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A tech solution to the pot banking problem

11/12/19

New data analytics could help provide more comfort to banks in doing business with the cannabis industry, despite restrictive federal laws.

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OpenFin, FactSet partner to make their apps, data feeds work together

11/12/19

Banks like RBC and JPMorgan Chase can now more easily draw real-time FactSet data feeds into applications.

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Goldman may change its focus; Credit Suisse revamps investment bank team

11/12/19

Goldman may abandon its revenue goal; in an attempt to boost revenue, Credit Suisse picks new leaders for its investment banking and capital markets unit.

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Ignoring women costs the financial industry $700 billion a year

11/11/19

The male-dominated finance industry is missing out on more than $700 billion a year in revenue by failing to listen to or tailor products for women, according to management consultancy Oliver Wyman.

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What FICO sees through its window into fraud

11/11/19

Doug Clare explains how the organization uses artificial intelligence to spot crime rings and skimmers.

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Banks want a Camels overhaul, but chiming in is risky

11/11/19

Many in the industry have cheered regulators’ interest in improving the supervisory rating system, but they may shy from commenting publicly about their experiences in a confidential process.

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Bank M&A in 2019: Pace up, premiums down

11/11/19

Dealmaking through early November is slightly ahead of last year's clip thanks to a recent flurry of merger announcements. However, excluding BB&T-SunTrust, values and multiples are shrinking.

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CECL, fintech threat: What's keeping community bankers up at night

11/11/19

Community bank leaders at an ABA-hosted meeting questioned the timing for a new accounting standard for loan losses and discussed their struggles to keep pace with new technology.

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Subprime mortgages keep minting cash for ex-Bear Stearns banker

11/11/19

Tom Marano, a former Bear Stearns banker, was apparently well compensated following the housing crisis for heading up ResCap and Ditech, both of which went into bankruptcy.

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Bias probe or not, the Apple Card is setting a new standard for banks

11/11/19

The tech company’s card seems to be raising consumers’ expectations that they should be able to get and use a card instantly and receive useful notifications.

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