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Brett King is the author of Bank 4.0, the founder of Moven, the host of the world's #1 fintech podcast, "Breaking Banks," and Bank Think's 2012 Innovator of the Year.

Like many fintechs, Stripe's valuation fell in recent months, highlighting the need to look beyond transaction processing for revenue.

Meow and Vesto are two firms that help companies invest idle funds in safe instruments such as Treasury bills.

Industry leaders hoped that the emergency sale of First Republic Bank would quell investors' fears, but many banks saw big stock price declines on Tuesday. The instability could put pressure on lawmakers and policymakers to take more decisive action.

Greenwood and Kinly aspire to build wealth among the Black community. 

Metropolitan Bank Holding is rescinding a $7.5 million loan it made to its CEO, and canceling a stock purchase he used the proceeds to fund, after determining that the loan was likely impermissible.

At the annual Milken conference, financial execs and dealmakers talked about what's concerning, and exciting, now.

At the embattled Republic First Bancorp, elevated legal, professional and audit fees also contributed to a nearly $10 million in first-quarter loss but CEO Thomas Geisel reports signs of progress moving past "legacy headwinds."

Yiannis Gavrielides is the co-founder and CEO of Covve, helping professionals to grow and nurture their contact network. He actively supports entrepreneurship as a partner at Invelopment Partners.

After years of implementing Dodd-Frank Act measures rules to streamline bank resolutions, regulators relied on their pre-crisis playbook to resolve Silicon Valley and First Republic banks. That choice has led some experts to question the rules' utility.