News Topic: Bank technology

Banco Santander, Spain's biggest lender, bought minority stakes in three financial-technology firms as Chairman Ana Botin makes machine learning a hallmark of her growth plan. ... Read full article

As the CFPB prods banks to improve their debt collection processes, tech firms are applying artificial intelligence, chatbots and self-service portals to create a more enlightened approach. ... Read full article

The companies will use an application programming interface to let Chase customers send the data to the apps Finicity supports, including personal financial services apps and income verification tools. ... Read full article

Using technology from blockchain startup Ripple, the U.K.'s central bank completed a successful proof of concept—and reaffirmed its goal of integrating with distributed ledgers. ... Read full article

The challenge of juggling security and convenience is escalating as banks realize digital channels are for sales as much as they are to display account balances. ... Read full article

Guests include Carl Ryden of Precision Lender, Felipe Echandi Lacayo of PanaFintech, Sam Shawki of Magic Cube. ... Read full article

Community banks are less likely to close branch locations than their larger counterparts. But those branches should mix technology with the homespun local flavor customers have come to expect. ... Read full article

Klarna, the Swedish fintech that recently received a banking license, has already inspired a generation of similar fintech competitors. ... Read full article

The nearly 200-year-old firm wants to help clients access, organize, transmit and use data more effectively. ... Read full article

Delaware corporations will soon be able to issue shares on a blockchain. Beyond the capital markets, the move has implications for the way banks stake their claims to collateral. ... Read full article

Apple's plans to display a bright blue bar on iPhone screens when an application is monitoring the user's location may feel like a threat to location-based marketing. More likely, it is an overdue wake-up call for banks to improve their ... Read full article

Interviews with entrepreneurs and techies at the Money2020 Europe conference. ... Read full article

Enabling peers to compare notes will help ID management specialists at regional, midtier banks who face the same requirements as large banks but command smaller operating budgets, IDPro’s founder says. ... Read full article

With a new core system, Surety Bank plans to connect with customers outside of its geographic market. ... Read full article

The iPhone is 10 years old. Here’s a look at some of the ways it, along with the boom of smartphones overall, have shaped banking in the U.S. over the last decade. ... Read full article

Lindsey Argalas will push innovation throughout the Spanish bank and encouraging collaboration across businesses and markets. ... Read full article

Consumers are giving branchless banks far higher satisfaction ratings than traditional banks because of higher rates, fewer fees and better functionality, a J.D. Power study finds. ... Read full article

Out of the ashes of the fake-accounts fiasco, heads of business lines became more open to change, an executive at the bank’s innovation group said Wednesday. ... Read full article