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Quantum computing is being made ready for use in banking. A quick look at what goes on inside a high-speed quantum computing machine.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

The bold-faced names of government, technology and finance have jumped into peer-to-peer lending, one of the fastest-growing - and buzziest - new segments of financial services, led by players like Lending Club and Prosper. Here are some of the celebrities who have decided to embrace peer-to-peer lending.

Birthdays. Pet names. No matter how often banks preach the importance of online security, some consumers still insist on using passwords that are as easy to hack as they are to remember. With mobile apps, fraud risk is often accompanied by frustration among users who are forever fat-fingering data on tiny alpha-numeric keyboards. Following are five ways that banks are aiming to make the mobile log-in experience safer and more user-friendly.

Regulators braved a short-lived but intense snow storm in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to approve the final Volcker Rule, a regulation designed to prevent banks from engaging in proprietary trading. Within minutes of its approval, banks, lawmakers and others reacted to the long-awaited provision. Following are some of the highlights:

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A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

Many payments companies are testing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, which has a wider range, and is considered an alternative to, Near Field Communication for executing mobile payments. BLE-based technologies are also being developed for customers to check into stores and for merchants to deliver marketing and loyalty programs. Here are few companies giving BLE and other NFC alternatives a try.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

Regulators are furiously working to release a slew of rules due by yearend, including the controversial Volcker Rule, a ban on proprietary trading that has taken more than three years to finalize. Following are the top regulations likely to be released in the next few weeks.

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Regulatory burdens, technology challenges and long-awaited M&A top the list of what small bank leaders see in the year ahead, according to a KPMG survey. Following are some of the study's key findings.

A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

McDonald’s has more than 34,000 locations in nearly 120 countries, making it an ideal testing ground for payments innovation. As such, many payments providers try get on its menu.

The most notable quotes from American Banker stories of the previous week. Readers are encouraged to add their own observations in the Comments fields at the bottom of each slide.

The U.S. lags far behind much of the world in transferring funds rapidly from the bank account of one party to another's. Times vary by bank, but recipients commonly wait days to receive payments. Here's a look at five countries where consumers and businesses enjoy close to real-time to transferred funds.

A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

Many of the payments industry's longtime veterans and new entrants started their careers in other industries or founded their companies with a different purpose in mind. Here are some highlights from the many diverse career paths in the payments world.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

There were dividend increases, record profits and promising growth initiatives in businesses such as credit cards. But with the pressure on the company's mighty mortgage business intensifying, it wasn't all smooth sailing for American Banker's Banker of the Year.