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Fed, OCC to propose easing Volcker rule; Visa's fintech interest

01/28/20

The regulators plan to drop the 3% limit on bank investments in venture capital funds; Visa invests in another fintech startup.

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5 policy hurdles thwarting federal regulators’ fintech ambitions

01/27/20

An outside paper identifies the statutes, regulations and other bureaucratic realities complicating the banking agencies’ efforts to oversee and benefit from rapidly changing technology.

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BNY Mellon’s early adoption of real-time payments paying dividends

01/27/20

The bank was one of the first users of The Clearing House's RTP network. Andrew Haskell explains how faster payments are helping the bank and its clients.

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Sterling in N.Y. taps insider as its new bank president

01/27/20

Luis Massiani has been the company's chief financial officer since 2012.

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Banks find a cheat code to catch up on digital: Merging

01/27/20

CenterState and South State are the latest regionals to announce a deal driven heavily by the need to compete with larger banks that can afford to spend more on cutting-edge technologies.

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Western Union alum starts digital bank for low-income Americans

01/27/20

Rellevate, founded by Stewart Stockdale, will offer pay advances, fast bill pay payment and international remittances for consumers who live paycheck to paycheck.

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Texas Capital forms digital bank featuring American Airlines rewards

01/27/20

Bask Bank will offer customers AAdvantage miles for every dollar saved.

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TD Bank names new consumer products chief

01/27/20

The U.S. arm of Toronto-Dominion Bank said Matt Boss will oversee credit cards, residential loans and deposit products, among other areas.

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Most consumers don't trust mobile payments. There's a way to fix that.

01/27/20

For banks and other financial institutions to survive and thrive in the age of mobile payments and e-commerce, they need to continue to enhance their mobile apps with more innovations, tighter security features and more time-saving capabilities.

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CenterState, South State plan $3.2B merger

01/27/20

The deal will create a bank with $34 billion in assets and operations stretching from Virginia to Florida.

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