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Faces from an evening at New York's Waldorf Astoria celebrating the achievements of women in banking and financial services

American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance gathered Monday night to raise a glass at the Neue Galerie in Manhattan. The guests included top executives from HSBC, BlackRock, Credit Suisse and Huntington.

Times are tough for community banks. Net interest margins are getting squeezed and loans are hard to find. Bankers must be mindful that their margins of error are also thin as they face temptation to take more risks. Here are some mistakes to avoid.

Banks have a long history of hiring personalities to fill board seats. The practice fell out of favor during the financial crisis but is slowly experiencing a revival. Some appointees bring financial expertise to the table, while others deliver a certain cache to the bank.

This week marks International Credit Union Week and with it comes a Credit Union Journal tradition: A Day in the Life of Credit Unions. Participants around the U.S. and the world all shot photos of events at their CUs on the same day.

This week marks International Credit Union Week and with it comes a Credit Union Journal tradition: A Day in the Life of Credit Unions. Participants around the U.S. and the world all shot photos of events at their CUs on the same day.

This week marks International Credit Union Week and with it comes a Credit Union Journal tradition: A Day in the Life of Credit Unions. Participants around the U.S. and the world all shot photos of events at their CUs on the same day.

This week marks International Credit Union Week and with it comes a Credit Union Journal tradition: A Day in the Life of Credit Unions. Participants around the U.S. and the world all shot photos of events at their CUs on the same day.

Many third-party mobile payment providers, such as Google and Isis, are seeking bank partners for their mobile wallets. Should banks agree to their terms or go it alone?

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.

We asked the leaders of the top 10 FinTech companies what's ahead for them and what it takes to be a great tech boss.

New companies are constantly entering the payments industry, bringing not just new products but also new ways of doing business. And they don't always play nice.

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.

Banks are upgrading their top executives' office space thanks to the record-low rate environment, the need for more room spurred by their rapid growth and the chance to grab the naming rights on high-profile buildings.Related Article: Suite Deals: Slow Economy Aids Banks' Office Space Projects

Nowadays, financial innovators are focused on digital payment platforms and alternative currencies, but coins were once revolutionary. American Banker takes a look at some of the more noteworthy advancements in the evolution of financial services, using the World Economic Forum's recent report "Rethinking Financial Innovation" as a guide.

Topping this year's list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking are Irene Dorner, Beth Mooney, Karen Peetz, Ellen Alemany and Pamela Joseph.

These leaders, some just emerging and others vets in new roles, are women worth keeping an eye on in the banking and finance sectors. Avid Modjtabai tops this year's list, with Sallie Krawcheck right behind.

Across asset management, investment banking, capital markets and cards, these finance executives are helping to create a path to parity for women in a traditionally male-dominated field.

Mobile wallets promise simpler payments, but the road to get there has been bumpy and, quite often, bizarre.

Is YouTube about to out-Google Google? The best Tweets this week ran a gamut from the future of search engines to getting a return on investment on social media.