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Goldman not yet talking 1MDB settlement; Standard Chartered plans buybacks

04/30/19

CEO Solomon says the bank has not yet begun discussions with DOJ about its role in the scandal; the $1 billion buyback would be its first in 20 years.

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Big investors welcomed by Fed; Morgan Stanley shifts top woman executive

04/24/19

The Fed wants to make it easier for investors to own big stakes in banks without triggering oversight; Shelley O’Connor has been named head of the firm's two regulated bank entities.

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'Get your facts right': Crypto firm disputes New York license denial

04/11/19

Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is protesting New York's decision this week to deny it a virtual license exchange, claiming that its rationale contains factual errors and its personnel were not well versed in blockchain.

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Crypto players 'need to get their acts together': Q&A with Andrew Hinkes

04/07/19

As bankers' skepticism about blockchain deepens, crypto firms should demonstrate how the technology can help financial companies, such as by extending access to the underbanked, says Hinkes, a prominent advocate of blockchain.

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Marcus product chief leaves; BBVA unveils loan tied to digital milestones

04/02/19

The executive is leaving after two years of coast-to-coast commuting; the interest rate on the loan declines as the borrower achieves technology goals.

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FHA to tighten mortgage standards; The man who can make or break a credit card

03/25/19

Agency concerned about the number of "risky" mortgages being approved; Brian Kelly, who runs The Points Guy website, can determine if a card succeeds or fails.

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How technology could close gender gap; bank stocks drop

03/22/19

Shift toward computerized, quantitative trading helps women advance; big bank stocks are on a pace for their worst week since December.

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Goldman’s diversity push; bitcoin futures expire

03/19/19

The bank is tying manager pay to inclusive hiring; Cboe Global Markets to stop trading bitcoin futures.

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Massachusetts assembles fintech panel after crypto crackdown

03/07/19

Digital-asset companies will try to develop a less adversarial relationship with the state's securities regulator, who stopped several startups from selling digital currencies as investments.

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Protecting new currency from old-school market manipulation

03/01/19

Crypto exchanges are adopting anti-fraud surveillance tools as they attempt to root out pump-and-dump schemes, insider trading and bogus orders.

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