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How Tough Will New York's Bank Regulator Be?

American Banker

Maria Vullo, still stuck in limbo as acting superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, is hindered from putting her mark on the agency until she gets confirmed. So a quiet guessing game is going on about how her supervisory philosophy will compare with her predecessor Benjamin Lawsky.

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The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed

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But that is changing as more consumers in the region are embracing digital methods and purchase channels, and the payments industry is pegged to grow ten-fold to $500 billion by 2020. Digital payments are still misunderstood among many, often seeming like a difficult and unnecessarily complex addition to their lives.

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