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ICBA Bancard announces management promotions
ICBA Bancard announced management promotions for Rebecca Kruse who was named executive vice president and chief operating officer and Dina Mickens who was promoted to vice president and manager of...
As crypto CEOs testify, ICBA urges coordinated regulatory approach
As crypto CEOs testify, ICBA urges coordinated regulatory approach With cryptocurrency CEOs testifying before Congress, ICBA called on policymakers to enact a comprehensive, coordinated regulatory...
Multi-Factor Authentication – Widely Adopted, Effective Protection
Multi-Factor Authentication – Widely Adopted, Effective Protection Static passwords alone are no longer a viable tool for identifying customers. With payments fraud rising year after year, and...
Understanding Velocity BIN Attacks and How to Address Them
Understanding Velocity BIN Attacks and How to Address Them It’s Friday night and you are enjoying your well-deserved, stress-free night when your work phone rings. It’s your call center manager...
Telltale signs to avoid becoming a victim of a social engineering attack
Telltale signs to avoid becoming a victim of a social engineering attack The financial services industry is constantly under siege against would-be fraudsters seeking to exploit...
Using Loyalty Programs to Grow Your Portfolio
Using Loyalty Programs to Grow Your Portfolio Loyalty programs are a tremendous tool for community banks to build trust with consumers and deliver an enhanced shopping experience. These cardholder...
Grow and Protect
Grow and Protect I’m a glass-half-full banker. So, while we can look at 2021 as a year of challenges, we should also take a moment to recognize the opportunities that have emerged in their wake....
ICBA to CFPB: Extend inquiry of largest tech firms
ICBA to CFPB: Extend inquiry of largest tech firms The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should extend its inquiry of the six largest technology companies to all tech firms that participate in...
Growing your credit portfolio starts with knowing the numbers
Growing your credit portfolio starts with knowing the numbers You’ve probably heard the saying, “the numbers don’t lie” and in the financial world, it is more than a cliché it’s usually a fact....
Independent Banker focuses on faster payments
Independent Banker focuses on faster payments This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the race for faster payments. This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the...
Webinars feature RTP, FedNow updates
Webinars feature RTP, FedNow updates ICBA and ICBA Bancard next week are kicking off a complimentary webinar series on how community banks can plan for their instant payments journey. ICBA and ICBA...
Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow
Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow ICBA is hosting a complimentary one-hour webinar at 11 a.m. (Eastern time) tomorrow, Oct. 26, to provide ICBA members with foundational...
Top stablecoin issuer fined $41M over reserve claims
Top stablecoin issuer fined $41M over reserve claims The Commodity Futures Trading Commission fined Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, $41 million for misleading claims that its U.S. dollar...
Public-private partnership key to CBDC: report
Public-private partnership key to CBDC: report A future central bank digital currency system would need to involve both public and private actors to ensure interoperability with the broader payment...
Treasury crypto sanctions portend broad regulatory response
Treasury crypto sanctions portend broad regulatory response Financial regulators on Tuesday began cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges and laid out significant concerns with digital assets....
Nacha ACH modernization rules effective next month
Nacha ACH modernization rules effective next month Nacha “Meaningful Modernization” changes to improve and simplify the ACH user experience are scheduled to take effect next month. Nacha...
ICBA to Fed: Analyze Impact of Interchange Updates Before Finalizing Changes
ICBA to Fed: Analyze Impact of Interchange Updates Before Finalizing Changes ICBA today said the Federal Reserve Board should not update debit card interchange regulations without first fully...
Blog: Faster payments have arrived — now what?
Blog: Faster payments have arrived — now what? The pandemic has accelerated the implementation of instant payments and the need for community banks to have a strategy in place, according to the...
Fed outlines instant payments fraud considerations
Fed outlines instant payments fraud considerations The Federal Reserve released an article on fraud management considerations to evaluate when preparing for instant payments The Federal Reserve...
FDIC requests comments on digital assets
FDIC requests comments on digital assets The FDIC requested comments within 60 days about insured depository institutions’ current and potential digital asset activities. The FDIC requested...