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Generation Z and later groups will increasingly demand alternative salary options, including bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to David Johnson, founder and CEO of Latium.

Helping the underserved, especially abroad, can help banks retain top workers and boost profits.

Private equity firms are making loans to midsize businesses and online banks are winning deposits by paying 2% interest; Goldman hires a veteran M&A banker.

Cryptocurrency generates an absurd amount of skepticism and fear, but taking a clear-eyed view reveals a path to stability and sustainability, including the inevitable adoption of crypto in P2P lending, writes Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Ethlend.

Merger announcements typically follow a tried-and-true formula of cutting costs to boost profit. WSFS, however, plans to reinvest $32 million in new tech initiatives after buying Beneficial.

PIN on Mobile (PoM) and PIN on Glass (PoG) are two of the most commonly mislabelled emerging technologies. While the two terms are treated as though interchangeable, each has differing benefits and features. They also serve merchants in a different manner, so choosing the right one for a particular business is crucial, according to David Poole, global head of mobile POS solutions for MyPinPad.

The agency’s move to offer a national charter for fintech firms will undermine state authority and give certain firms an unfair advantage.

The funds have brought in record amounts thanks to lowered fees and more salespeople; ex-Goldman managing director says in suit he was blamed for trades.

Ethereum has also suffered from scalability issues since its inception and is capable of handling just 14 transactions per second, compared to Visa’s 24,000 per second, causing network congestion, writes Fran Strajnar, CEO of Brave New Coin.

Facebook is seeking customer data from big banks. Executives say it's not clear what the benefit would be, but the drawbacks are easy to tally.