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Lenders are scrambling to pause ranchers’ loan payments as meat processing plant shutdowns during the pandemic threaten $25 billion in losses for the livestock industry.

Mobile's already responsible for more than half of online fraud, and that will get worse, says ClearSales's Bernardo Lustosa.

With rates so low — after steep emergency Federal Reserve cuts in response to the pandemic’s fallout — banks will struggle to generate bread-and-butter interest income and asset-sensitive lenders will face substantial net interest margin contraction this year and next, analysts say.

The regional wants to “play offense” with the proceeds of its $17 billion BlackRock stake; shares of some bank shares jumped 6% Thursday but remain well behind the rest of the market.

PSD2 compliance remains a necessary step to protect data and ID even if the coronavirus presents more challenges, says GlobalSign's Arvid Vermote.

The coronavirus is accelerating contactless and digital payments, while upending traditional funding models for fintechs, says Sage's Pamela Novoa Ralli.

Modern life can be full of anxieties for people living paycheck-to-paycheck, especially during times of emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contactless, mobile and a retreat from cash are just the start. The coronavirus will upend the entire payments process, said Icon Solutions' Simon Wilson.

Historical data doesn’t paint a sufficient picture in a business climate characterized by rapid, unexpected change and lingering uncertainty, says MSTS' Brandon Spear.

The group that worked with the Fed to devise an alternative rate to Libor rejects criticism that the index favors megabanks.