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Financial losses stemming from sanctions and the threat of cyberattacks are just some of the major concerns from across the industry.

Financial institutions need to begin sharing profiles of fraudsters posing as legitimate customers. The technology to do it securely is already available.

The Fed waited too long to address inflation. Now we can expect higher borrowing costs as well as inflation.

Banks need to advocate for the advancement of women-owned small businesses. Our economic diversity depends on it.

Whether state-sponsored or masterminded by a 16-year-old, data breaches have become a major cause for concern across the banking world.

Block, the digital-payments firm run by Jack Dorsey, is expanding its small-business loans service to Canada, bringing it into more direct competition with the country's biggest banks.

From the threat of cyberattacks to discriminatory lending practices, banks need to pay close attention to a number of significant challenges.

Lenders don't oppose CFPB data collection for small-business loans but favor changes that would minimize unintended consequences for borrowers, a Consumer Bankers Association official writes.

To appeal to a younger audience, credit unions are teaming up with third parties that can help them offer Bitcoin accounts, real-time payments and other cutting-edge services.

The annual event, while not specifically tied to the war in Ukraine, could prove to be opportune for financial institutions.