
March 12
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The country's central bank cited geopolitical uncertainty and the increased reliance on digital payments as a reason to focus on offline payments as a backup. Also, a look at U.K. bank outages and other news in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.
March 12
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The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund-backed AI investment company initiated the largest investment ever paid in crypto.
March 12
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The regional bank, which hired a commercial banking team away from Citizens Financial Group, has identified growth opportunities not only in the Garden State, but also in Pennsylvania and Texas.
March 12
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NuMark Credit Union said it would buy Lemont National Bank. After a record-setting 2024, it's only the second such credit union-bank combination so far this year.
March 12
