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Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Wallet are among the mobile payment services vying for dominance. Here's what every banker needs to know to get a game plan in place.

Wall Street Journal The Journal takes a look at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's upcoming rules for payday lenders, set to be released today, as did American Banker in today's edition. The Journal's piece includes a quote from Lauren Saunders at the National Consumer Law Center, who said the CFPB's proposal doesn't go far enough. "The CFPB has taken an either/or approach: prevention or protection. But borrowers need both," Saunders said. The Journal also quoted DennisÂ...

For ex-bankers like Ruth Porat, who is leaving Morgan Stanley for Google, free-flowing cash and a sunnier climate are only part of Silicon ValleyÂ's allure, industry observers note. The tech sector is also mercifully light on regulation.

Social media data offers banks a vast, relatively untapped source of insights about everything from marketing to identifying new customers, talent and potential risk management issues. The key is assembling a team that knows how to mine social media for information.

The CFPB's complaint portal will only be helpful to consumers if the agency takes the time to verify or contextualize their concerns.