Plus: Chicago banking groups Old Second and Finward announce acquisitions

Moody’s warns that President Biden’s executive order on M&A “risks stifling” some US bank mergers

Academics argue that universal digital dollars could threaten financial stability and privacy

While Finward Bancorp announces merger with Royal Financial

Digital banking app will help address unbanked and underbanked population in the US

On Thursday August 5 at 2 PM Eastern Time Banking Exchange will lead a webinar discussion on why a hybrid model is the future of the bank branch

“We have to be prepared here for the economy to sputter in the next several months.”

At the end of the day, consumer behaviors drive the biggest change

Data is a huge problem in the financial services industry

Several banks including JP Morgan and Bank of America have already come under scrutiny