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How American Express uses machine learning to detect fraud

09/03/19

Tina Eide, Amex's senior vice president of global fraud, discusses the card issuer's efforts to strengthen its transaction monitoring.

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Tribes push for historic carve-out in CRA reform plan

09/02/19

Seeking to expand financial services access, tribal officials and some firms want regulators to award Community Reinvestment Act credit to any bank that funds projects in Native American communities.

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Forced arbitration, JPM's contrarian move, M&A as recruiting tool: Top stories of the week

08/30/19

The case of a pastor wrongly-accused by Wells Fargo has mandatory arbitration back in the spotlight; JPMorgan started buying securities long before talk about rate cuts; more banks are turning to M&A to acquire talent; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Prompt notification would ease pain of data breaches: Survey

08/30/19

At the same time, consumers hold banks to tougher disclosure standards than government agencies, health care organizations and retailers, according to Experian.

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Mutual in Massachusetts lays groundwork for buying spree

08/30/19

Joseph Campanelli, CEO of Needham Bank, wants to be ready to scoop up mutuals struggling with rising costs and yield curve challenges.

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Mobile checking fintechs look to pick off unhappy small-business customers

08/30/19

NorthOne's U.S. launch joins other app providers hoping to attract entrepreneurs and freelancers with features such as real-time insights into cash flow.

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Temenos will buy digital banking software vendor Kony

08/30/19

The core-banking provider Temenos, based in Geneva, was drawn to Kony's strong U.S. presence, its software for banks and a special app it owns.

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Bank Iowa agrees to buy First State Bank of Colfax

08/30/19

Bank Iowa will gain a branch in a neighboring market when it completes the acquisition.

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PNC goes live on RippleNet

08/30/19

PNC has gone live on RippleNet, giving the blockchain company a major win in its effort to build a real-time cross-border payments network that includes large U.S. banks.

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Pacific Mercantile hires regional banker as its CEO

08/30/19

Brad Dinsmore, who will also serve as the California company's president, once was in charge of several key lines at SunTrust, including consumer banking and private wealth management.

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