Bank technology

The biggest fintechs in the market

01/24/18

SoFi's experience shows that the biggest names in fintech, while generating massive financial support, still operate in a very volatile world.

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Five challenges facing SoFi's new CEO

01/23/18

Stepping in after co-founder Mike Cagney's resignation, Anthony Noto needs to overhaul the firm's corporate culture, lay the groundwork for an IPO and determine whether to renew SoFi's pursuit of a bank charter.

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The challenger bank Chime says it has 750,000 millennial customers

01/23/18

Few fees, automated savings and social media engagement all reel in the 23- to 37-year-old set and present a competitive threat to big, traditional banks, according to CEO Chris Britt.

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What you thought you knew about millennials is wrong

01/23/18

Millennials are more bank-savvy than they’re given credit for, according to a new survey of 1,500 sponsored by Bank of America.

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Open banking in the U.S.: ‘The default is to say no’

01/23/18

Dan Kimerling, founder of Deciens Capital, explains why it would make sense for U.S. banks to accept open banking.

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Fintech lender Fundbox shows how open banking can be done

01/22/18

The online lender is integrating itself with several popular software programs to provide lending as a service. It’s an open-banking road map for skeptical banks.

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Glitch, tweet, repeat: Modern banking’s rage cycle

01/19/18

Wells Fargo joins the list of banks recently hobbled by tech outages. Is there a better response than "Sorry for the inconvenience"?

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Crypto crackdown? That's a lot of hype, too

01/19/18

Fears about regulators coming down on digital currency trading caused an epic crash in the market this week. But reining in this evolving asset class won't be easy.

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Citi is first mover on gender pay gap – will other banks budge?

01/18/18

The difference in pay between men and women at Citi is not as striking as some other differences. A reverse mentor changed how Goldman’s Edith Cooper thinks about differences in the workplace. Banks are doing a lot more than relaxing the dress code to retain tech talent. And Ellen Pompeo offers some personal notes on tackling the pay gap.

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Citi Ventures has an eye to future with new internships

01/18/18

The bank’s innovation unit hopes some of the students it takes in from 12 universities including Columbia, NYU and Texas will end up working at Citi someday or creating startups it can partner with.

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