These are the executives, regulators, investors, disruptors and firebrands who will have the biggest impact on bankers in the coming year.
Community banks are increasingly looking to fintech firms as a way to offer customers the tech they want in order to be competitive.
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Payment professionals expect physical cards to stick around for the foreseeable future, even as mobile wallets gain traction.
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Card networks, fintechs and Walmart have started major account-to-account payment initiatives in the past few weeks.
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The credit card heavyweight said that it expects its acquisition of rival Discover will close in early 2025, pending the approval of shareholders and regulators.
A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.
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The bank has shifted Chief Operating Officer Finn Caspersen Jr. to chief strategic officer and hired Robert Plante to succeed him as COO.
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Banks are helping customers build healthy financial habits through their apps. The tools could also strengthen customer retention when rates go up.
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Sports stars face unique challenges obtaining credit, and bankers need to develop certain skills to successfully court those prospects.
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Credit unions have seen historic mortgage growth so far this year despite the pandemic, but there are concerns some institutions may be overly relying on refinancing and not focusing enough on generating new purchase business.
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The availability of some loans used to build homes dried up due to the coronavirus. Opening up the economy may help if it doesn't lead to a spike in infections, and if consumer demand persists.
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The Fed chairman updated senators about the agency's new credit facility for midsize firms struggling in the pandemic. He also left open the possibility of additional stress tests to gauge the industry’s coronavirus response.
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House lawmakers discussed the recently introduced market structure bill, with Democrats expressing concerns that the bill could enable banks to evade securities laws.
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The bombshell investigation into pervasive sexual misconduct at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has spurred some senators to call for FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg's resignation. If he can't right the ship, then he should step aside.
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The future of financial services lies in collaboration between big banks and fintech, not conflict.
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For decades, farmers have relied on futures contracts to hedge their risk. The proposed new capital rules will make it more expensive for them to continue with this vital function.
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A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report on Pay in 4 buy now/pay later loans offered validation for an industry that has faced criticism for expanding into everyday spending, such as food delivery.
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The firm's consumer account, which offers a 3.5% yield on savings, could appeal to the founders of startups that it already serves.
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Mary Carole McDonnell allegedly posed as a McDonnell-Douglas heiress to secure loans. The FBI believes she is currently hiding in Dubai.
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The bank has been on a multiyear journey to deploy artificial intelligence, starting with a massive data cleanup project, chief information officer Brian Schaeffer says.
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The Brazilian fintech is on the hunt for an acquisition since new rules approved in November forbid the use of "bank" in a brand unless the company holds a banking license, which Nubank does not.
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Called Titan, it adds perks and high-end offers to lure corporate clients. Payment experts say it faces challenges in battling incumbents such as American Express.
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The agency is weighing costly infrastructure needs, fraud risks and long-term decline in check use as it solicits public input on the possibility of winding down checks following an executive order phasing out paper in federal payments.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced Friday that they are withdrawing from a 2013 interagency leveraged lending guidance, arguing it was overly restrictive, pushed activity to nonbanks and sidestepped official rulemaking.
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