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Better Check the Math: Executives may soon have more skin in the game when it comes to accurate financial reporting. The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 to back a new plan that would require public companies to rescind executive officers' bonuses if accounting errors are discovered ...

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Ch-Ch-Changes: Fintech will be shaking up the banking industry for years to come, according to a report from the World Economic Forum and Deloitte. The wide-ranging report instructs banks to prepare themselves for a state of near-constant disruption as tech firms alter consumers' expectations by making financial services faster and cheaper. The Wall Street Journal notes the reports' authors also arranged meetings between old-school behemoths like Visa and JPMorgan Chase and upstarts...

Even if the U.S. government eases enforcement against banks processing wire transfers to developing countries, lawsuits brought by the plaintiffs' bar under the Anti-Terrorism Act may make banks continue to avoid providing remittance services to needy communities.

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All Eyes on Greece: Now that Greece has closed its banks for at least a week in order to avoid a run as bailout negotiations with the European Union have stalled, speculation is rampant about how the emergency measure will play out. The Wall Street Journal warns Greek banks may not have enough cash on hand to get through the week if all of the country's residents withdraw the maximum amount permitted...

You'll find many disruptors in banking, but startups like Moven aren't among them. In essence, virtual banks simply dress up web storefronts to look like banks but offer one-tenth the services.