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The challenge for banks is not whether to adopt AI but how to do so with discipline, judgment and a clear understanding of its limits. The history of technology firms overpromising is extensive in the banking industry.
April 20
Ludwig Advisors -
Sean Woodward is a managing director at
VRC specializing in business enterprise valuations, purchase price allocations (ASC 805), impairment analyses (ASC 350), intellectual property valuations, contingent consideration valuations, and the valuation of equity (IRC 409A and ASC 718) for financial and tax reporting purposes.April 20
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Ed Hamilton, CFA, is a managing director at
VRC specializing in the valuation of businesses and assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes — in particular, the valuation of intellectual property/intangible assets such as trademarks, technology, software, customer relationships and IPR&D.April 20
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The government's real-time rail, which had a banner year in 2025, has proposed a way for its members to access settlements for payments that include a party that's outside of the U.S. Payment experts say it removes some of the mud from cross-border real-time payments, but lingering hurdles remain.
April 20
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The president's nominee for Fed chair should get a hearing, and there will be a lot of questions. What he isn't getting, at least right now, is a vote.
April 20
American Banker -
Some litigants are "knuckleheads" but others are real threats, and well-pleaded cases can easily cost companies millions of dollars, TCPA attorney Eric Troutman said.
April 20
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The former Fed governor's upcoming confirmation hearing will test whether he can satisfy both a president demanding lower rates and a Congress demanding independence.
April 20
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The Treasury Department terminated the lease for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Washington, D.C., headquarters; HSBC's Gerry Keefe, head of banking in Europe and the Americas, quit to take a role outside of the financial services industry; Deutsche Bank has reported potential sanctions breaches involving Russian clients to German financial regulator Bundesbank; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
April 17
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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said Friday that the length of time the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked will be a key factor in the longer-term inflation outlook — and, by extension, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path.
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