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Is Amazon’s Alexa ready for person-to-person payments?

03/19/18

The main problem is that Amazon's Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant can’t yet verify a person’s identity. But there are already workarounds for that issue — and the tech giants may solve it soon.

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Can Samsung’s Galaxy S9 make facial recognition mainstream?

02/28/18

A better camera should mean more accurate facial recognition. Will it spur more banks to embrace the technology?

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Merrill Lynch partners with fintech on texting service

01/11/18

Banks have strictly controlled adviser-client text communications due to regulatory concerns.

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The tech giants are coming for your customers. Be ready

01/05/18

Banks still have advantages in the battle against big tech firms like Amazon and Facebook, but they will need to capitalize on those to survive.

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Has tech earned our trust, or are we just complacent?

12/08/17

We entrust tech firms with vast amounts of information about our daily lives, with an expectation that they will safeguard it. But have we become too casual in the trust we place with them in exchange for more personalized experience and convenience?

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Mobile-only shift reshapes bank tech spending

11/09/17

As use of smartphone apps begins to surpass online channels at some institutions, banks are facing pressure to offer clients more robust services.

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Apple co-founder doesn’t want the tech giant to become a bank

10/23/17

Steve Wozniak indicated that he'd like to see the Silicon Valley behemoth continue to partner with banks, rather than applying for its own charter.

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Alexa, get me a mortgage

10/04/17

Some banks are looking at how to translate the complicated and document-heavy mortgage lending process into the digital world of voice interactive personal assistants.

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How the iPhone may alter mobile banking

09/12/17

Facial recognition and an updated Apple Watch could spur change in banks’ mobile apps for Apple customers.

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With new version of iOS imminent, banks are already sprinting

08/14/17

When Apple or Google releases a new version of its operating system, banks are forced to respond by updating their mobile apps—running just to stay in place. Next month's release from Apple is especially challenging.

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