banking


Policy

U.S. Senate's Banking Chair Pushes Debanking Bill After Crypto Uproar

Senator Tim Scott, the chief of the banking committee, is backing a bill to stop U.S. regulators from citing "reputational risk" as a reason to block clients.

Senator Scott will be the next chairman of the Senate Banking Committee

Finance

Revolut to Strengthen Crypto Fraud Protections With Added Security, Risk Scores

The Revolut Pay enhanced due diligence API will be rolled out to crypto customers from start of 2025.

Revolut app

Policy

U.S. Regulator Told Banks to Avoid Crypto, Letters Obtained by Coinbase Reveal

Coinbase's Paul Grewal says this is hard evidence proving the industry hasn't been spouting conspiracy theories about being shoved out of U.S. banking.

FDIC ordered banks to stay away from crypto.

Finance

Revolut Expands Crypto Exchange Across EU After Successful Launch in UK

Tens of thousands of traders have been using the bank’s crypto exchange in the UK, a spokesperson said.

CoinDesk at CES 2023

Policy

Central Bank Group BIS Names Hernández de Cos as Next General Manager

ES Pablo Hernández de Cos has called for digital euro implementation and helped put in place global crypto banking rules.

BIS building (BIS)

Finance

Singapore's DBS Bank Starts New Suite of Tokenized Banking Services for Institutional Clients

The Singaporean banking giant wants to help clients optimize liquidity management and streamline operational workflows.

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Policy

Sygnum Unit Receives Liechtenstein License as a Crypto Asset Service Provider

The registration paves the way for the Switzerland and Singapore-based banking group to expand into the European Union and European Economic Area.

Liechtenstein (Unsplash+ / Resource Database)

Finance

Three Ways DeFi Will Revolutionize Financial Services

DeFi is poised to create a future where financial services are digital, open, always-on, and borderless, says Bill Barhydt, CEO, Abra.

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Finance

Customers Bank Said to Debank Some Digital Asset Hedge Funds

The move is not a widespread debanking of hedge-fund clients, but rather the offboarding of inactive accounts, one person said.

A Customers Bank poster at Consensus 2022.

Finance

Bitpanda Drafts Deutsche Bank to Process Fiat Transactions in Germany

This is Bitpanda's second major partnership in Germany this year after it was enlisted by LBBW to offer crypto custody services in the country.

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