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Direct blockchain transfer of relief goods can help organizations navigate government bureaucracy quickly, avoid the potential mishandling of funds by intermediaries, and expedite aid to exactly where it is most needed, according to David Uhryniak, a blockchain services leader at Crowe LLP, and Brian T. Zygmunt, a partner at Crowe.

Control breakdowns and poor governance can affect fintech partnerships of all types, whether lending, payments, deposit-taking, wealth management, or insurance activities,according to Cliff Stanford, a partner in Alston & Bird's Financial Services and Products Group.

Banks moving past traditional card lending to compete on POS; ; five board members plan to leave before the bank’s May meeting.

Even as Uber drivers and other gig-economy workers gained the ability to be paid every couple of hours through debit push payments, other workers still had to wait for a batched paycheck.

As fraudsters get more sophisticated, better funded and increasingly connected, it’s clear that the fight against fraud will be ongoing, not a battle with a clear end, writes Rafael Lourenco, an executive vice president at ClearSale.

The Atlanta company, which reported fourth-quarter results Tuesday, said that the lending partnership with American Express will launch in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Dallas within the next 60 days.

Chinese mobile payment apps Alipay and WeChat Pay have made deep inroads into Western markets, and now UnionPay, China’s state-run card network, is catching up.

The slow U.S. adoption of real-time payments hurts half of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck, says Aaron Klein, a fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Financial institutions must manage compliance budgets without losing sight of primary functions and quality control, writes Chad Hetherington, global vice president of professional services for NICE Actimize.

Universities are starting to offer courses in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency skills, and that's just the start, according to David Uhryniak, blockchain services leader at Crowe LLP, and Brian T. Zygmunt, a partner at Crowe LLP.