Banking

In a recent survey, just over half of community bankers expressed concern that the central bank will harm the U.S. economy by raising rates too fast in its quest to contain inflation.

The Federal Reserve has hired five executives from the stablecoin issuer Circle and at least one employee of Ripple since 2019 as part of its technology-focused recruiting efforts. It plans to do more hiring in the years ahead to aid its work on faster payments and central bank digital currencies.

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement bill,if passed, could wipe out some hesitations for issuers hoping to finance their own marijuana facilities.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has bolstered its team with the additions of Jennifer Jacoby, Matthew Grinney and Nick Key.

The credit unions had bought $976 million of Puerto Rico bonds and notes, which they alleged they were coerced to purchase by Puerto Rico government and its agencies.

Yan Zhao, President of NYDIG as she exploreshow Bitcoin is experiencing wider adoption in the traditional finance world, and why that is.

Experts discuss the proliferation of chief diversity officers across the industry and what it may mean for future progress in diversity.

An industry expert shares key takeaways on how institutions can implement sophisticated technologies to attract a younger generation of customers.

Join industry experts to explore how financial institutions can better prepare for future compliance issues associated with the evolving landscape.

The departure of Maryland's second-longest serving state treasurer will leave a void in the public finance community.

About 84% of minority- and women-owned business enterprises still do not have access to city government spending, according to the latest report.

“Chandra has built a reputation as an innovator at Moody’s,” said Tim Blake, managing director of public finance.

Experts explore the tangible and intangible costs of cyber breaches and potential risk mitigation strategies.

The state stands to become the 19th to legalize non-medical use of cannabis and along with it up to $97 million of new tax revenues by fiscal 2026.

The legislation would bar firms that receive government contracts from discriminating against firearms companies. Smaller banks have quietly dropped their opposition in hopes of gaining more municipal bond business.

U.S. consumer credit climbed in March by more than forecast, highlighting an increased willingness to borrow as economic activity resumes.

Alpha Ledger Technologies, which had already done so in its home state of Washington, helped its first Oregon issuer record a municipal loan on a blockchain platform.

Bradley Riss is chief commercial officer at Checkout.com, a firm that acts as a payment gateway, acquirer and processor through a single channel, covering cards, passthrough wallets, stored value wallets and alternative payment options such as point of sale credit. It charges a fee based on processing and card payment costs rather than the percentage+ model that most payment API companies charge. The model is designed to make the service customized to different merchants and serve as a base to offer other merchant products.

The NYC comptroller will hold six webinars as part of the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises University series as Siebert Williams Shank's affiliated Clear Vision Impact Fund announced it has received $100 million in capital commitments from big business.