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BJ Gardner is the director of IT Development & Operations forPennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM).
December 30 -
Ray Rogers is the property claims director for Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM).
December 30 -
There is a narrow window of opportunity for banks to position tokenized deposits as an alternative to stablecoins for customers seeking the convenience of cheap, blockchain-enabled payments.
December 30
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As stablecoins become an increasingly prominent feature of the financial landscape, Noelle Acheson gives us her top five trends to watch out for.
December 30 -
It's not just Capital One Cafés; banks all over the country are repurposing branches and offices. Marketing experts call it innovative, but critics say some lenders are crossing a legal boundary between banking and commerce.
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Dr. Marla McLaughlin serves as chief medical officer at Apree Health, the parent company of Castlight Health and Vera Whole Health. With decades of experience as a primary care physician, she partners with employers to design high-value benefits strategies that combine advanced primary care and digital navigation, driving measurable ROI while improving employee health outcomes.
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Under a proposed rule, the agency would let most nationally chartered firms off the hook for heightened regulatory standards. The rule would raise the bar from $50 billion to $700 billion of assets and leave only eight firms subject to heightened regulation.
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Stories about data breaches, fraud and one neobank were reader favorites this year.
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The Federal Reserve is slated to undertake a number of important rules and regulations in 2026, but decisions around agency leadership and the Trump administration's avowed effort to exert greater control over the central bank are likely to leave a lasting legacy at the agency.
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