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NYSE Lobbies To Allow Fundraising With Direct Listings

PYMNTS

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) wants to amend rules so that companies can go public through a direct listing, and raise capital from public market investors at the same time. As it stands now, companies cannot raise capital with a direct listing. Both companies were able to do this due to sufficient capital on their balance sheets.

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The true cost of fraud

Abrigo

Additionally, the human capital investment—in terms of both hiring fraud prevention experts and training existing staff—represents a significant operational expense. Institutions must invest not only in advanced security measures and skilled personnel but also in client education and community engagement to combat fraud effectively.

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How can bank boards respond to increased regulatory scrutiny?

Abrigo

McGrane and Hilsenrath also noted that following the push for higher capital cushions, “regulators are now focusing on corporate governance and the role of directors to ensure banks have the right culture and controls to prevent excessive risk taking.” What about liquidity risks, interest rate exposure and IT security threats?

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How Scotiabank Manages Fraud Protection For A Data-Driven Future

PYMNTS

At the end of the day, security and safety are absolutely crucial, so we need to make sure we understand what the fraud patterns are and what’s changing in our industry and make sure we’re protecting our customers and keeping them safe,” Llewellyn said. “The

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

I think the most compelling part of the story is that we opened our front-end PPP portal to serve every borrower who needed capital,” says Phil Goldfeder, the bank’s senior vice president of global public affairs. “It In mid-June 2020, the community bank launched Cross River Digital Ventures, a venture capital arm that invests in fintechs.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

From one perspective, the position of management consulting as an industry has never seemed more secure. Bain, whose co-founders would go on to start Bain Capital, had a particular expertise in finance from the beginning. It was a genuinely innovative insight into allocating capital, dressed up as a 2×2.