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U.S. Banker September 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Bank of South Draws Mixed Reviews The brainchild of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, the proposed Bank of the South would be the Southern Hemisphere's all-purpose development bank. Is it a better mousetrap?
U.S. Banker September 2007 Glen Fest	Card Security: Banks to Merchants: Toe the Line The PCI digital security standard is here, but retailers are struggling with compliance. Analysts say it'll take two years to build a totally secure environment to protect card data.
U.S. Banker September 2007 John Adams	Healthcare: Banks Can Cure Docs' Payment Pains Automating healthcare-transaction documents for payers and providers is a tough nut to crack, but there's a healthy opportunity for banks with a strong payments platform.
U.S. Banker September 2007 John Adams	Payments: U.S. Targeted by RBS In e-Payments Business Royal Bank of Scotland is a huge payments player in Europe, and it expects its global multi-payments expertise will help it win online business accounts in the United States. It has a good head start.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Karen Krebsbach	'Lemonaire'-Stand Kits A Sweet Sell at Umpqua Nobody would call Umpqua Bank stodgy, but its new multimedia project to lure small-business owners makes it look downright juvenile. And why not? Customers just wanna have fun.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Karen Krebsbach	AD Beat: Sovereign Strengthens Pitch for Red Sox Fans With a second deal featuring former Sox second baseman Jerry Remy, Sovereign is attempting to strike another emotional chord with New Englanders.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Lee Conrad	Association Consolidation Doesn't Worry Small Banks A planned merger between the ABA and the ACB prompts the question of whether a larger size or a hyper focus is the best way to lobby Congress. It also raises the issue of how the ICBA will fare.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Lee Conrad	NSF, Overdraft-Protection Fees Drawing Greater Fire Which came first: the overextended customer or the bank's overdraft-protection fee? Either way, the cycle continues. And banks are increasingly becoming hooked on these fees to bolster profits.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Lee Conrad	Technology Can Drive Out Payment-Chain Inefficiencies A small group of banks has begun using the latest aid in the supply-chain finance arena: logistics technology from shipping companies. That makes it much easier to keep tabs on global supply chains.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Vicent J. Roccia	Building a Patent Portfolio Within the banking industry, third-party attacks have ignited an interest in intellectual property for protective purposes.
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