BankThink

There is an urgent need for a new class of security solutions that will allow people to retain control of their decentralized financial lives with confidence and safety.

Establishing a conduct risk authority in the U.S. would go a long way toward restoring trust in the banking industry.

Banks need to rethink their relationships with customers for an era in which transitioning to a new financial services provider carries far fewer costs.

The Basel III: Endgame proposal, as well as forthcoming proposals on living wills, uninsured deposits and long-term debt are coming as banks' interest rate margins are getting slimmer, loan demand is weakening and bank credit seems headed for a downgrade. That's a lot of headwinds for the banking industry.

Under the proposal being considered by the agency, recipients of public benefits would be unable to enjoy the same access to their financial data given to other citizens.

The central bank might be able to avoid a recession, but must not sacrifice the economic well-being of communities harmed the most by high interest rates.

Through the power of digital technology and artificial intelligence, regulators around the world could revolutionize the way banks' call reports are filed, providing them with real-time information.

In his new book, "The Song of Significance," Seth Godin, a business management author, dives into how executives can rethink being profit driven and help create meaning in the work for employees.

Artificial intelligence can and should be integrated into the business of banking, but with adequate safeguards in place to mitigate the technology's potential vulnerabilities.

The real threat is from undercapitalized banks, and regulators must require large banks to have enough capital to eliminate that threat.