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Bank of England outlines fintech plan

The Bank of England, the "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street," will actually put some of its own operations into the fintech ring.

5-point program opens doors to fintech firms

Inside Eastern Labs

Eastern Lab's Dan O'Malley and his teams helped earn Eastern Bank the Celent "Model Bank of the Year" award.

Eastern Bank’s Dan O’Malley on customer experience, need for speed, and bank evolution

Banking, compliance, and “fintegration”

Uber often serves as the touchstone for disruptive innovation. Uber was an outsider breaking in—but banks are regulated and on the inside, breaking out. At a conference this week banking innovators and their compliance partners discussed how banking can advance.

How Citi and BBVA business execs and compliance experts partner for new efforts

Blockchain, alchemy, and invoking Tolkien

Blockchain, alchemy, and invoking Tolkien

Speeding up securities processing through the blockchain may ultimately mean rethinking flowthrough

Like blockchain? Will you love “Fedcoin”?

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency without a country. Is the world ready for sovereign digital money? Experts discussed concepts and possibilities at Consensus 2016 conference.

Just a theory now, but someday governments might issue digital currencies themselves

Deposits, buying local, and community banking

Reporter's Notebook is where Banking Exchange staff rise above the ordinary fray to get a perspective on what's going on. In this edition we discuss some community banking philosophy with bank consultant Neil Stanley.

Community banks should consider, but look beyond, the traditional ALCO viewpoint—and answer an important question

M&A: Looking to sell? Some expert tips

Putting your bank on the market? Take a close look at it from a potential buyer's perspective first.

Common wisdom isn’t always right

Branch swap: New M&A model? Or just one-off?

Can there be a better way to restructure than traditional M&A?

Jury’s out on early 2016 proposal

M&A: Waiting at the crossroads

Merger chatter is now a constant, even though the deal pace hasn't surged. Many factors have all banks but the very largest weighing "Buy up?" or "Sell?"

Pace may be slow, but mergers and acquisitions now core part of the business

More federal oversight for online lending?

A new white paper from the Treasury Department presents recommendations, and the research behind them, for dealing with marketplace lenders at the federal level.

Treasury calls for federal coordination on marketplace lending

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