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5 reasons your financial institution should attend the ThinkBIG 2024 conference

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The ThinkBIG 2024 conference is June 3-6 in Phoenix, Arizona, and with 99% of last year’s attendees saying they would recommend the conference to others, Abrigo expects another large crowd. The Fighting Financial Crime track will focus on BSA compliance, anti-money-laundering (AML), and fraud detection topics.

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CFPB Rolls Out Innovation Regulator Network

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A network to better coordinate financial innovation among federal and state regulators is being launched by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in partnership with several states, the agency said in a press release. State regulators in every state were invited to join. .

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Q4 transactions: Ally, Microsoft team up on gen AI

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In 2023, financial institutions continued to look to third-party vendors for innovative solutions to enhance their offerings. based bank and fintech advisory company Cornerstone Advisors of Arizona said U.S. A December report by Scottdale, Ariz.-based

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CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that Paul Watkins, a lawyer, will lead the agency’s newly created Office of Innovation. “I The Office of Innovation was recently created by Mulvaney to focus on a new priority for the agency: encouraging consumer-friendly innovation.

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Taking A Data-Driven Approach To Meeting CU Members’ Banking Needs

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CUs are seeing an increased number of phishing emails and overall digital fraud since the pandemic started, with 22 percent of American consumers reporting they have been targeted by virus-related online fraud, according to one survey. Deep Dive: Emerging CU Fraud Threats And How Data Analytics Can Help.

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New Digital Experiences Keep Credit Unions Relevant – And Then Some

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Consumers waited on financial institutions (FIs) to innovate in an odd relationship that put business needs before customers’ needs. Arizona-based FI consulting firm Cornerstone Advisors noted that just three major banks have 47 percent of the accounting and payment services sector’s $11 billion.”. It was all on their timetable.

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Fed’s Powell Has No Plans To Issue Digital Currency

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“Right now, the Federal Reserve is not developing its own digital currency,” Williams said when asked his thoughts about bitcoin at an economic outlook luncheon in Phoenix, Arizona. While JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has called bitcoin a “fraud,” he admitted that he would be more comfortable with a government-backed digital currency.