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When TSYS announced its purchase of NetSpend this week, it seemed like an odd fit for the 30-year-old processor. But NetSpend isn't just some tangential business line at some point, prepaid cards (and the companies that offer them) became a very real threat.
February 21
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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.
February 19
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A selection of images featuring credit unions efforts in their communities.
February 18
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Payment technology is gaining momentum and changing rapidly. More and more places around the world are adopting unique methods of payment.
February 17
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What lies ahead for the top 10 bank marriages and engagements of 2012?
February 15
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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.
February 15
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Royal Bank of Scotland's former investment bank head John Hourican recently told the U.K. Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards he was "very sorry [the Libor scandal] happened on our watch." Hourican, who resigned as part of the bank's $612 million settlement with U.K. and U.S. regulators, is the latest in a long line of executives to express regret over bank misdeeds. (Note: Some more closely resemble actual apologies than others.)
February 14
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Beyond the follower: From facilitating more ways to shop to finding clues to consumers' whereabouts, financial services players are striving to find ways to use social media networks in more interesting ways than making friends.
February 12
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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.
February 12
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President Obama has given just three official State of the Union addresses (and one unofficial one in 2009), but bank policy has been a sizable part of them, particularly in the early part of his presidency. With the next State of the Union scheduled for Tuesday evening, we look at Obama's past rhetoric against big banks as well as policy proposals and how they fared.
February 11
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What did mobile wallets look like before Apple and its peers invented the consumer smartphone market and launched App Stores to distribute systems like Passbook, Isis and Google Wallet?
February 11
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A selection of images featuring credit unions efforts in their communities.
February 11
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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.
February 8
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Hear retail banking leaders, newsmakers, innovators and veterans share their best practices at the 18th Annual Best Practices in Retail Financial Services Symposium, March 13-15, 2013 in San Diego, CA.
February 7
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Problem assets, rival bids, unyielding regulators - these are just a few things that spell disaster in bank mergers and acquisitions. The highlights and lowlights of canceled deals in recent years.
February 6
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What did mobile wallets look like before Apple and its peers invented the consumer smartphone market and launched App Stores to distribute systems like Passbook, Isis and Google Wallet?
February 5
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The most memorable 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.
February 5
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The month of January closed out on a week of surprises, with an unexpected change near the top of the OCC, and a lawmaker's unanticipated push for a new structure at that agency in addition to the CFPB. Following are the six stories you didn't want to miss:
February 4
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What they lack in deep pockets, small banks often make up for in agility and a willingness to try new technologies. Bank Technology News presents the top community bank IT projects of 2012.
February 4
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A selection of images featuring credit unions efforts in their communities.
February 4
