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Bitcoin Daily: NJ Assembles Blockchain Initiative Task Force; IBM Eyes Blockchain Browser

PYMNTS

FATF would manage the project, while the 15 nations, including the G7 members, Australia and Singapore, would develop the system, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Once the system launches within several years, it would be managed by the private sector.

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How Did Your ALCO Model Hold Up?

Jeff For Banks

My firm did a sample data run for a client that included all commercial banks in NY, NJ, PA, and MD between $500 million and $1.5 Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc. These factors led to a false sense of security that low-cost deposits were there to stay. Service is important.

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CFPB representatives to be featured at 20th Annual PLI Consumer Financial Services Institute

CFPB Monitor

The 20 th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, sponsored by the Practising Law Institute, will take place on April 6-7, 2015 in New York City (and by live webcast and groupcast in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Mechanicsburg, PA and New Brunswick, NJ) and on April 27-28, 2015 in Chicago.

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Credit Unions in the Crosshairs: Cybersecurity | Research Colloquium

Filene

Tuesday, January 26 | Newark, NJ | 9:00 a.m. - Theran Colwell, CUNA Mutual Group, Director, Risk Management Commercial Products. A slate of information security leaders from credit unions just like your's: WSECU, David Luchtel, Vice President - Infrastructure and Operations. A Filene Research Colloquium. AFTERNOON.

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The Law of Large Numbers for Banks and Credit Unions

Jeff For Banks

If a bank is publicly held and management tells their investors they shoot for 10% growth, the number gets harder to achieve as the bank grows larger. One such bank that consistently stunned competitors and analysts with hefty growth was the former Commerce Bank of Cherry Hill, NJ. One of them was the law of large numbers.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

To you, manage your interest rate risk. And quite frankly, I did not know there were so many tranches to mortgage-backed securities. M&T assumed their $411 million of loans and securities with a $289 million FDIC loss-share agreement. Most banks consider their securities portfolio as first and foremost for liquidity.

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Watch 10 Fintech Startups Pitch at FIS Demo Day 2020 (April 14)

Fintech Labs Insights

Cirrus Secure 7-minute demo @FIS Fintech Accelerator Demo Day. Cirrus Secure. Description: Secure document portal for lenders. HQ: Mumbai + Woodbridge, NJ. Description: Automated expense/card management solutions for SMB customers. The MVP company will automatically receive a slot to present at Finovate next year.

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