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The rankings of the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance include some familiar faces (KeyCorp's Beth Mooney of course), but also plenty of newcomers (including U.S. Bancorp's Kathy Rogers, JPMorgan Chase's Thasunda Duckett and Wells Fargo's Yvette Hollingsworth Clark). We also look at efforts to bring more women into boardrooms and have an op-ed by the CEO of HSBC USA.

Now a buzzword for disruptive technologies, Fintech was the name of a research project initiated by Citicorp in the 1990s, when the Citigroup predecessor was trying to shed its image of being "out of touch with market preferences."

Receiving Wide Coverage ... Concern About Redlining Settlement: Some observers expressed concern over the $33 million settlement Hudson City Savings Bank reached with federal regulators over alleged redlining. The Paramus, N.J., thrift's deal with the Department of Justice and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sets a Â"disturbing precedent,Â" because more redlining settlements are probably on the horizon, said Guggenheim analyst Jaret Seiberg. Â...

American banks long ago deserted their most impoverished communities. Today, post offices are uniquely well positioned to serve the underbanked population Â-- and perhaps reinvigorate a culture of saving in the process.