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Ch-Ch-Changes: Fintech will be shaking up the banking industry for years to come, according to a report from the World Economic Forum and Deloitte. The wide-ranging report instructs banks to prepare themselves for a state of near-constant disruption as tech firms alter consumers' expectations by making financial services faster and cheaper. The Wall Street Journal notes the reports' authors also arranged meetings between old-school behemoths like Visa and JPMorgan Chase and upstarts...

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All Eyes on Greece: Now that Greece has closed its banks for at least a week in order to avoid a run as bailout negotiations with the European Union have stalled, speculation is rampant about how the emergency measure will play out. The Wall Street Journal warns Greek banks may not have enough cash on hand to get through the week if all of the country's residents withdraw the maximum amount permitted...

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Greece Bank Shutdown: Greece has closed its banks for the next six days and imposed capital controls in an effort to avert financial panic as the country edges closer to a potential exit from the eurozone. Over the weekend, steady streams of depositors had already emptied many ATMs in Athens, according to the Wall Street Journal. The rapidly escalating Greek debt crisis rattled global markets Monday, with the S&P 500 on track...

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Regaining a Good Name ... Slowly: Americans trust banks more now than they did in 2012Â--but that's a pretty low bar to clear. Twenty-eight percent of people say they have a lot of confidence in banks, up from 21% the last time the survey was conducted three years ago, according to a June Gallup survey of 1,527 adults. While the American Bankers Association's blog appeared heartened by the improvement, other op-eds say...

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