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While most distributed denial-of-service attacks against U.S. banks and credit unions result in little to no disruption, they can chip away at reputations if left unchecked.
February 1
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The bank, which is beleaguered by digital-asset portfolio forced loan charge-offs that led to a loss in the third quarter and for the full year, climbed to a net income of $2.7 million for the fourth quarter.
February 1
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Jimmy Fong, CCO at SEON, is a young veteran in the fraud detection space. The last three leading fraud and payments startups he has been involved in have been acquired by Visa, Ingenico and American Express. He's a regular speaker on disruptive technology in the fintech space and a massive advocate of flattening the tech barrier for merchants and financial institutions to fight fraud effectively. A graduate of Edinburgh University, he looks to marry his passion for tech with doing a bit of good in the world.
February 1
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A plan released Wednesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was more aggressive than anticipated, leading to share price declines at Synchrony Financial, Capital One and Bread Financial. "This skews toward the worst-case scenario," one analyst wrote.
February 1
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Joseph Graziano, CFP, is vice president and wealth management partner at
FFP Wealth Management . He and his team help manage over $2.4 billion in assets. FFP Wealth Management has served the unique needs of the accounting community for over 28 years and was formed out of a dire need for accountants and financial planners to join forces in providing premium services to their clients.February 1
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Aiysha "A.J." Johnson is the Americas Region executive director at
BKR International , a global association of public accounting and advisory firms in more than 80 countries.February 1
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In a reversal from five years ago, six of the eight biggest U.S. banks by branch count now offer the loans, which observers see as safer alternatives to payday loans.
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Crisanto Francisco, CPA, is a partner at Lindquist, von Husen & Joyce LLP, focused on nonprofit organizations, affordable housing developers, real estate partnerships and property management companies. Reach him at
cfrancisco@lvhj.com .February 1
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Twitter signals plan for payments, Barclays opens banking pods as a branch alternative, and more. Here's what's happening around the world.
February 1
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Economic woes have driven more consumers to disavow legitimate card purchases via "friendly" fraud, but new card-network guidelines could help merchants fight back — and leave more issuers on the hook.
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