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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. There are many historical examples of some sophisticated and some less sophisticated entities imploding from the risk of derivatives.

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Looking Beyond The Card To Drive Commercial Adoption

PYMNTS

Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH). Mastercard Streamlines Amazon Expense Management. For businesses that make purchases on Amazon, Mastercard has struck a collaboration to streamline the expense management and reconciliation process.

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Are de novos making a comback?

Abrigo

In order to encourage new bank formation, the FDIC has shortened the number of years de novo banks are subject to de facto capital requirements, among other improvements to make de novo bank formation more appealing. Heightened capital requirements that must be met up front 3. A low interest rate environment 2. It is time intensive.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

CB Insights

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners. PROFILES OF THE TOP 20 VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA.

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

South State Correspondent

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. Generative AI: Traditional AI was ever-present in touted solutions regarding fraud, risk management, and the customer experience. Maybe a topic for next year?

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

Lynn Drysdale, Managing Attorney, Consumer Law Unit, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., Paulina Gonzalez, Executive Director, California Reinvestment Coalition, San Francisco, CA. Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Jacksonville, FL. William Howle, Head of U.S.

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10 Big Bank Marketing Lessons from the ABA Bank Marketing Conference

South State Correspondent

It was agreed that too many lines of business, such as treasury management, commercial lending, and commercial deposits, are not utilizing their marketing departments enough, given the tremendous value of their products. Every bank product manager should be clear on what their product is, what it is used for, and who will use it.