Thu.Jan 25, 2024

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Rivals may chase Fiserv special bank charter lead

Payments Dive

If the payments giant receives a special Georgia charter and gains access to the card networks, it could open the floodgates for other merchant acquirers, attorneys said.

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Get Ready for Large Action Models in Banking

South State Correspondent

You engage an app and speak your mind about what you want financially done. You are agnostic about which one of your many relationships accomplishes the task, only that the task gets done. Where traditionally, you might use an interface such as Siri or Alexa to pay your Verizon bill on time, now you tell your virtual assistant to “Reduce expenses by 10%, increase earnings by 10%, and put the difference into a savings account to result in more than $1 million in 10 years.” This is now

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PayPal floats service enhancements

Payments Dive

PayPal this year plans to roll out the “biggest changes in a decade” to its pioneering payments tool in a bid to better serve merchants and customers.

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How to Lock a Forward Rate on a Loan

South State Correspondent

A forward rate lock allows lenders to deliver a known loan rate on future borrower financing. This strategy is used for various reasons discussed further in this article. Recently, larger lenders, including Bank of America, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo, have announced that they are seeing an elevated appetite for forward rate locks on loans for future anticipated commercial borrowings.

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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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Manhattan DA seeks tighter payment app security

Payments Dive

“No longer is the smartphone itself the most lucrative target for scammers and robbers – it’s the financial apps contained within,” District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. said.

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Maryland EWA legislation draws protest

Payments Dive

A Maryland bill calling for some earned wage access providers to be registered and licensed has triggered opposition from fintech advocates.

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New York Governor’s Proposed TED Bill Includes Sweeping BNPL Legislation

CFPB Monitor

After promising earlier this year to “establish nation-leading regulations for the Buy Now Pay Later loan industry,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul took a significant first step in that direction by including Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) legislation in her Proposed 2024-2025 Transportation, Economic Development and Environmental Conservation (“TED”) Bill.

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Your Credit Card Has A Past You Probably Didn’t Know About!

BankBazaar

What have your Credit Card ’s ancestors been up to? No idea? Join the club. But before that already expanding club gets wider, we thought we’d take it upon ourselves to break down history while sharing a few fun facts that we might have missed about our little plastic buddies ! There’s probably nothing new we can tell you about the Credit Card. It’s common knowledge now days to be aware of the popular ones or the ones with the stand-out features.

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OIG report finds CFPB can enhance certain aspects of its enforcement investigations process

CFPB Monitor

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve Board and CFPB has issued a report on its evaluation of the CFPB’s process for conducting enforcement investigations. OIG concluded that the CFPB can enhance certain aspects of that process as described below. In its evaluation, OIG focused on the efficiency of the Office of Enforcement’s process for conducting investigations, and reviewed Enforcement’s practices for tracking and monitoring matters. .

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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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Anchorage Digital Bank to bring block trading to advisors

American Banker

The San Francisco technology company is partnering with Onramp Invest to offer registered investment experts tools for facilitating larger digital asset transactions.

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This week’s podcast episode: Understanding the Federal Reserve Board proposal to lower interchange fee cap for debit card transactions

CFPB Monitor

Our special guest is Zarik Khan, Founder of Finsolute Advisors. In October 2023, the Federal Reserve Board issued a proposal to lower the maximum interchange fee that a large debit card issuer can receive for a debit card transaction. We first look at the roles of the various parties involved in a typical transaction in which a consumer uses a debit card to make a purchase from a merchant and the various fees imposed in connection with the transaction. .

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European Fintech Funding: Zilo nabs $31M in series A

BankInovation

Venture funding fell in 2023 as investors took uncertain macroeconomic conditions into account and doubled down on due diligence. Global venture funding in 2023 stood at $248.4 billion, down 42% year over year, its lowest point since 2017, according to a Jan. 4 State of Venture 2023 report by business analytics provider CB Insights.

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PayPal leans on AI to improve its customer relationships

American Banker

As new CEO Alex Chriss streamlines the payment company's strategy, 2024's first major product rollout stresses data-driven, personalized connections between merchants and consumers.

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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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IBM sees strong demand for AI, cloud modernization

BankInovation

IBM clients continue to prioritize digital transformation through the cloud and investment in AI as tech spend remains strong across the banking industry.

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Banking, credit union, fintech industry layoffs: 2024

American Banker

As companies downsize and restructure, American Banker is tracking these decisions to help our readers understand how their industries are adapting.

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Lloyds to cut 1,600 jobs across branches in shift to online banking

TheGuardian

Overhaul likely to raise concerns for UK bank’s 2m customers who rely on branches to manage accounts Lloyds Banking Group is planning to cut 1,600 staff from its branch network as it tries to reduce costs and push customers towards digital services as part of a corporate overhaul. The UK company said it was adapting to a shift in behaviour, with more than 21 million of its 26 million customers choosing to use its services online.

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JPMorgan shuffles top execs, rekindling succession speculation

American Banker

Several of the company's top leaders, including Jennifer Piepszak, have been given new duties in CEO Jamie Dimon's latest management reorganization. Piepszak and JPMorgan President Daniel Pinto are among those viewed as potential successors to long-serving Dimon.

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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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Mondu raises EUR 30 million in debt financing round

The Paypers

Germany-based B2B BNPL payments provider Mondu has raised EUR 30 million in a debt financing round from Vereinigte Volksbank Raiffeisenbank (VVRB).

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Sallie Mae eyes market-share gains after Discover exits student lending

American Banker

The private student loan market is in flux after one major lender, Discover Financial Services, said it's leaving the sector. Sallie Mae is gearing up to compete for that business, much as it did when Wells Fargo pulled up stakes in 2020.

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Podcast: Emerging tech key to long-term success for FIs

BankInovation

Financial institutions are looking to their infrastructure and platforms to determine where to overhaul their tech in 2024.

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Colleagues remember SunTrust's Jimmy Williams, a 'quintessential banker'

American Banker

Williams, who died this week at age 90, was CEO of SunTrust — one of the banks that would become Truist — for many years. He also served on the boards of several organizations in Atlanta, including Coca-Cola.

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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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Travelex relaunches online FX services

The Paypers

Australia-based foreign exchange brand Travelex has relaunched online foreign exchange (FX) cash services for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).

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A new era of bank runs demands a new regulatory approach (Part 1)

American Banker

A former comptroller of the currency assesses last year's turmoil in the industry and charts a path forward including advancements in regulation.

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Token.io joins SPAA scheme

The Paypers

A2A payment infrastructure provider Token.io has announced its participation in the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme to support the adoption of A2A payments in Europe.

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Former FDIC Attorney pleads guilty to child sexual exploitation

American Banker

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. lawyer Mark Black of Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to sexually exploit children.

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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.