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Goldman, Stripe execs spar on future of financial services

06/14/19

Both companies want money to be "programmable." But how to go about it is a matter of dispute.

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Bankers rattled as nonbanks' CRE lending spikes

06/14/19

Banks fear that more competition from nonbanks in commercial real estate will drive down pricing and lead to a relaxation of terms.

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Fully automated compliance is big hurdle for this fintech's APIs

06/14/19

Synapse is working to refine its application programming interfaces to meet know-your-customer and other complex requirements, but it's a tall order, the head of the back-office-services platform says.

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Accept cash, credit card or mobile payment? Government wants a say

06/14/19

State and local officials have pushed back against retailers that don’t take cash, and now some are pressuring electric vehicle firms to expand payment options at charging stations.

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Equifax breach still poses fraud risk at four government agencies: GAO

06/14/19

The watchdog and three Democratic lawmakers urged the agencies to stop using knowledge-based verification methods to grant access to their online portals.

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Wealthy Americans say financial worries taking toll on mental health

06/14/19

Even relatively wealthy Americans are so worried about their finances that it's affecting their mental and physical health. That's one of the findings in a Bank of America survey of more than 1,000 people in the U.S. who have enough investable money to qualify as "mass affluent."

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Three ways to draw private capital back into mortgages

06/14/19

There are clear actions that regulators at the CFPB, SEC and FHFA can take to help attract investors into the housing market, argues former FHFA Director Ed DeMarco.

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Trump slams Fed's Powell saying ‘I disagree with him entirely’

06/14/19

President Trump sharply criticized Jerome Powell in an interview aired Friday, blaming the Federal Reserve chairman for raising interest rates.

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Facebook's cryptocurrency backers; Amazon looks to boost lending

06/14/19

Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are each putting up $10 million to back the cryptocurrency; company “gearing up” to reboot its flagging small business lending unit.

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'You had a great brand. Egos killed it': Comments of the week

06/13/19

Readers respond to BB&T-SunTrust's rebranding, consider the future of home equity loans, debate the number of credit unions buying up community banks and more.

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