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The concept amplifies spending visibility from the center of the business way out to its edges, creating more transparency.

Instead of injecting cash into Commonwealth National Bank, Regions Bank is taking a more targeted approach: providing funding for the community development financial institution to hire a commercial banker.

Payment firms and financial institutions are using SaaS for more functions, but that could open the door to SEC and other government oversight, says GRAX's Joe Gaska.

Michael Moeser, senior analyst at PaymentsSource, talks to Dustin Eide, CEO of CanPay, about payments innovation in the legalized cannabis industry.

The executive faces a tall order in meeting loan balance and deposit goals at the online consumer bank; Warren Buffett’s firm sold 99% of its leading stake in the bank in the first quarter.

As contactless payments skyrocket, the chance for fraud gets larger, says ClearSales's Rafael Lourenco.

Not only is the payment process an opportunity to deliver on a good customer experience, but it also offers the opportunity to enhance the overall experience, says Global Payments Integrated's Ashley Jones.

Wells Fargo analyst predicts 200,000 reductions in the next 10 years, mostly in branches and call centers; many say the regulators are overreaching.

Even before the pandemic, almost half of SMB customers were being turned away by their own banks for a small business loan. Enter COVID-19, and banks and credit unions are still not keeping up with the surging demand for capital, says LendingFront's Jorge Sun.

Some banks are removing the term “sales” from training materials out of fear regulators will accuse them of unethical, high-pressure tactics. But that’s an overreaction to federal probes of extreme cases — sales are essential to growth.