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SNL Financial is the premier provider of breaking news, financial data, and expert analysis on business sectors critical to the global economy. This article originally appeared on the subscriber side of SNL Financial's website.

Can’t just say MOE

SNL Report: Challenging times could lead to ramped-up interest in mergers of equals—which also challenge
Mobile banking apps grow popular

Mobile banking apps grow popular

Debit preferred, but use flags
Obvious and mediocre won’t be found here—but “Why didn’t I think of that?” will! Challenging the banking status quo is Dan “The Wombat” Fisher’s personal mission.

Warning: It’s time to renew!

(Memo to crooks: Open season on old victims begins in month 13.)
Bank tech trends can make your head spin. So each week longtime Tech Exchange Editor John Ginovsky does his best to “make sense of it all.”

Selfie Generation overtakes Me Generation

Millennials are different—so adapt, already
Samsung Pay enters crowded arena

Samsung Pay enters crowded arena

Mag stripe readability makes it stand out—for now
FS-ISAC to share threat data through Fed

FS-ISAC to share threat data through Fed

Offers community banks access to security information through district banks
Rising tablet use to precede rebuilt branches

Rising tablet use to precede rebuilt branches

Devices would supplement, replace desktops
While there is still promise in the small business space, marketplace lenders may be a fad.

Is marketplace lending cooling off?

Regulatory scrutiny impacts alternative lending’s growth
SNL Financial is the premier provider of breaking news, financial data, and expert analysis on business sectors critical to the global economy. This article originally appeared on the subscriber side of SNL Financial's website.

Community bankers question merits of scale

SNL Report: Does independence really require bigger pockets?
Contributing Editor Nancy Derr-Castiglione, based, in Colorado, reports on issues faced by compliance officers and other banks in deciding whether to serve marijuana-related businesses. One hard question: What is and isn’t a “marijuana-related business”?

Grass isn’t always greener

Colorado banks’ quandaries illustrate challenges others may face as pro-marijuana laws spread like, well, weeds
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