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Fed Names Leader For FedNow Faster Payments Service

PYMNTS

“Ken brings deep financial services insights and technical expertise to his new role,” said Esther George, president and chief executive officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, who is also the sponsor of the Fed’s payments improvement initiative. “He

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Fed Names New Payments Security Leader

PYMNTS

“Ken’s extensive background in information technology and his collaborative leadership style will be critical to addressing a variety of important challenges as we continue to make improvements to the nation’s payments infrastructure,” said Esther George, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

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Philadelphia Union's Jim Curtin is Wrong About Ted Lasso

Jeff For Banks

Lasso came from Kansas. Here are the traits that make Ted Lasso a case study in leadership. His next appointment was the equipment manager (Nate) because Lasso realized that Nate had superior tactical knowledge of the game. Ted was an ex-college football (US football) coach. He knows little of soccer.

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How Payless Beat Back Bankruptcy (And What Retailers Can Learn)

PYMNTS

Payless managed to emerge from bankruptcy court protection a week ago, after sloughing off $435 million in debt and closing the curtains on 673 stores. The private equity-owned chain had filed for Chapter ll four-and-a-half months prior.

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Agricultural Alert!

Independent Banker

This leaves federal crop insurance support as a key risk-management tool. It’s a crucial risk-management tool” for 1.7 In a surprise move, congressional leadership sought to reduce the crop insurance program by $3 billion at the end of 2015 to offset other spending initiatives. Robert Johansson, USDA economist.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

Gonzobanker

Temenos leadership – first Akcelerant founder Jay Mossman and then Akcelerant/FIS/Sanchez veteran Emily Steele – wins points with the Cornerstone team for straight talk and course-correcting to avoid the common international player sin of over-commitment and under-delivery. This third U.S. launch effort appears to be on a solid pace.

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Blooom Announces $4 Million Series A Round Led by QED Investors

Fintech Labs Insights

In its first outside capital raise, personal investment management platform, Blooom has hauled in $4 million. Blooom operates in one of the more interesting niches in personal investment management, 401(k) accounts. As such, 401(k) investors represent a potentially huge market of investors who need help managing these accounts wisely.

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