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Today In Payments: CT AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business; Petco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts

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In today’s top news, Connecticut’s Attorney General has opened an antitrust probe into Amazon’s eBook business, and Petco beat expectations in its IPO. Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business. ECB's Lagarde: Bitcoin A Money Laundering Tool, Needs More Regulation.

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India’s Retail Battle Attracts Fresh Energy

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It already has music as well as video streaming in addition to grocery delivery in many of the country’s cities. In separate news, Amazon was gearing up to roll out kiosks in India that will enable consumers to purchase its hardware including its Echo, Kindle eBook reader and the Fire TV stick per reports earlier this year.

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Offering advisory services: Piecemeal or holistic approach?

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The typical services of audit, tax and bookkeeping require primarily technical expertise – mastery of audit and accounting standards, an understanding of tax law and regulations, and the ability to apply them. Learn more by watching a brief overview video.

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Interest rate forecasts in today’s market: Planning your ALM position

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Where rates are headed As regulators focus on interest rate forecasts, remember that flattening, steepening, or inverting yield curves can influence your projections. Whatever is in store, it is completely expected that the future of interest rate management requires a more realistic approach to potential outcomes.

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SVB: Early lessons for all financial institutions from Silicon Valley Bank’s failure

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I liken the design of the stress tests to the video game Angry Birds. We know one thing is for certain, the regulators will be making this event a focus of upcoming exams. Financial institutions have been hounded over and over to run stress tests on every part of the business ever since the Great Recession.

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Red Hat: Cloud Technology And The New Digital Normal

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Essential tools for remote working, such as video conferencing, have grown 110 percent year over year. This critical capability reflects the expectations of both customers and regulators in a digital world. Mobile networks were impacted as well, attributing an additional 20 percent growth to the pandemic. Thriving in the New Normal.

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Digital Banking Commandment: Respect Your Customers’ Data!

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Following the highly successful The 11 Commandments of Digital Banking eBook , we are kicking off a series of 5 deeper dive blog posts that group the 11 Commandments below into common themes. Watch my LinkedIn Live video with Alex Johnson of Cornerstone , talking about the customer journey in the banking industry. Respect the data.