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The comptroller, Brad Lander, asked U.S. Bank to outline the number of fake accounts the bank opened for New Yorkers.

Bank of Nova Scotia shares are on pace for their worst year since 2008 as analysts warn of weakness in the Canadian lender's international business and uncertainty about the shake-up in its leadership.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said a shifting landscape has made it difficult for community banks to compete. She called for bank merger reform to make community bank M&A easier.

Dror Pockard is Chief Strategy Officer at Earnix. He has over 30 years of experience building and leading start-ups, and in senior executive roles in large global companies. His expertise lies in strategy, business development, and M&A.

Prior to joining Earnix, Dror was CEO of Colibri Spindles Ltd., a company focused on connecting Industry 4.0 manufacturing devices with the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) market. Prior to that, he was CEO of eGlue Business Technologies, a start-up in the real-time interaction/next-best-offer space. And prior to that, he was CEO of Telrad Ltd. a telecom products and services company.

Earlier in his career, Dror held several leadership roles at Amdocs Inc., including: head of their Consulting and Systems Integration Organization, and president of the CRM division. Dror also established the Israeli office of Ernst Young Management Consulting and managed it for 3 years.

Dror holds an MBA in Information Systems and a BA in Management and Economics from Tel Aviv University, Israel. He is a mentor in the Israeli Microsoft Accelerator, and is a board member of the Branco Weiss Institute and Yuvalim, two charities in the education space.

This week in global news, King Charles III to replace the late queen on coins, Revolut gets clearance on crypto from U.K. regulators, Mastercard expands digital payments in Dubai, and more.

With the island still feeling the effects of Hurricane Maria five years earlier, organizations like the Inclusiv Network and the National Credit Union Foundation are providing support to institutions and residents starting to rebuild.

Ifty Kerzner is President and Co-Founder of Kissterra, the world's first insurance marketing operating system. A skilled tech entrepreneur in the financial service and data management sectors, Ifty's passion for business, innovation, and people led him to found several companies. Prior to his career in tech and business, Ifty was part of the Israeli entertainment industry, as both a popular singer/songwriter and host of a TV show. He holds an LLB with distinction, an M.A. in Political Science, and is also a graduate of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs' Leadership Program.

Republicans from the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committee argue the crypto bank should have been granted access to the Fed's payment systems, warn of 'dangerous precedent' on state banking regulation.

Leaders who set clear expectations do not create hostile settings. If anything, good people are motivated knowing what they do is noticed and matters.

JPMorgan Chase's U.K. digital lender has attracted 1 million customers in its first year of operation, making it one of the U.K.'s most popular neobanks.