Financial Services

Should US stablecoins be regulated like banks or like funds? Two US policymakers have outlined different approaches for regulating stablecoin issuers—but there’s room for consensus between them.

Discover’s new checking account will put banks on defense: Cashback Debit combines cashback rewards, no fees, and early paycheck access. It's a model for what incumbents could do.

Bolt acquired crypto startup Wyre Payments to help it stand out in the highly competitive one-click checkout space.

Seven major US incumbents are partnering to roll out a service that lets consumers share financial data with participating businesses.

eBay gets closer to stock-like collectibles trading: eBay Vault will speed up transactions and eventually include fractional ownership—just when other players seek to make collectibles more like stocks, crypto, and NFTs.

Coinbase faces cool reception in India: It’s supporting domestic crypto trades in the face of central bank skepticism and challenges like a new tax on these trades.

Banks must choose whether to ax overdraft fees: Democratic state attorneys general say that banks’ recent moves to reduce consumers’ exposure to the charges aren't enough.

Some banks want to enable Zelle at big merchants, potentially to prepare for open banking disruption.

U.S. Bank follows early success with BNPL updates: It’s rolling out its ExtendPay product to business customers and looks well-positioned to take market share from nonbank BNPL players.

Neo Financial will offer regular investors exposure to cryptos, real estate, and hedge-fund style approaches.

Report finds, with some caveats, that banks did just fine after disasters: Rebuilding credit and local players’ knowledge helped with resiliency. But disasters may be intensifying. And the report left out one kind of risk.