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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr outlined his view for new capital standards this week. But unlike prior reform pushes, this package lacks clear champions in Congress.

Voters so far are lukewarm on the president's efforts to change the narrative around his handling of the economy, but the administration's bid to win the economic messaging war could cause Washington to come down more harshly on banks.

Jesse Meschuk is a career and human resources expert, and a senior adviser with Exequity.  Jesse has more than 20 years of consulting and human resources experience and has worked across a wide variety of industries including technology, entertainment, gaming, retail, hospitality, and sports. Jesse's work has spanned across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

LaRae Holliday is vice president of people for digital therapeutics leader Big Health, which is on a mission to help millions back to good mental health.

Big Health's mission is to help millions back to good mental health by providing safe and effective non-drug alternatives for the most common mental health conditions including insomnia and anxiety. Designed by leading clinical experts, Big Health's digital therapeutics expand access to gold standard care, including behavioral medicine, and are backed by industry-leading research and randomized controlled trials. By seamlessly integrating across the care pathway, from member engagement to billing via pharmacy benefit managers, Big Health simplifies adoption for both payers and patients, providing an inclusive, scalable, and affordable approach without serious side effects.

Stephanie Tilenius is an entrepreneur and "intrapreneur" who builds products, platforms and businesses from the ground up. She is the founder and CEO of Vida Health, a virtual health platform designed to treat the whole person by addressing a full range of physical and mental chronic health conditions. Before starting Vida, Stephanie led large consumer and enterprise platforms at Google, eBay and PayPal. She is on the Boards of Papa, Wish, and Seagate.

This week in global news, Lisbon takes contactless payments to the subway; U.K. politicians say AML actions rules are politically motivated; and more.

Wassia Kamon, CPA, CMA, MBA, is the vice president of finance and corporate controller at the Low Income Investment Fund. Recognized as a 2022 40 Under 40 Honoree by CPA Practice Advisor, she is a speaker and one the top corporate finance and accounting content creators on LinkedIn. Her insights on resilience and professional development have been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Strategic Finance Magazine. Reach her at wassia@theclarityblueprint.com.

Accrue Savings' merchant-specific savings accounts, originally pitched as a way for consumers to fund major furniture and jewelry purchases, is finding a new market with vacationers.

The Kentucky company says its newly purchased equipment financing unit will strengthen its presence in the market for leasing office furniture, computers and other lower-cost essentials that customers will still buy in an unpredictable economy.

Limiting large-bank access to the system could have an unintended negative impact on smaller banks.