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How to Inspire Millennials to Save

01/15/16

As a recent college graduate, I could have been more engaged with my longer-term financial health had I had today's fintech tools at my disposal.

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Women in Banking: Millennial Edition

01/14/16

Get some Millennial insight from Luvleen Sidhu of BankMobile and learn about Goldman Sachs' new retention tool for women. Also, Sheila Bair has a complaint about Wall Street reform, more institutional investors are pushing for boardroom diversity and a New York artist paints the stock market.

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Where Was Obama's Victory Lap on Financial Reform?

01/14/16

Financial services issues that helped define a presidency were largely absent from Tuesday's State of the Union address, including the crucial policy items that have not yet been resolved.

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Four Ways to Save the Dying Bank Branch

01/14/16

The physical branch network is not dead, but to ensure its viability banks need to get serious about trimming it down and combining branches with digital channels.

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Morning Scan: Earnings Meet Pessimism; MetLife a Primer for Banks?

01/14/16

Breaking News This Morning ...

Earnings: JPMorgan Chase Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Earnings Season Begins: As banks head into earnings season, an air of investor pessimism pervades. Banks' shares have fallen more than 5% recently and the KBW Nasdaq Bank index is down almost 20% from its most recent peak, according to the Wall Street Journal. Weak capital markets are likely to have hampered fixed income, currency and commodity returns. And the December rate increase courtesy of the...

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Don't Ignore Your Customers' Own Surging Liquidity

01/13/16

The opportunity for banks from the dramatic growth in deposits goes beyond just funding loans.

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It's Geek to Me: Fintech's Jargon Problem

01/13/16

As fintech pitches itself as the future of consumer financial services to bankers, regulators, legislative staffers and journalists, it's not enough to claim that innovations are better. We nontechies want an explanation why, in layman's terms.

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Morning Scan: SIFI Designation Scares Insurers; Obama Addresses Wall Street

01/13/16

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

State of the Union Addresses Wall Street: While not the main thrust of President Barack Obama's last State of the Union address, Wall Street was discussed over the course of the evening. In a line that garnered a round of applause, Obama said certain regulations and red tape needed to be cut for the private sector's benefit. But shortly thereafter he called for greater regulation of certain companies – including banks –...

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Forget Fintech Originators, the 'Enablers' Are Here

01/12/16

Many emerging innovators want to incorporate digital advances into the incumbent financial services sphere, not necessarily leapfrog banks.

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Why Recent Bank Guilty Pleas Just Aren't Enough

01/12/16

Convictions of big banks have lacked any tangible consequences for perpetrators, leaving many still doubting that the government is serious about prosecuting large firms.

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