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FB Touched Base With Fed On Crypto

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Powell added that the Fed meets “with a broad range of financial sector firms all the time on financial technology.”. Earlier this week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, called for a moratorium on the digital currency. “The

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Talent Crunch Intensifies For Small Businesses, Bank Of America Finds

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driven by economic strength, government policy and continued efforts among the financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ) communities to introduce new tools for entrepreneurs — to make running their businesses easier, more efficient and more profitable.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

PYMNTS

Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become more broadly adopted in everyday commerce. . But as with any nascent payments technology, the bad guys are always lurking – especially with cryptos, where anonymity is prized.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

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Others are hosted by former regulatory officials and current financial institution executives who have a knack for finding interesting guests to interview or well-timed topics to discuss. If you have an interesting podcast to share, please send it to marketing@abrigo.com. keep me informed.

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William Mills Agency Adds Mary Curtis, Angelo Jones, Alyssa Maker, Jacob Hamilton

William Mills

This includes managing day-to-day client communication, strategically advising C-level executives, working directly with media and crafting integrated public relations campaigns, press releases, byline articles, case studies, speaker proposals and social media messaging.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Bank) – Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

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Social media is a special challenge since social media was not created with compliance in mind. I can see how some other social media channels may be more prevalent and important in the U.S. We try to leave a positive mark on the world through business and technology. Especially to bank or invest?