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Global collaboration among researchers creates a network effect to share resources and spot threats, says Bugcrowd's Casey Ellis.

The two midwest regionals agreed to merge in a $6 billion deal; community banks had their "best year ever," in large part from the "government money that passed through banks on the way to households and businesses."

From brokering insurance contracts to financial settlements, smart contracts could bring immense innovation to CBDCs that otherwise would act as little more than an augmented medium of exchange, says Cypherium's Sky Guo.

Omnichannel models and self-ordering kiosks will be key to linking online ease with the in-store experience, and fundamental to making stores safer and more efficient during the pandemic and beyond, says TouchSuite's Sam Zietz.

The events of this year transformed banking, for better or worse. Smart bankers will build on the ways they learned to do their jobs better.

The bank’s former president said he will give 1MDB clawback money to charities, not the bank; the country’s regulator said banks are resilient enough to resume limited dividends.

It's important that breach mitigation strategies take younger people, gaming and school into account, says ForgeRock's Ben Goodman.

Credit unions that hope to fully reopen their facilities need to have a plan in place to ensure employees are being careful and not spreading the coronavirus.

The incoming Biden administration must take steps to block mergers that could create monopolies, such as Visa's pending acquisition of a competitor.

BofA, Citi, and Deutsche Bank are expecting strong results for the current quarter; many small business loan applicants made no secret of their intention to game the program.