Silicon Valley Bank Updates

The latest coverage and analysis from PYMNTS following the dramatic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).

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Klarpay CEO Said Providers Must Confront Liquidity Management Challenges With Instant Payments Use
Klarpay CEO Said Providers Must Confront Liquidity Management Challenges With Instant Payments Use
March 23, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

European real-time payments have seen historic growth in recent years. In fact, some European countries like the U.K., Sweden and Finland have even gone a...

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SVB Collapse Raises Knotty Questions About the Overseers and the Overlooked
SVB Collapse Raises Knotty Questions About the Overseers and the Overlooked
March 22, 2023  |  Regulation

Hindsight is always 20/20 — and, in the rearview mirror, the Silicon Valley Bank collapse was obvious to see. Big bank. Dominant player/big fish in...

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Lawmakers Add Treasury Witness to Hearing on SVB, Signature Failures
Lawmakers Add Treasury Witness to Hearing on SVB, Signature Failures
March 21, 2023  |  Banking

The House Financial Services Committee wants to hear banking regulators’ view on the banking crisis. Top federal banking regulators are scheduled to testify before the...

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FDIC Seeing ‘Substantial Interest’ in Silicon Valley Bank
FDIC Seeing ‘Substantial Interest’ in Silicon Valley Bank
March 20, 2023  |  Banking

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is seeing “substantial interest” in Silicon Valley Bank. The regulator said Monday (March 20) that it has extended the bidding...

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Veteran Bank Buyer First Citizens Reportedly Wants Silicon Valley Bank
Veteran Bank Buyer First Citizens Reportedly Wants Silicon Valley Bank
March 20, 2023  |  Banking

First Citizens Bank reportedly aims to buy Silicon Valley Bank. The company — which has bought 20 failed banks over the last 14 years —...

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Everything But the Crypto: Flagstar Scoops Up Failed Signature Bank
Everything But the Crypto: Flagstar Scoops Up Failed Signature Bank
March 20, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

One of the crypto sector’s favorite banks, Signature, has a new home.  As of Monday (March 20), the former crypto-friendly lender’s doors are open again...

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EU FinTechs Give EMI ‘Safeguarding’ Policy a Fresh Look Post SVB Collapse
EU FinTechs Give EMI ‘Safeguarding’ Policy a Fresh Look Post SVB Collapse
March 20, 2023  |  Banking

If there’s a lesson that FinTechs must learn from Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse, it’s the need to diversify their banking partners to include electronic...

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Warren Buffett May Invest in Regional Banks
Warren Buffett May Invest in Regional Banks
March 19, 2023  |  Banking

The U.S. has reportedly turned to Warren Buffett once more for help in a financial crisis. The billionaire investor offered lifelines to Goldman Sachs in...

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Medium-Sized Banks Want More FDIC Protection
Medium-Sized Banks Want More FDIC Protection
March 19, 2023  |  Banking

America’s midsized banks want more federal protection to prevent runs on deposits. The Mid-Sized Bank Coalition (MSBC) has reportedly written to federal regulators asking that...

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