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Charles Potts: Opportunities in the fintech landscape

Independent Banker

The fintech landscape is shifting. Investments in new companies have slowed, valuations that some early-stage companies commanded last year are ratcheting back, and financial technology providers are tightening their proverbial belts. In response, community banks, like $779 million-asset Lead Bank in Kansas City, Mo.,

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

PYMNTS

House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing Thursday (Sept. Despite some previous pushback, the Fed, represented by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and Chief Executive Officer Esther L. payments ecosystem.

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