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Churn is always a threat and declines can happen at any time–not just when customers are up for renewal.

A report on big bank subsidies offers proof that statutory, regulatory, and industry changes have strengthened the financial system in the years since the crisis, according to Financial Services Forum chief Rob Nichols.

The skill set of successful military commanders makes them uniquely well-suited to compliance roles in today's strict regulatory environment, writes former U.S. Army Captain Jonathan Hendershott.

When Starbucks Corp came to market in January 2011 with its mobile payments app, there had yet to be a retailer or foodservice operator that had gained much traction with the newfangled idea of a consumer using a mobile phone to make an in-store purchase.

Digital channels are not strategies in and of themselves, writes Kevin Tynan. In fact, three important customer groups are unlikely to be swayed by mass emails and pay-per-click advertising.

Enforcement actions can head off future Bank Secrecy Act violations by outlining the specific steps that compliance officers ought to have taken, according to Robert Axelrod of Deloitte Transaction and Business Analytics.

Even though the adoption of the EMV initiative is voluntary, you don’t want to be the one looking for a chair when the music stops. Missing the October 2015 deadline for implementing Chip and PIN could come with a costly price tag for banks and merchants.

It is precisely because we do not know whether the government would opt for a bailout the next time there is a banking crisis that regulators must continue to confront the significant challenges posed by U.S. banks, writes Mayra Rodríguez Valladares.

A new government report finds that the size of big bank subsidies falls in stable periods and increases in times of stress. That spells danger when the next crisis comes around, writes Independent Community Bankers of America chief Camden Fine.

Today's investors realize how little they understand banks' risk exposures and are skittish about providing risk capital. The solution is to create transparent bank reports that present information in a clear, accessible manner, according to Vincent Papa of the CFA Institute.