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Amazon's buy now/pay later partnership with Affirm expands; NAFCU-CUNA merger gets affirmative vote from members; expense-reporting firm Navan rolls out European bank partnerships; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.
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Karen Kerrigan is president and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr says that while there has been some opposition to the recent overhaul of Community Reinvestment Act regulations, he expects that banks, supervisors and communities will adapt and thrive once it's fully implemented.
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Taking the reins again as chief executive of Block following the recent departure of CEO Alyssa Henry, Jack Dorsey has launched internal changes to jump-start growth, eliminate silos and promote the use of artificial intelligence.
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Aruna Kalyanam is a principal in the sustainability tax practice at
Ernst & Young . As Americas sustainability and ESG tax leader, she leads teams and works with colleagues around the globe to help clients identify and evaluate sustainability funding opportunities and ESG reporting requirements.November 3 -
Kristen A. Gray is
EY Americas sustainability tax leader. She has nearly 20 years of experience helping multinational companies address complex tax issues, including transactions and strategic planning, controversy and global compliance and reporting matters. She provides strategic counsel to clients around the intersection of tax and environmental, social and governance matters. Prior to her current role, she served as a partner in the national tax accounting and risk advisory services practice, focusing on life sciences, technology and media clients.November 3 -
Companies such as Visa and Mastercard, as well as banks and retailers, are stepping up their investments in artificial intelligence to reach small businesses and spot new uses.
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A new rule allowing people with long-ago criminal convictions to find employment at credit unions is good for both the industry and for society at large.
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Trade groups, analysts and some regulators want more data on how various regulatory changes and proposals would impact the banking sector in totality. But regulatory agencies have yet to take on such a project and private sector groups say the task is beyond their capabilities.
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Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of a massive fraud that led to the collapse of his FTX exchange, following a monthlong trial.
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