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Trust: Once Again the Most Precious Currency in Banking

Gonzobanker

Bank confidence is a fragile reed, and a troubled bank is damaged by any rumors, true or not.” Irvine Sprague, Former FDIC Director So Gonzo Bankers … how many of us have been hesitant lately to check our iPhone each morning to see what trouble may have hit the fan in the financial world during a few restless hours of slumber?

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

Gonzobanker

Leaders need to be honest about succession plans and realistic about the Fed and rate shifts, which led to compressed margins and pressures on investment portfolios and contributed to the failures of First Republic, Signature and Silicon Valley banks. While the mood felt upbeat and optimistic (maybe it was the sunny and mid-70s weather?),

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Seven Big Threats Facing Seven Big Tech And Payments Players This Halloween

PYMNTS

Facebook leadership underestimated the role that platform governance plays in keeping platforms alive and thriving – and it may be too little, much too late to turn things around. And that is a bank – one with FDIC insurance and safeguards that keep their money safe. 93 percent had a bank account.

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