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Amazon in talks with JPMorgan over checking accounts, report says

03/05/18

Amazon.com Inc. is in talks with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Capital One Financial Corp. about offering the tech giant’s customers a product similar to a checking account.

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Senate poised for Dodd-Frank rollback; card losses spike at small issuers

03/05/18

The bill would raise the threshold to $250 billion for SIFI banks; small banks that lowered credit standards to attract customers are paying the price.

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They are Spartans: The call of duty is strong at Kasasa

03/04/18

With the U.S. military in mind, the Texas bank's CEO, Gabe Krajicek, created a corporate culture where employees name themselves after the legendary warriors and operate under a mission to "win the war."

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At Best Egg, talk is a best practice

03/04/18

The retail lending unit of Marlette Funding meets regularly to make sure all employees are invested in its quarterly goals.

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To keep burnout in check, PeerStreet mixes play with hard work

03/04/18

The online lending platform takes corporate culture seriously but encourages employees not to take themselves too seriously.

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Best Fintechs to Work For

03/04/18

Honoring the 20 innovative firms in American Banker's inaugural ranking of Best Fintechs to Work For.

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The rewards of ‘amazingly flat’ management: Innovation, employee loyalty

03/04/18

Many of the companies named to this year’s Best Fintechs to Work For ranking share a willingness — even an eagerness — to involve rank-and-file staff in decisions about how the company is run.

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How fintech firms get peak performance from employees

03/04/18

The fintech industry has some cool workplace quirks, but behind the fun factor is a serious mission to build an enthusiastic, satisfied workforce.

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A fintech that puts family-first policy into action

03/04/18

Promontory Interfinancial Network, a provider of bank products and services, goes to great lengths (sometimes literally) to retain its employees over the long term.

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As Senate nears big vote, Dodd-Frank shows its staying power

03/02/18

The Senate is poised to pass the most substantial bank regulatory relief since the crisis, but any disruption of the post-crisis regime is still eclipsed by how much the bill enshrines Dodd-Frank.

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