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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.

Retailers, not banks or phone makers, are the driving force behind many mobile payments systems. Here are the biggest influencers.

Small payments companies can't compete with the marketing budgets of PayPal and Google, so many have started selling their products to other startups.

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.

Several lawmakers pushing a bill that would assist only one institution - Emigrant Bank of New York - have received campaign contributions from its top executive, Howard Milstein.

JPMorgan trades spark debate on New York Fed structure; Richard Fisher's thoughts on battling TBTF; the CFPB turns to prepaid cards and nonbanks; Barbara Rehm tells the OCC to speak up; FDIC report is inconclusive on fate of lending.

It's getting harder for merchants to stick to a cash-only business model. The options for cheap - and free - mobile card readers are too numerous to ignore.

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 first quarter QBP was a mixed bag for bankers, showing their best earnings in nearly five years and a reduction in troubled loans, but also detailing a drop in lending.

Bankers, investment bankers, investors and ex-regulators weighed in with their explanations for the slow bank-deals market and where it goes from here at American Banker's M&A Symposium this week.

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.

Major headwinds are holding back a full housing recovery, despite signs of life in the market.

It's hard to say why, but bank technology companies seem to be in love with nonsensical names. Their origins may not be obvious, but goofy brands often have straightforward stories behind them.

CEOs at smaller banks have mixed views about the shocking $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase. Some view it as justification for regulating small banks differently than bigger institutions, while others viewed the fallout as yet another assault on their industry.

JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion loss didn't just alarm Wall Street, it also had significant political fallout, with supporters of tougher regulations using the trades as Evidence A in pursuit of their goals.

Two longtime bankers step aside, others find new acts, an ex-Wamu employee parodies "The Hobbit" and the CFPB hires an aggressive consumer advocate.

Google places a price on glitches and Bitcoin makes enemies in law enforcement in the major security stories of the week through May 11.

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.

PacWest Bancorp has been busy in the past week, usurping another bank's offer for American Perspective Bank and launching a hostile bid for First California. There have been a handful of similar bids in the past decade or so, though few have succeeded.