ABI Blog Exchange

2015-07-23
Connecting disparate payment platforms is the Holy Grail of cryptocurrencies. The path to building such a system is not always clear, but must start at the core of the protocol.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-07-23
Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s Caesars Palace casino stands in Las Vegas.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-07-22
In melodramatic movie weddings, guests are urged, before the couple is joined in matrimony, to “speak now or forever hold their peace” (although this phrase never seems to work its way into actual wedding ceremonies – presumably because there are no
2015-07-22
In a 23 page opinion released July 21, 2015 in the Trump Entertainment Resorts case (Bank. D. Del.
2015-07-22
I'm testifying tomorrow before Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on The Constitution (yes, that's the official capitalization), about the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Act.   Short version: nothing to see here folks.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2015-07-22
Accredited investors will soon be sharing equity crowdfunding platforms with a new crowd: the presumably less sophisticated but potentially massive crowd of non-accredited investors.
2015-07-22
G Street Fabrics, an icon from downtown Washington, D.C.,’s department-store era that later fled to the suburbs, is planning to trim its store count using bankruptcy protection.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-07-22
With Title II of the JOBS Act in place and the ban on general solicitation repealed for investments from accredited investors, a new era in raising capital from “friends, family and fools” has emerged.
2015-07-22
Nobody enjoys the experience of making a payment Â-- so a growing number of companies are likely to follow Uber's lead and make transactions so easy they're practically invisible.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-07-22
Sixth Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court Order Allowing Amended Exemptions Following Re-Opening of Case

Read More from: Michigan Bankruptcy Blog

2015-07-22
For those focused on the debt restructuring market, the Greek sovereign crisis (covered extensively in our recent updates1) has drowned out news of other debt restructuring matters this year.
2015-07-22
A growing number of regulators have indicated their support for raising the asset thresholds at which banks face new regulatory requirements. That's welcome news Â-- but time is of the essence in implementing any changes.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-07-22
C. Wonder, the apparel, accessory and home goods chain that shut down and filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, may get new life.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-07-21
Rolling back unnecessarily burdensome and costly regulations is the only way to ensure credit unionsÂ' survival.

Read More from: BankThink