House Hearing Puts Bank-FinTech Oversight in the Spotlight

The report "House Hearing Puts Bank-FinTech Oversight in the Spotlight" describes a concrete shift in digital assets and crypto payments. Witnesses told a House subcommittee hearing that bank and FinTech partnerships are increasingly core infrastructure, not side projects. AI, APIs and real-time payments widened both opportunity and oversight demands. Debate centered on whether regulation should become clearer or more prescriptive. Financial infrastructure rarely becomes visible until it breaks. Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. At Wednesday’s (May 20) House Financial Services Committee hearing on bank-FinTech partnerships, lawmakers, banking and FinTech executives explored a question that has become increasingly urgent as financial services move into API connections, as embedded banking models and artificial intelligence-driven operations become ever-more-commonplace: How do banks modernize without losing control of the responsibilities that come with being a regulated institution? The hearing before the subcommittee on digital assets, financial technology and AI, titled “Partnering for Innovation: How Bank-Fintech Collaborations Enhance Financial Infrastructure,” illuminated how partnerships are becoming central to the delivery of financial services.

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