Alex Jimenez'Stop prompting, start delegating': Anthropic exec to banks
Anthropic's Head of Banking Katie McNamara urged banks to adopt agentic AI on Wednesday.
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/stop-prompting-start-delegating-anthropic-exec-to-banks
Lumin Digital Emphasizes ROI, Cloud-Native Architecture, and AI Partnerships in Weekly Push
Lumin Digital Emphasizes ROI, Cloud-Native Architecture, and AI Partnerships in Weekly Push
Lumin Digital – Weekly Recap Lumin Digital spent the week sharpening its positioning as a cloud-native, ROI-focused digital banking platform for credit unions and community banks. The company emphasized that
Flagstar CEO recalls tough decisions to 'right the ship'
Shortly after becoming CEO, Otting hired three of his former colleagues from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to take leadership roles at Flagstar.
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/flagstar-ceo-recalls-tough-decisions-to-right-the-ship
Africa’s banking giants are converging on Kenya as battle for East Africa intensifies
Kenya is increasingly attracting African banking groups because of its strong financial sector, digital economy and regional influence.
Credit unions must remain a safe place for Black women
CBS Mornings reported that more than 300,000 Black women lost their jobs in the first half of 2025.
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/credit-unions-must-remain-a-safe-place-for-black-women
Bank of America app outage leaves U.S. customers without mobile and online access
The disruption is key for BofA, with the bank reporting 59m clients using its digital tools. The bank says digital now accounts for 94% of all client interactions.
The risk for banks as embedded payments take off
Embedded payments will soon become ubiquitous, creating a need to offer the service at scale.
https://www.americanbanker.com/payments/news/a-look-at-the-future-of-embedded-payments
A couple paid cash for a house. Bank of America mistakenly tried to foreclose, then ignored court orders to pay the couple's legal fees.
So the couple showed up at a branch with a moving truck & deputies to seize the bank's furniture and cash.
Deluxe makes $625M acquisition
The paper check company seeking to evolve its business is purchasing payments processor Celero to boost its non-check revenue.
https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/deluxe-makes-625m-acquisition/823276/
How new payments tech is fueling Huntington's merger conversions
Huntington Bancshares has joined The Clearing House's CHIPS corporate payment system.
https://www.americanbanker.com/payments/news/huntington-joins-clearing-houses-chips-payments-system
