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Small Kansas bank failed because its CEO fell for a crypto scam: Report

American Banker

Two months after the mysterious failure of the Heartland Tri-State Bank in Elkhart, Kansas, a news article sheds light on its downfall. CEO Shan Hanes was involved in a cryptocurrency hoax involving a $12 million wire payment, according to the Bloomberg Businessweek report.

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Across The Crypto Legal Bow, Lawsuits

PYMNTS

The regulators have been looking at cryptocurrency operators – and in the United States, at least, are firing shots across the regulatory bow. For example, South Korea and China have set sights on their respective cryptocurrency markets. It may be too early to tell just what the impact of PSD2 and Open Banking might be.

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The Future Of Payments Beyond The Pandemic

PYMNTS

In a roundtable discussion, the last in the “Powering the Digital Shift” series with Karen Webster, six experts in money movement, fraud prevention, banking and financial technology discussed one sure bet: “Digital optional” is no option as we move toward contactless commerce. So, there is a balance that needs to be struck.”.

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Digital Disruption

Independent Banker

Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products. This is why ICBA and community banks must continue to push consistent regulation of bank and nonbank financial service providers.

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B2B FinTech On The Cusp Of Change

PYMNTS

200 community banks have cut ties with Lending Club following the sudden departure of the alternative lender’s CEO and the subsequent hit to share prices, which reverberated across other alt-finance players. SMEs want banks to offer bitcoin services , suggesting the cryptocurrency may not be such a failure after all.

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Bank Multiple Improvement: 33 Items Stakeholders Want to Know Now

South State Correspondent

Are the rising concerns with BSA/AML, fraud, late fees from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), or Executive Order on Merger Review impacting your operations at all? Fraud & Cyber: P2P fraud, account takeover, and synthetic IDs have hurt banks in 2Q. Regulation: What are your regulators concerned about?

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Today In Data: Increased Shipping, Bitcoin Whirlwind And GDPR Non-Compliance

PYMNTS

It’s been a newsworthy week for bitcoin, with agencies around the world concerned with a potential bubble involved in cryptocurrency. 214 | The number of banks surveyed in the PYMNTS Bank Innovation Readiness Index, in collaboration with payments solutions provider i2c.

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