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Financial Stability Board Calls For Current Crypto Education

PYMNTS

The FSB is comprised of national authorities responsible for financial stability in 24 countries and jurisdictions. It was launched following the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 as an early warning system to avoid another “global market meltdown.”

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Visa Inks Partnerships With More Football Associations

PYMNTS

Visa , the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA , announced Wednesday (December 6) partnerships with the Union of European Football Associations’ ( UEFA ) Women’s Football Competitions and the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) Total Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

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Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws

PYMNTS

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

Our lives changed forever from this whole experience of the government’s declaration of a national emergency, leading to forced shutdowns of businesses and schools, mandated mask wearing, forcing 6-foot distances between people, travel restrictions, fear mongering with case and death counts, and forced vaccines/boosters. Oh, brother!

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7. Leslie Godridge, U.S. Bancorp

American Banker

The wholesale unit's two main business lines are national corporate banking and global treasury management and Godridge, who joined U.S. Bancorp in 2007, has been the driving force in the growth of both. Bancorp wouldn't have much of a wholesale banking business without Leslie Godridge.

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In One Way, the U.S. Mortgage Market Looks Just Like It Did in 2007

American Banker

mortgage market is of course considerably smaller, safer and less accessible than it was nine years ago.

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Disruptive technology will not kill banks

Jeff For Banks

Lending Club funded $5 billion in loans since its founding in 2007. How long before those corporate accounting system providers strike a deal with some regional or national bank to provide seamless views to corporate customers? Was ING Direct a disruptor? Simple sold to BBVA, touting 120,000 accounts. And Quicken Loans.