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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We Specific Concerns .

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Charles Potts: Challenging the status quo

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ICBA has preached the importance of innovation, not as a project or something to silo inside a department but as an inclusive cultural and philosophical endeavor that should be part of an organization’s DNA. By investing in small businesses and creating jobs, community banks are helping support local economies throughout our nation.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

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Turn up “Whole Lotta Love” and let the pure adrenalin rush of Jimmy Page’s intro accompany this year’s Acquire or Be Acquired recap … In the ever-evolving world of banking, Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference remains a constant. Old Ways Won’t Open New Doors While we can’t predict the future, we sure can prepare for it.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic.

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NEW REPORT: Giving Credit Unions Their Due Credit

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Is the credit union market ready for its close-up? It’s a market that is showing clear signs of growth. In fact, the federally backed National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) reported credit union membership grew by 4.3 The Shifting Credit Union Market.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. ” – Hunter Thompson. Everything.

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How Mexico’s Central Bank Plans To Move Payments To Digital

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The discussion took place as Diaz looked back at the 15 months that have passed since Banxico launched Cobro Digital (CoDi), the national digital payments platform that uses QR codes and NFC to enable users to transact with mobile devices. There are some key differences in place between CoDi and what might be seen elsewhere.

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