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What the first change to lease accounting in decades means for banks

12/11/18

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is requiring all companies to record leases for property and equipment on their balance sheets. Here’s how that revision could affect banks’ loan decisions — and their own capital ratios.

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JPMorgan plans tech hires in a country where it's hardly known

12/10/18

JPMorgan Chase is beefing up its technology presence in Israel, joining other global financial firms seeking to benefit from the country's large pool of fintech experts.

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Housing market signals warning; another Deutsche Bank scandal?

12/10/18

Loans to house flippers dropped 11% in the third quarter, indicating "possible turbulence;" the German bank may have allowed some clients to claim tax credits on stock they didn't own.

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Add BMO Harris to list of banks aligning with auto fintechs

12/05/18

The Chicago bank's new partnership with AutoGravity mirrors others struck this year by JPMorgan Chase and U.S. Bank with providers of mobile apps that bundle the car-buying and lending processes.

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Every day is a fire drill for bank cybersecurity teams

12/05/18

Since banks are under constant attack by hackers, the startup XM Cyber is offering them a simulator that seeks to do its virtual worst in order to prevent a real breach.

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Recession worries? Trade war? Forget about 'em, bank CEOs say

12/04/18

Big-bank execs downplayed gloomy economic forecasts and said a commercial lending rally, niche M&A and smart tech spending will drive growth in 2019.

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Fed’s quandary: Build or not build a real-time payment network

12/04/18

Whatever the central bank decides, it is sure to ruffle a lot of feathers in the industry.

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Blockchain's backers concede it has been tainted by crypto

11/30/18

To convince skeptical bankers about the benefits of distributed ledger technology, some suggest it needs to be separated from the volatile digital currency it underlies.

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Are more banks tangled up in Danske money-laundering scandal?

11/29/18

Danish lawmakers say that the probe currently focused on Danske Bank should be expanded to include more firms.

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Is fear of fraud holding back faster payments?

11/28/18

Proponents of real-time payments systems say banks must embrace them given consumer demand for more immediacy and transparency, even if criminals will try to exploit them.

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