Bankers' Hotline, Volume 32, Number 4

Regulators Want to Level the Bank Playing Field

by Teri Wesley

With a growing number of fintech firms who lack the regulatory oversight banks are subjected to making a play for banking consumers, federal banking regulators are taking action to address the risks these fintech players present and level the bank playing field.

In The News

• Financial Challenges for Americans in Banking Deserts
• Climate Change Risk Guidance

Statistics, Facts, & Such

Tech Update
Detecting Counterfeit Currency

Spotlight on What's Happening

Training Page
Run. Hide. Fight. (Revisited)

by Jim Beveridge

Active shooter incidents continue to be a growing threat across the nation and financial institutions are just as much at risk of incidents of workplace violence that may evolve into an active shooter event as any other business.

Risky Cashless ATM Cannabis Payments

With marijuana still classified as a federally illegal substance and the lack of banking services available to marijuana-related businesses, cannabis retailers are finding creative - and risky - workarounds for processing consumer payments.

Focus on Fraud

• Global Law Enforcement Operation Disrupts BEC Schemes
• Banks May Be Losing More Than Money to Fraud
• Numerous Fraudulent Cards Mailed to Customer

From the editor's desk
Leadership Styles Have Consequences

by Jim Beveridge

With the rise in employee turnover and what has been termed as the "Great Resignation," don't let your leadership quality or style be a reason that employees leave your financial institution.

War Stories

• Test Drove the Getaway Car
• Dog Used as a Deadly Weapon

Regulatory Roundup

Questions & Answers

• Do We File a Police Report for Employee Fraud?
• Mandatory Time Off for Bank Staff

Other Bankers

• Teaming Up on Community Support
• Essential Help for Eva's Village
• Giving Hope to Children