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Under-35 consumers find more value in retailers’ loyalty programs than they do deposit accounts, and it’s up to banks to figure out how to capitalize on that transaction-first mindset.

Oh, Go Disrupt Yourself

Fast-forward into our ideal mobile payment future. Standardized contactless terminals stand on every checkout counter, ready to transact securely with any device. However, once mobile wallets cross the adoption hurdle, they can’t be content to rest. There are essential steps the technology will have to take to ensure its hard-won users don’t rethink the decision to go mobile.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

The new American Express film “Spent” offers an opportunity to consider some emerging strategies aimed at helping low-income and struggling middle-class Americans avoid or get out of debt.

A Blow for Patent Trolls; GE Capital Settles Discrimination Suit

Some of you might be thinking, “Why is the PCI Security Standards Council so focused on the basics, like password security, with all these ‘advanced attacks’ going on right now?”

Women are losing ground in their fight to diversify the industry’s C-suites. It’s easy to see why, and a hard trend to reverse.

Just because mortgage lenders are reducing credit score cutoffs doesn't mean they are recklessly increasing their risk exposure. The relationship between credit scores and borrowers' probability of default changes over time.

Fed Updates Rate Forecast; First Data Equity Raise