Thu.Nov 21, 2024

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'Fundamental breakdown': How USAA landed in regulators' hot seat

American Banker

Amid steady customer growth, USAA's banking arm failed to make the investments necessary to satisfy either its regulators or some decades-long customers. Changes in the executive suite haven't fixed the problems.

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Amazon now accepts EBT card payments

Payments Dive

The e-commerce giant began letting needy families shop on its website with their federal benefits cards earlier this month.

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1033 Open Banking Mandate Blueprint for Success

Perficient

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a final rule § 1033.121(c) supporting open banking and personal financial data rights. Under this ruling, banks, credit unions, credit card issuers, and other financial service providers must enhance consumer access to personal financial data. The first compliance deadline of April 1, 2026, impacts the largest organizations.

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CFPB tweaks big tech payments rule

Payments Dive

In finalizing the new rule to oversee digital wallet providers Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it made important changes to its initial proposal.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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AI Regulations for Financial Services: Hong Kong

Perficient

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to affect every aspect of the world economy and play a significant role in the global financial system, leading financial regulators around the world to take various steps to address the impact of AI on their areas of responsibility. The economic risks of AI to the financial systems include everything from the potential for consumer and institutional fraud to algorithmic discrimination and AI-enabled cybersecurity risks.

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Truist commits $725 million to help Western N.C. rebuild after Helene

American Banker

The North Carolina-based bank rolled out a multiyear program to provide loans, investments and philanthropic support to communities in the western part of the state.

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Adyen goes live with Tap to Pay on iPhone in New Zealand

The Paypers

Adyen has announced the launch of its Tap to Pay on iPhone for customers and businesses in the region of New Zealand, in partnership with NewStore.

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Finastra client files stolen in data breach

American Banker

The breach, which occurred earlier in November, did not directly impact customer operations, but a threat actor stole data meant for customers.

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PayPal to use PYUSD for cross-border transfers via Xoom

The Paypers

PayPal has announced that it will enable its disbursement partners to use PayPal USD (PYUSD) for settling cross-border money transfers via Xoom.

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How a Managed Services Partner Can Reduce the Friction in Your RDC Program

Treasury teams at community banks face an ongoing challenge of delivering frictionless customer experiences as they support treasury products – especially RDC. This infographic focuses on the efficiencies community banks gain when partnering with a proven managed services provider. You’ll see the advantages you can gain when a managed services partner leverages online tools, skilled customer and technical support personnel, and fulfillment and logistics capabilities to streamline RDC fulfillment

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CFPB finalizes rule to supervise some Big Tech firms

American Banker

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has significantly raised the transaction threshold for its larger participant rule — which defines which firms will be affected — from 5 million annual payments to 50 million.

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CFPB now able to regulate big tech firms' digital payment apps

The Paypers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) has finalised a regulation that allows it to supervise big tech companies providing digital funds transfer and payment wallet apps.

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7th Session - SBA Loans: Empowering Small Business

Commercial Lending USA

Looking for commercial loans in the USA? Commercial Lending USA specializes in arranging commercial mortgages for businesses and commercial purposes nationwide. Get the funding you need today!

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Brazilian fintech Nubank considers domicile move to the UK

The Paypers

Nubank has considered shifting its legal base to the UK, an initiative that will mark an important step in Britain ’s push to encourage more tech firms to move to the country.

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Budget Playbook for Commercial Lenders — Bank and Credit Union Edition

Amid market uncertainty, banks and credit unions are faced with critical decisions about the future of their commercial lending. With fluctuating interest rates and rising competition from non-bank lenders, it's critical to allocate your 2025 budget strategically to optimize lending operations. Our Budget Playbook for Commercial Lenders delivers key strategies to help you navigate these challenges, ensuring your institution is well-positioned for the coming year.

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CFPB's Chopra: AI can be the key to fairer credit scoring

American Banker

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said the FICO credit-scoring model has drawbacks in price, predictiveness and market competition, and stakeholders should develop a more open-sourced model that uses artificial intelligence.

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Alviere launches Cash-to-Cash cross-border remittance services

The Paypers

Alviere , a provider of Embedded Finance solutions, has introduced a new feature enabling its enterprise clients to offer cash-to-cash cross-border remittance services.

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Ex-CEO of failed Kansas bank banned from banking

American Banker

The Federal Reserve issued an enforcement action against the former head of Heartland Tri-State Bank, who embezzled millions of dollars after falling victim to a crypto scam.

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Guavapay partners with American Express for payment acceptance options

The Paypers

Global fintech company Guavapay has announced its partnership with American Express in order to expand merchant payment acceptance options.

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It Takes Two to Tango

With automation, you’ll reduce errors and save valuable time, allowing you to focus on what really matters: strategic analysis and insightful decision-making. Picture accurate financial reports ready at your fingertips, giving you the confidence to tackle business challenges head-on. Embracing automation not only boosts productivity but also elevates your role from number cruncher to closing rockstar.

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BNY gains Treasury's Direct Express benefits contract

American Banker

The contract gives the nation's oldest bank access to more than $3 billion in deposits a month.

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Finder acquires cashback platform to boost savings

The Paypers

Finder has acquired Grow My Money , an Australia-based cashback platform that converts everyday spending into home loans and superannuation contributions.

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Inside BNY's plans to upgrade Eliza, its generative AI platform

American Banker

The 2.0 version, expected to launch next year, will provide more detailed responses based on more complex, humanlike thought processes.

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Addi obtains USD 100 million credit facility from Victory Park Capital

The Paypers

Colombia-based fintech Addi has obtained a USD 100 million credit facility from Victory Park Capital , with the funds assisting its financing of credit originators in the region.

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The 2024 Lenders Guide to Automating the Complex Loan

Download the latest edition of GoDocs' "The Lender's Guide to Automating the Complex Loan." This comprehensive guide offers financial institutions valuable insights into document automation for complex commercial loans. It unpacks the intricacies of complex loans and showcases how an automation platform like GoDocs — the leading commercial loan closing platform — delivers impressive benefits and ROI to any FI.

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Gary Gensler plans to step down from SEC in January

American Banker

The SEC chair's ambitious agenda drew fierce resistance from Wall Street and the crypto industry.

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CommonWealth Central Credit Union selects Jack Henry's solutions

The Paypers

US-based fintech company Jack Henry has announced that CommonWealth Central Credit Union selected its services to modernise its technology infrastructure and advance its growth.

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OCC's Hsu: Banks and regulators should 'co-learn' about using AI

American Banker

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said that while artificial intelligence is a potentially transformative technology, regulators should be wary of waiving liability for its use in banking.

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K3 MStore teams up with DNA Payments for simple payment solutions

The Paypers

K3 MStore , an all-in-one retail platform for visitor attractions, has announced a partnership with DNA Payments , an independent omnichannel payments provider in the UK and EU.

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Confronting the Change Challenge

Change is difficult, whether in our private or work life. However, without change, growth and learning are difficult not to mention keeping up with the market and staying competitive. We have all worked for or ourselves are the bosses that prefer to keep the status quo. We will discuss how to address the "change challenge" to enable you to be a changemaker and a graceful recipient of change.