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A sneak peek of a new podcast launching on American Banker later this summer as part of our Leaders Forum, where senior voices and innovators will share their leadership experiences and perspectives on business-critical topics. Arizent CEO Gemma Postlethwaite talks with Ernie Johannson, BMO’s Group Head of North American Personal and Business Banking, about leadership during the Covid-19 crisis, organizational agility and lessons in discernment.

It's imperative that financial services firms find ways to ensure all Americans have access to the banking services necessary to thrive.

Business continuity plans should be used constantly, not just when the crisis is at its peak, says the New York Fed’s head of financial services.

The pandemic has propelled digital banking to the forefront faster than expected and in ways that will have a lasting impact for credit unions.

The payments company is buying Finicity, which powers platforms for Rocket Mortgage and others; the small N.J.-based lender to fintechs is the fourth largest PPP provider.

To truly bridge the gap for moving small-dollar transactions to mobile and contactless, vast areas of the retail industry will need to adapt to accept cashless transactions.

Rather than funnel mortgage and rent payments through consumers, the federal government should instead deal directly with landlords, utilities and banks, suggests Howard Newman, managing partner of Pine Brook Partners.

For a major bank, is it possible to be just as innovative — or even more so — when going fully remote? PaymentsSource executive editor John Adams talks to JPMorgan Chase's Tammy Petro about the unique challenges faced by the bank's wholesale payments business.

Bankers’ criticism that the expanded designation would bolster the largest credit unions is misguided.

While it’s inevitable that fraudsters will continue to hone and change their methods, businesses must continually monitor the factors that affect fraud — from changing consumer behaviors to major economic trends — and the actions they can take to safeguard against them.