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Heritage financial institutions that don’t support emerging embedded payments and banking risk further erosion of younger cohorts and losing material franchise value to fintechs, challenger or neo-banks equipped to originate and service accounts at the edge of partner networks, say payment consultants Richard Crone and Heidi Liebenguth.

In a scenario where employees regularly and accurately track and report their business expenses, this continuously updated data helps businesses make intelligent decisions quickly, says Fyle's Yash Madhusudan.

As smart device adoption continues to grow, users must be vigilant to not only change passwords but to take advantage of advanced security settings. By introducing 2FA, Google is adding necessary security measures to protect consumers, according to Pulse Secure’s Sudhakar Ramakrishna.

Many institutions said they would close branches, operate drive-throughs only, limit lobby visits to appointments or take other protective steps. Yet others want to stay open to promote public confidence in the banking system.

A managed services approach can help payment firms and fintechs pick the best open source projects, says Asset Control's Mark Hermeling.

Taking the time to consider which technology to adopt for the new, expanded organization can be a critical success factor in the long run, says Bottomline Technologies' Jessica Cheney.

TD Bank Group's top lawyer will succeed Allen Parker at scandal-plagued Wells Fargo later this month.

Fraudsters tend to be oporptunistic. They’re constantly looking for new ways to abuse businesses and cardholders, making it difficult for security professionals to keep up, says Chargeback 911 and Global Risk Technologies' Monica Eaton-Cardone.

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E-commerce firms and payment apps can reach new users and investors through crowdfunding, says Prime Trust's Bruce Dyer.

The addition of Maria Renz shows how much emphasis the San Francisco fintech is putting on operations and customer experience.

Bankers cannot say that real-time doesn’t matter or that the status quo is fine, according to Neocova's Sultan Meghji and Kelsey Weaver.

As the fintech industry looks for ways to bring on more women, crossover hiring — recruiting from traditional financial services firms to fintechs — has emerged as an effective strategy, Donna Parisi of Shearman & Sterling and Michelle Tran of NYC Fintech Women write.

The Amazon effect in financial services will be much bigger than the one experienced by the retail industry—it will have a deeper impact due to the financial services industry being bigger and more vulnerable, and because consumers are now more comfortable with change, says TigerGraph's Todd Blaschka.

As the fintech industry looks for ways to boost the number of women, crossover hiring – recruiting from traditional financial service firms to fintechs – has emerged as an effective strategy, according to Shearman & Sterling's Donna Parisi and NYC Fintech Women's Michelle Tran.

Young consumers are demanding for new ways to pay, expecting more features and transactions to happen at a much faster pace, which means that companies need to keep up with the pace to adapt and offer the payment experience that this generation looks for, says EBANX's Henrik Nilsmo.

As we launch into a new decade, today’s new workforce wants, expects and demands easy-to-use apps in the vein of what they’re used to in their day-to-day lives, says Fyle's Yash Madhusudan.

The bank's board chair and fellow director James Quigley abruptly resigned early Monday. Both are scheduled to appear before the House Financial Services Committee this week.