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Despite banks' attempts to test and use blockchain, the technology that powers bitcoin, for their own commercial gain, it is outside the realm of possibility for the technology to serve any useful purpose for the intermediaries it was designed to replace.

For all the technology banks have to help them deliver personalized service, the overall customer experience remains a challenge.

With the stakes so high for compliance officers, their rights and responsibilities should be clearly defined, including a safe harbor for those who play by the rules.

Industry pundits have been predicting the demise of the branch since the dawn of online account access 20 years ago, but digital services haven't replaced branches. They have just increased the contact banks have with their customers. That's won't change anytime soon.

HSBC's Asian Hiring Probed; Courts Hear Home Trickery Cases

Cash is declining rapidly in much of Europe, a favourable development that saves money, gives governments greater ability to encourage economic development and even reduces crime.

With the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. poised to announce the results, it's not clear who should be the most nervous: banks, regulators or the American people.

Not only does evidence point to small banks escaping interchange restrictions — as Congress intended — but there are also signs smaller institutions are gaining retail market share because of the exemption.

Though PAC money is important, the real reason credit unions have become a force to be reckoned with on Capitol Hill has to do with their ability to engage their grassroots—all 100 million of them.

That National CU Foundation is dedicated to helping credit unions help their members with everything from financial literacy to disaster assistance and more.