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How scammers' use of AI is affecting fintech investment

American Banker

Fraudsters are likely to increase their use of generative artificial intelligence to attack banks and other payment companies. Investors are using their own influence to fight back.

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Shift4 CEO entertains acquisition interest

Payments Dive

CEO Jared Isaacman said the payment processing company is fielding acquisition interest from “several parties.

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2023 ATM & Self-Service Software Trends

ATM Marketplace

The ATM and self-service industry is here to stay, but it’s no longer business as usual. We are at the cusp of a self-service revolution where market players are required to be more efficient, innovative and customer-centric than ever before. Download this report to learn more about ATM and self-service trends in 2023.

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PayPal’s new CEO builds team

Payments Dive

Alex Chriss, PayPal's chief executive officer, is lining up outsiders as managers as he seeks to drive profitable growth at the digital payments behemoth.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te

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Eleventh Circuit rules consumers can recover statutory damages for willful FCRA violations without proving actual damages

CFPB Monitor

Joining every other circuit to address the same issue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently ruled that a consumer does not have to prove actual damages to recover statutory damages for willful violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In Omar Santos, et al. v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.

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Profits in a time of inflation: what do company accounts say in the UK and euro area?

BankUnderground

Gabija Zemaityte and Danny Walker Inflation has been high in many countries since 2021. Some have said that companies have increased their profits over that period: so-called ‘greedflation’. We use published company accounts for thousands of large listed companies to look for signs of increased profits in the data. Consistent with previous analysis of aggregate incomes , price indices and business surveys , we find no evidence of a rise in overall profits in the UK – prices have gone up alongsid

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Forter executive offers 2024 payments predictions

Payments Dive

The new instant payment rail FedNow is set for a “roller coaster” next year, according to Forter Head of Financial Partnerships Jeff Hallenbeck.

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Deutsche Bank looks to gen AI for coding, CX

BankInovation

Deutsche Bank is exploring generative AI within its operations as it looks to third-party startups to develop the technology. “Artificial intelligence is one of the most important technology trends for the financial industry, with significant potential to make business processes more efficient,” a Deutsche Bank spokesperson told Bank Automation News.

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Banks Must Up Their Social Media Game to Connect with Digital Natives

Gonzobanker

Banking leaders looking for the next wave of growth need to think differently about marketing to half the population. Traditional financial institutions that want to compete with fintech disruptors like Chime and X (formerly known as Twitter) need to up their social media game. This means a significant contribution in terms of budget and resources from the marketing department.

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Case Study: Anchor Loans Cuts Doc Prep Time by 90% with GoDocs Automation

Anchor Loans, one of the nation’s top private lenders, turned to GoDocs to modernize its document preparation process and keep pace with growing loan volume. By automating doc generation and integrating seamlessly with internal systems, Anchor Loans drastically reduced prep time and minimized risk—without adding headcount. Learn how GoDocs helped Anchor Loans begin finalizing loan packages in just minutes, enabling faster, more scalable lending with real-time compliance across 48 states.

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How Will We Fund That Low Rate, Low Covenant Loan?

Jeff For Banks

Emily McCormick 's ( Bank Director Magazine ) most recent Common Threads newsletter post on LinkedIn got me thinking? How did that 5.5%-6% loan, described by Jeff Rose, CEO of Ambank Holdings, get to committee or even make it past the lender? Banking is one of those businesses that requires bankers to be less stupid than their competitors. And when competitors start funding 6% loans with 5% money, they start pulling those in their competitive eco-system with them.

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Seventh Circuit stays order requiring Samsung to pay millions in arbitration fees

CFPB Monitor

We previously blogged about an Illinois federal district court order requiring Samsung to pay about $4 million in arbitration fees in connection with 35,000 individual arbitration demands filed as part of a “mass arbitration.” By way of update, Samsung is pursuing an appeal to the Seventh Circuit, which recently granted Samsung’s motion for a stay of the district court’s order pending appeal. .

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Bank, credit union advocates seek regulatory clarity in wake of AI order

American Banker

Experts across the financial services space hold that the White House's new mandates won't bring wholly new rules to the industry, but will hopefully explain what the path forward for governing agencies will look like.

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Open banking: Catalyst for innovation, competition

BankInovation

Open banking regulation is in the works — finally. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced in October 2022 a plan to propose a rule in 2023 requiring financial institutions to share consumer data upon request by the consumer. One year later, on Oct. 19, 2023, the bureau unveiled its Personal Financial Data Rights proposal.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i

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Banker of the Year: PNC's Bill Demchak

American Banker

2023 proved to be a rocky year for large regional banks. But under CEO Bill Demchak's guidance, the Pittsburgh-based company has navigated the turmoil better than many of its peers.

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This week’s podcast episode: Prohibited by law and totally ineffective—just two of the many reasons why the CFPB should deny the petition for rulemaking on post-dispute consumer arbitration agreements

CFPB Monitor

Our special guest is David Sherwyn, Professor of Law at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. In September 2023, a group of consumer advocate organizations filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the CFPB that would prohibit the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer contracts in favor of arbitration clauses that would permit consumers to choose between arbitration and litigation only after a dispute has arisen. .

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How credit unions are adapting to climate change

American Banker

Whether it's bracing for a hurricane or helping members reduce their environmental impact, many credit unions are making the planet's health a focal point of community engagement.

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Onyx and Apollo explore tokenization in investments across blockchains

The Paypers

Axelar, Oasis Pro, and Provenance Blockchain have joined forces with Onyx by J.P. Morgan and Apollo in Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Project Guardian.

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Commercial Lenders, Playing It Safe Is the Real Risk

Why Legacy Lending Workflows Are Costing You More Than You Think Legacy systems and manual workflows might feel familiar, but they come with growing risks—compliance gaps, costly delays, and lost opportunities. This guide breaks down why clinging to traditional processes is no longer sustainable and how automation can help lenders regain control, improve efficiency, and reduce risk across the closing process.

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Regional bank CEOs in no rush to shift to fast payments

American Banker

The chief executives of U.S. Bancorp, PNC and Comerica say that fraud, regulatory uncertainty, technological challenges and other concerns are making them approach the adoption of real-time payments with caution.

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Britain lands at the top of global identity theft

The Paypers

Adyen , global financial technology company, has published a survey with a global ranking of countries most at risk of identity theft.

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The CFPB must turn off its fire hose of new regulations

American Banker

The agency's insistence on churning out new requirements — even as courts question its constitutionality — is harming the very consumers it purports to help.

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Payment24 launches Cloud Switch

The Paypers

Payment24 , a global payments platform provider, has launched a financial payments product, Payment24 Cloud Switch.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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White House, Sherrod Brown weigh in on allegations against FDIC

American Banker

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown is the first Democrat to join Republicans in calling for an independent allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct at the FDIC. The White House called for speedy confirmation of an FDIC inspector general.

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Nexi partners with Compass

The Paypers

Europe-based paytech Nexi has announced its partnership with Compass to enable the latter’s BNPL digital solution on its SmartPOS.

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Jack Ma-backed Ant's profit fell 65% due to 7 billion yuan fine

American Banker

Ant Group's quarterly profit fell by 65%, dented by a one-time fine that signaled the end of China's yearslong crackdown on the tech industry.

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Mastercard and CARE partner to launch Strive Women

The Paypers

Mastercard and CARE have launched Mastercard Strive Women, a new program that aims to strengthen the financial health and resilience of small businesses.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.