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Michel Vaja

Payments Consulting Services Lead

Michel Vaja is payments consulting services lead at Icon Solutions.

Europe

The European Payments Initiative is a good idea that lacks ambition

EPI could potentially provide a bedrock for future European payments innovation. It arguably does not go far enough, says Icon Solutions' Michel Vaja.

By Michel Vaja

March 12

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M&A

Columbia struggled after Umpqua merger. Is the math starting to work?

The combination of two Pacific Northwest banks was supposed to create a regional powerhouse, but rising deposit costs have stung. CEO Clint Stein says he's "laser-focused" on making Columbia a top performer again.

By Polo Rocha

1h ago
Diversity and equality

Small banks 'feel like hostages' to their core systems: OCC's Hsu

A set of panels discussing minority depository institutions and digitization found that cost is a significant challenge to minority depository institutions, especially in the core processing space.

By Miriam Cross

4h ago
Community banking

Regulators issue guidance to community banks on third-party risks

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a 30-page guidebook on managing affiliate risks. The report builds on formal guidance issued last year.

By Kyle Campbell

5h ago