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Bank managers should treat all employees fairly to get the best results from their team.

This trend will continue until banks have addressed key vulnerabilities, according to John Gunn and David Vergara of VASCO Data Security.

In the wake of President Trump’s tax cut, banks would be wise to take the time to explore investment opportunities before returning increased profits to shareholders.

The fintech revolution is now touching almost every market in the payments space. Some are still further ahead than others, so expect 2018 to be a year of consolidation in more mature sectors, but one of rapid change in those with some catching up to do, writes David Yohe, vice president of marketing at BillingTree.

That’s because transaction-based loyalty programs that focus on discounting simply train customers to wait for coupons and incentives, writes Tom Caporaso, CEO of Clarus Commerce.

Modernized bank technology and improved data sharing would sharpen anti-money-laundering efforts, making crime like human trafficking more risky and less profitable.

Although some companies have started to integrate cross-channel marketing as a core element of their strategy, most still haven’t realized the opportunity at stake, writes Lisa Paccione, vice president of sales for Syniverse.

Consolidation can help community institutions better tackle the many regulatory and financial challenges facing them.

Retracting an Obama administration policy that shielded banks servicing marijuana companies threatens financial firms and makes the pot industry too reliant on cash.

Federal Home Loan banks have significantly increased their lending to large financial institutions in the post-crisis years, but it’s doubtful this activity will create undue systemic stress because it has displaced other, riskier forms of bank funding.