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Synechron, a consulting firm to the financial services industry, has acquired Crossbridge, a London-based consulting firm.

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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said in a speech Friday that long-term productivity gains brought on by artificial intelligence could compel the central bank to maintain higher rates to keep prices stable.

Rohit Chopra

A one-page outline of priorities for Trump's inauguration day obtained American Banker includes financial policy items, including firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, issuing a "reset" of that agency and designating crypto as a "national priority."

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The agents could overcome the consumer inertia that keeps people in low-yield bank accounts, the consultants say.

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U.K. regulators approved the acquisition, which is part of Global Payments' plan to scale its point of sale restructuring.