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Micronotes has rebranded as Eligen after selling its Cross-Sell digital engagement business to embedded fintech provider Array. Eligen will focus on helping banks and credit unions use credit…
Read more Micronotes Offloads Cross-Sell Business, Relaunches as Eligen – FinovateIn some quarters, the words “artificial intelligence” have never been less popular, as many worry about job losses, environmental impacts and plain old uncertainty. Not so on Wall…
Read more Wall St. Wants Another Half-Trillion Dollars for the A.I. BoomPresident Trump on Friday nominated Danielle Thumann, senior counsel to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, to serve as commissioner on the FCC. If confirmed by the Senate,…
Read more Carr staffer nominated for FCC commissionerAI transformation specialist Tavant is integrating its TOUCHLESS AI mortgage automation platform with the Empower loan origination solution (LOS) from Dark Matter Technologies. The integration is designed to…
Read more Tavant Integrates with Dark Matter’s Empower LOS – FinovateThe rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.69% this week, up from 6.66% last week, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago, the rate was 6.63%. The…
Read more Mortgage rates mixedChristopher Gresh, Andrew F. Haughwout, Eungik Lee, and Wilbert van der Klaauw Americans are moving less than they used to. Moving rates have declined steadily for decades, falling…
Read more Why Do Fewer Renters Expect to Move? – Liberty Street EconomicsThe Unregulated Fintech Trap Let’s be real—shiny financial apps felt like a total vibe check for our money at first. They promised cool graphs and quick fixes for…
Read more Fintechs Sell Your Data. WiseOne Protects It. | OneUnited BankKartik B. Athreya Welcome to Street Level, my new series on Liberty Street Economics. As research director, I try to keep track of the wide range of work…
Read more AI’s Impact on Labor and Hiring – Liberty Street EconomicsCredit union members and community banking customers readily trust their credit unions and community banks with their capital when it comes to saving and borrowing. But what about…
Read more Ariel Leachman of Bluum Finance on the Rise of Embedded Investing – FinovateAs wildfires burn across eastern Washington, the Washington Bankers Association is urging bankers to consider contributing to the Red Cross and other charitable organizations to help families and…
Read more Donations sought to help families, businesses hit by Washington wildfiresFor the first time in nearly 50 years, the Federal Reserve is proposing to comprehensively update the regulation governing extensions of credit to bank “insiders,” such as board…
Read more Fed proposes to update rules on lending to bank insidersThe University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index increased 11.5% in July compared to the month prior, landing at 55.2, according to final results for the month. Sentiment was…
Read more Final: Consumer sentiment rose in JulyInvestiFi raised $20 million in a strategic funding round led largely by credit unions and fintech investors to expand its embedded investing platform for community financial institutions. Community…
Read more CUSO InvestiFi Raises $20 Million to Help Community Banks and Credit Unions Retain Deposits – FinovateKenechukwu Anadu, Pablo D. Azar, Sean Baker, Marco Cipriani, Thomas M. Eisenbach, Mattia Landoni, Gabriele La Spada, Marco Macchiavelli, and J. Christina Wang Stablecoins are digital assets whose…
Read more Stablecoins and (Non)Crypto Shocks: A 2026 Update – Liberty Street EconomicsIn the run-up to FinovateFall, which takes place on September 9 through 11 in New York, we asked several speakers for their perspectives on technologies shaping financial services,…
Read more Meet Four FinovateFall Speakers: Their Thoughts on AI, Banking, and What’s Next – FinovateWhile it used to be largely experimental, AI has quickly evolved into a practical tool that is reshaping how banks and fintechs operate. Today’s AI platforms are helping…
Read more 14 AI Solutions that Help Banks Work Smarter – FinovateArtificial intelligence isn’t replacing scams, but industrializing them, American Bankers Association EVP for Risk, Fraud and Cybersecurity Paul Benda told senators today. Benda testified before the Senate Special…
Read more ABA’s Benda shares policy recommendations for fighting AI-enabled scamsWe’ve all been there, when your bank account is looking a bit light and an unexpected expense comes out of nowhere. Maybe your car starts making that weird…
Read more Emergency Cash Without the Drama: Your Guide to CashPlease | OneUnited BankIt may feel like peak summer now, but the fall is right around the corner. That means our flagship fintech conference—FinovateFall 2026—is only weeks away! Don’t worry—you’ve got…
Read more FinovateFall 2026 Agenda Revealed! – FinovateThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will not take any supervisory or legal actions against U.S. financial institutions for providing authorized financial services in Venezuela to help the country…
Read more FinCEN issues statement on Bank Secrecy Act compliance, Venezuelan disaster aid
