Bank technology

Chatbots to humans: Move aside, I got this

06/19/17

The chatbot at DBS’s digital bank in India handles most customer service questions but can also sense when it is time to hand something off to a real person.

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Two big names turn to blockchain in digital ID chase

06/19/17

Microsoft and Accenture have unveiled a blockchain-based digital-identification system in connection with the ID2020 international initiative.

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USAA’s innovation chief talks Amazon, Chase and Cadillac

06/16/17

Zack Gipson, USAA’s chief innovation officer, also discusses the challenges of bringing a human touch to digital channels in a brief but candid Q&A.

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Finastra, the new megavendor, to use IBM’s cloud for core banking

06/16/17

The announcement follows the completion of the merger of D+H and Misys by their owner, Vista Equity Partners.

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Breaking Banks: Watson and regtech; crazy cryptocurrency

06/16/17

IBM's Marc Andrews discusses AI and compliance; Dave Birch, Charlie Shrem and Anthony Di Iorio debate bitcoin and all that it's spawned.

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Citizens to launch digital platform for commercial clients

06/15/17

The initiative comes as the bank is carving out a niche in the market for midsize companies.

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The ways banks are kicking digital up a notch

06/15/17

The most innovative projects shared at Digital Banking 2017 involve embedding banking in popular devices and apps like Facebook Messenger and Amazon Echo.

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The financial health apps CFSI and JPM are backing

06/15/17

The eight winners of an annual fintech competition will receive $250,000 in capital and resources.

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Inside Ripple's plan to make money move as fast as information

06/14/17

Most fintech startups fall into one of two camps: those that want to compete with banks and those that want to save banks from themselves. Ripple is the rare exception that wants to do both.

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Venture fund seeks fintech 'workhorses'

06/14/17

Centana Growth Partners has raised $250 million for investment in what it describes as financial services startups with innovations that can be turned into real products.

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