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Rebeca Romero Rainey: We make every day better

Independent Banker

I’ll be speaking at the community banking program at Montana State University, visiting TCM Bank in Tampa, Fla., So, as you browse this month’s Independent Banker , I hope you’ll take note of new strategies for payments, opportunities for engaging fintechs, possibilities around digital lending and developments in compliance.

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Try as they might, state courts cannot override the FAA in enforcing online arbitration agreements

CFPB Monitor

In a seminal opinion by Justice Ginsburg, the Supreme Court held that the FAA preempted a Montana statute that provided: “Notice that a contract is subject to arbitration. The FAA thus displaces the Montana statute with respect to arbitration agreements covered by the Act.

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Does your bank need cyber insurance?

Independent Banker

Cyber insurance today is what property insurance was 50 years ago,” notes Gregory Montana, chief risk officer at FIS. This not only delays reimbursement for losses, but can also be a drain on internal resources, notes Montana. “They are looking for vulnerabilities that they know how to exploit.”. Insuring against cyber risks.

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

Figure Pay, he said, debuts in January in Missoula, Montana, and then will see a broader rollout through the quarter. But they also offset some of those savings due to the regulatory costs and overhead that comes with compliance burdens. Looking Toward The Blockchain . There’s also the matter of product consistency.

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Seven States Approve Marijuana Measures

American Banker

Voters in Florida, North Dakota, Montana and Arkansas approved medical marijuana measures on Tuesday, while their counterparts in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational pot initiatives.

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Bankers: Just Do It!

Jeff For Banks

"That's all fine and good, but if your bank doesn't do it or the reporting doesn't get to the front line, how can we improve?" ~ Montana Bankers' Association Executive Development Program Student Sing from the same sheet of music. Row in the same direction. Everyone should be on the same page. Do we really want this?

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The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

PYMNTS

states, with only Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington labeling DFS as illegal. Fighting that means building an onboarding process that makes the platform inaccessible to fraudsters from the start, noted Jennifer Aguiar, vice president of compliance and risk for DraftKings , during a recent interview with PYMNTS.

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