Swelling corporate debt could come back to bite banks: OCC

12/03/18

The agency's semiannual report on risks in the industry focused heavily on the high volume of commercial loans as well as banks' exposure to nonfinancial corporate debt, which is near a record share of GDP.

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Latest M&A deal for digital banking firm Q2

12/03/18

The company, which helps banks develop high-tech products and services, has agreed to buy Gro Solutions after recently completing its deal for Cloud Lending.

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Agencies push banks to use AI, other means to fight launderers

12/03/18

The federal regulators said in a joint statement that they will take a bank's level of innovation into account in supervising its anti-money-laundering procedures.

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How experimental tech drives TD Bank’s mobile app

12/03/18

Few firms have been able to blend predictive virtual assistants, geolocation, data analytics and other cutting-edge technology into apps like TD Bank, which has more mobile users in Canada than anyone in finance.

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SoFi is said to cut 7% of staff, revamp ailing mortgage unit

12/03/18

Social Finance, the lending and refinancing startup valued at more than $4 billion, is cutting about 7% of its staff, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Goldman considers more surveillance; banks seek robotic experts

12/03/18

The bank would add to monitoring of employees outside the U.S. in response to the 1MDB scandal; financial firms seek help to automate more systems.

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Regulatory clashes, bad hires, battle scars: Lessons from Bankers of the Year

12/03/18

Our Best in Banking honorees for 2018 share some of the smartest bits of advice and blows from the school of hard knocks that they've received over the years — and who (or what) supplied them.

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The one banking bill Congress might actually pass next term

12/03/18

The financial industry is not expecting movement on a lot of legislation given a divided Congress, but one measure is beginning to attract widespread attention.

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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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Best in Banking, CRA reform, Operation Choke Point: Top stories of the week

11/30/18

Zions' Harris Simmons named Banker of the Year; distilling the hopes and hang-ups around CRA reform; new grist in still ongoing debate over Operation Choke Point; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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