Fri.Mar 14, 2025

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A new 'introductory' card boosts competition for banks

American Banker

GetAugie targets consumers new to credit, undercutting mainstream banks' secured cards that often charge an annual fee and carry hefty annual percentage rates.

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Digital payments to exceed $33.5 trillion by 2030: report

Payments Dive

Consumers are predicted to rely less on debit and credit cards and turn more to mobile wallets in the coming years, a Worldpay report predicts.

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How do branches score on customer experience?

ATM Marketplace

Consultant Mack Turner shares how bank branches are doing with customer experience strategies.

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Retail, crypto groups converge to back stablecoin legislation

Payments Dive

The Merchants Payments Coalition and the Payment Choice Coalition locked arms to advance stablecoins as the Senate Banking Committee passed a stablecoin bill.

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Commercial Lenders, Playing It Safe Is the Real Risk

Why Legacy Lending Workflows Are Costing You More Than You Think Legacy systems and manual workflows might feel familiar, but they come with growing risks—compliance gaps, costly delays, and lost opportunities. This guide breaks down why clinging to traditional processes is no longer sustainable and how automation can help lenders regain control, improve efficiency, and reduce risk across the closing process.

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10 biggest winners and losers on loan sales in Q4

American Banker

The biggest loser had a net loss on sale of loans and leases of $908.2 million.

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TD, Flagstar are closing dozens of U.S. branches

American Banker

Thirty-eight TD Bank locations and 24 Flagstar branches are set to shut down. Both banks are coming out of tumultuous periods.

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Discover Financial alum takes Wells Fargo IT role

Payments Dive

A former executive for the card company, Heather Blair, joined the bank’s IT team Monday. She’ll take the CIO post for its branch and ATM division.

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Corefy publishes on the payment fragmentation of global businesses

The Paypers

Corefy has published a survey on how nearly 6 in 10 businesses across the world experience payment fragmentation, affecting client experience and development processes.

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Klarna files for long-awaited U.S. IPO

American Banker

The Swedish institution is best known in the U.S. for its buy/now pay later lending.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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Circle plans to integrate Hashnote TMMF under Bermuda licence

The Paypers

Circle Internet Group has revealed its intention to bring the recently acquired Hashnote Tokenized Money Market Fund under its existing DABA licence in Bermuda.

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Small-business fintech Mercury, bank partner Evolve split

American Banker

Mercury said it simply outgrew the relationship. Evolve said it's kicking high-risk end users out of its program and as a consequence some fintechs are going elsewhere.

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MoonPay acquires Iron

The Paypers

MoonPay has announced its acquisition of Iron in order to provide customers and partners with optimised and secure stablecoin payments.

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Utah bank eyes changes to boost fintech partnership growth

American Banker

Finwise Bancorp believes a new plan to hold more of the fintech loans it originates on its balance sheet will boost profits in 2025.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Rapyd acquires PayU for approximately USD 610 million

The Paypers

Israeli digital platform for cross-border financial transactions Rapyd has acquired European fintech PayU from Dutch investment firm Prosus for approximately USD 610 million.

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Retired bank president joins First National as finance chief

American Banker

Retired banker Brad Schwartz is set to join First National as finance chief; Bar Harbor Bankshares agrees to acquire Guaranty Bancorp; CDFI Friendly America reveals new data on lending; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

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Euronext acquires Visma's Admincontrol for USD 398 million

The Paypers

Euronext , a stock exchange operator, has signed a definitive agreement with Visma to acquire 100% of Admincontrol , a Norway-based provider of SaaS board management and transaction management solutions.

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Latin American fintech Prometeo launches 'borderless banking'

American Banker

Prometeo aims to make business-to-business payments and remittances between the U.S. and Latin America easier and cheaper.

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Based off SkyStem's popular e-Book, the book of secrets to the month-end close will be revealed in this one-hour webinar. Learn leading practices when it comes to building a strong and sustainable month-end close that has room to grow and evolve. Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process.

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Fime secures FIDO IDV certification for identity verification

The Paypers

Fime ’s testing laboratories in both EMEA and Taiwan have obtained full accreditation under the FIDO Alliance Identity Verification (IDV) Certification Programme.

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The new administration should reset federal consumer protection rules

American Banker

The first task for a new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be sweeping away the clutter of ill-considered lawsuits and regulatory pronouncements left over from the Biden years.

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Click to Pay made available at PayU for all Mastercard and Visa cardholders

The Paypers

PayU GPO Romania has announced the integration of the Click to Pay service, a new one-click payment option, for Visa and Mastercard cardholders.

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'Not a political issue': Compensation stalls amid CFPB turmoil

American Banker

In 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cited Citibank for discriminating against Armenian Americans. The recent turmoil at the agency raises questions about whether the bureau will be able to carry out similar actions in the future.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Trustly partners with Mollie

The Paypers

Trustly has partnered with Mollie to uncover data-driven insights and actionable tips to help ecommerce businesses optimise their checkout experiences.

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Judge pauses firings at CFPB, FDIC, Treasury

American Banker

A Maryland judge temporarily halted mass layoffs of probationary employees at multiple agencies, citing legal violations and harm to states' ability to respond to unemployment needs.

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Revolut optimises security features for retail users

The Paypers

Revolut has announced three new improvements to its in-app security offering, Revolut Score, to better protect its retail customers from fraud and theft.

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Court rejects Baltimore's bid to block CFPB funding cuts

American Banker

A federal judge in Maryland ruled against the City of Baltimore's attempt to block cuts to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program funding on procedural grounds.

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Demo SkyStem’s Award Winning Month-End Close Solution & Earn $100

Is your finance team bogged down by endless data requests and disorganized spreadsheets during the month-end close? It’s time to consider a better option – automate with ART! SkyStem’s solution works alongside your ERP to transform the close and account reconciliation process and speed up month-end work. Explore SkyStem’s ART - the award-winning account reconciliation automation platform - and receive a $100 Amazon gift card as a thank you for your time.