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IBM unveils new Watson tools to help banks manage compliance, AML

06/14/17

IBM is set to announce new tools on Wednesday aimed at reducing the compliance burden of financial institutions and sifting through the mounds of data they collect by using Watson, its cognitive computer.

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Delaware blockchain measure seeks to change 'very base' of financial system

06/13/17

Private companies incorporated in Delaware could start issuing and tracking shares of stock on a distributed ledger this summer.

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Chase eyeing branch expansion in ‘certain other states,' consumer chief says

06/13/17

The nation's largest bank is dominant in New York, California and Texas, but it has little presence in the Mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest.

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A 'digital CFO' in customers' pockets: Where banking should go

06/13/17

Digital banking services should solve consumers' problems and offer them advice, and they must rely on artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology, bankers from TD, RBC and Bank of the West said.

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In latest sign of trouble, CAN Capital lays off 55 more employees

06/13/17

The New York firm, which offers high-cost credit to small businesses, has attributed its recent struggles to certain loans performing worse than had been expected.

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Lawmakers to tackle a host of flood insurance reforms

06/13/17

The House Financial Services Committee is slated to vote on several bills Wednesday that are designed to make private flood insurance a viable alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program.

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BB&T eyes more insurance agency acquisitions

06/13/17

CEO Kelly King also did not rule out a return to bank M&A now that BB&T has completed the integration of Susquehanna Bancshares and National Penn Bancshares.

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Which Treasury reg reform priorities could become real?

06/13/17

The Treasury plan includes a slew of items that don’t require Congress to act, and appear feasible in the short term. Here's a guide to what changes could be made.

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Top GOP lawmaker optimistic on enacting Treasury's Dodd-Frank revamp

06/13/17

Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, welcomed Treasury Department recommendations on how to reform financial regulations and expressed optimism that many of the suggestions could become law.

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USAA invests in cognitive technology company

06/13/17

It also plans to deploy the startup’s technology that analyzes data and offers predictive advice.

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