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The most important issue on voters' minds is inflation, and the inflation blame game has heated up with the upcoming presidential election. Putting politics aside, an objective economist would blame neither candidate, since the underlying cause of our inflation, like so many other problems today, was COVID-19.

The bank is working with Adyen and Stripe to improve the transaction information that feeds AI-powered payments crime fighting. Can it convince other firms to join?

In this edition of American Banker's news quiz, see if you know the latest updates on JPMorgan Chase's fraud prevention methods, Supreme Court rulings on swipe fees, the woes of former Silvergate Bank executives and more.

The bank acquired these business purpose non-qualified mortgage loans originated by Civic Financial Services in the PacWest Bancorp deal.

Cullen/Frost's CFO is retiring, a top JPMorgan research analyst is leaving, and both UBS and JPMorgan hire tech dealmakers in this week's banking news roundup.

The lawsuit settlement clears a hurdle for the credit card company's deal with Capital One, which has vowed to address Discover's compliance shortcomings. A public hearing on the merger is scheduled for July 19.

Marcus Castilla was recently named director of the Oklahoma bank's digital banking unit for service members; he shares what Roger offers today and some plans for the future.

The central bank also noted that the banking system is sound but faces several challenges. The report precedes Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming appearances on Capitol Hill.

In June's roundup of top tech news: U.S. Bank partnered with Greenlight to provide financial education resources, ransomware group LockBit released data belonging to Evolve Bank & Trust, banks consider the merits of open-source and closed-source generative AI and more.

The fate of Capital One's acquisition of Discover should be determined based on its own merits and not be maligned for the foibles of other failed banks.