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With the zeal and thoroughness that the EMV transition has been discussed and covered over the past six months or so, you’d think it was the only technological innovation hitting payment cards in the marketplace.

De novo activity has remained at a trickle and the reason is investing in a new bank just isn't attractive as it used to be.

Rate Hike Fallout, Continued; GSE Revival Hopes Squashed

Small to large retail vendors are constantly aspiring to improve customer experience, resulting in more friendly point of sale (POS) interactions.

Citi adds two more female directors, including Ellen Costello; social media allows small banks to connect with people who aren't coming into the branch, says one of our community bankers of the year (and if you're on Twitter, you probably already know who), and Mary Wisniewski asks, how can fintech hope to disrupt banking when it's no different than banking? (Hard not to notice the sexism and the dearth of women when you are one.)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's payday loan proposal threatens many money services businesses on the front lines of stopping money-laundering and terrorist financing.

Now is not the time for the Federal Housing Administration — which has stayed strong amid turmoil — to reduce its market share.

Fed's Rate Hike Implications Scrutinized

This year was huge for payments. We saw the mobile wallet wars ignite into an all-out game of “anything you can do I can do better, anything you can do I can do better than you.”

Former NCUA Chairman Michael Fryzel urges the current regulatory board not to change course on its FOM reform efforts as a result of litigation threats from community banks.