Investment strategies

U.S. banks are playing catch-up with Chinese fintechs

11/08/19

Banks should stop competing on volume with large techs and start competing on added-value services to win over customers.

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Let’s clear the air on bitcoin and blockchain

11/05/19

It’s been a bumpy decade for crypto and blockchain, but both are here to stay.

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Banks play a key role in staving off global warming

09/25/19

Here’s why we joined other banks globally in disclosing the environmental impact from loans and investments.

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'A compliance nightmare': Comments of the week

08/22/19

Readers react to regulators revamping the Volcker Rule and the U.S. Postal Service getting into banking, criticize HUD's plan to make it harder for consumers to allege discrimination and more.

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Make banks use T-bills as collateral for excess reserves

07/30/19

The approach could work as long as the Fed were to add certain thresholds.

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'Pure extortion of commerce': Comments of the week

05/30/19

Readers weigh in on community development at BB&T-SunTrust, consider the role that branches play in bank marketing and debate the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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MVB in W.Va. to report big gain from its fintech portfolio

04/30/19

The company, which has invested $3 million in fintech in recent years, said the value of the portfolio is nearing $14 million.

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Rana Yared, Goldman Sachs | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

The investments that Rana Yared's team makes in startups help Goldman Sachs in two ways: Besides earning a profit, the company also uses a lot of the technology the startups develop as part of its internal digital transformation.

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De novos breed small businesses, Florida Bankers chief says

03/25/19

Alex Sanchez acknowledges that the U.S. has a lot of banks and many failed in the crisis, but he says a healthy economy needs a fresh supply of community lenders to nurture entrepreneurs.

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