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Guests include Carl Ryden of PrecisionLender, Felipe Echandi Lacayo of PanaFintech, Sam Shawki of Magic Cube.

Readers this week highlighted the need for banks to upgrade payments systems, debated a small bank’s decision to ditch its legacy core vendor, lamented populist initiatives of the GSEs, and more.

Jerome Powell says it's “now or never” to cut the government’s role in mortgage finance; Justice Department is monitoring eight banks for suspected money laundering.

The company contends a lot of current payments technology is focused on horizontal companies that are designed to easily enable payments, and are operating agnostic to the type of business that requires a payments gateway,

Klarna, the Swedish fintech that recently received a banking license, has already inspired a generation of similar fintech competitors.

PwC reports a modest improvement in its gender pay gap. A study finds a big gender pay gap in the U.K’s financial services industry. Plus, female founders speak out about sexual harassment and explain why they kept quiet before.

Whether it is a bank branch or an automated fast-food kiosk, talented and engaged employees will remain integral to future success.

Delaware corporations will soon be able to issue shares on a blockchain. Beyond the capital markets, the move has implications for the way banks stake their claims to collateral.

InstaReM plans to use the investment to accommodate rapid volume expansion.

Military and intelligence agencies around the world have grappled with data breach challenges for years, and have relied on Secure KM (Keyboard/Mouse) switches to manage the risk.