Bank technology

How a bank bet on fintech for its digital reboot

08/30/17

First Tennessee took a leap of faith to hire a young digital services company for its overhaul of mobile and online operations, and it says its decision has paid off.

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Three fears for banks that share customer data with Facebook, Amazon

08/29/17

Can the internet giants peek at bank data, or eavesdrop on conversations with customers, sent over their gadgets? Here are the facts and the fuzzy areas.

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Where virtual reality makes sense in banking

08/29/17

Banks can use virtual reality in wealth management, trading and mortgages, says Raja Bose at Genpact.

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Rob Blackwell named editor-in-chief of American Banker

08/28/17

Blackwell, the longtime Washington bureau chief, will succeed Marc Hochstein, who is leaving the company in September.

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SunTrust's new mobile rewards strategy: Don't dis debit

08/25/17

Mobile wallets and digital payments apps are erasing the distinction between credit and debit, but many issuers still cling to old practices that treat those audiences differently. SunTrust is working to change that.

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Not far from Charlottesville and yet so very far

08/24/17

The uplifting story of another Virginia statue — this one honoring the first black female to charter a bank — is well-timed. Plus, JPMorgan Chase's O'Connor on laboring over Libor and U.S. Bank's Lawler on getting people to do the right thing.

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Behind Credit Suisse’s foray into microlending to the global poor

08/24/17

The Swiss bank got involved in microfinance in a counterintuitive way: at the behest of its wealthiest clients. Technology has made lending in small rural villages more efficient and profitable.

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Rebundling financial services is aspiration of startup Douugh

08/23/17

Today a money management app, tomorrow — if all goes according to plan — a portal to all one's accounts.

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Heavyweight bank tech vendors enter digital ID fray

08/23/17

OnlyID, a joint offering from FIS and Equifax, is meant to become consumers’ single sign-on for bank and retail websites and apps. Longstanding relationships may give it a better shot at achieving network effect than previous attempts.

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Silicon Valley 'systemically important,' World Economic Forum says

08/22/17

Financial institutions increasingly depend on large tech companies such as Google and Apple for infrastructure, said the group that runs the Davos conference, stopping well short of recommending regulatory changes.

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