Bank technology

BNP Paribas to acquire French digital bank startup

04/04/17

The neobank Compte-Nickel has opened more than 540,000 accounts since its launch three years ago.

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JPM's Zames touts automation, robotics in shareholder letter

04/04/17

The megabank is looking to robotics and machine learning to save time and money.

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Wells-Finicity deal furthers data detente

04/04/17

The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.

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What Dimon had to say about fintech in his annual letter

04/04/17

The JPMorgan CEO detailed the bank's $9.5 billion technology budget, forthcoming upgrades, and more.

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Breaking Banks: Real disruption vs. 'management by bestseller'

04/04/17

Derek Corcoran of Avoka discusses how banks have embraced digital marketing but still struggle with digital sales. Author Randy Pennington talks about building corporate cultures that adapt and foster innovation.

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Bank consortium demos leveraged loan trade via blockchain

04/03/17

Coordinators of a financial-industry backed blockchain project say they have successfully demonstrated that the distributed ledger technology can be used to syndication, trade and make payments on leveraged loans.

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Amazon Cash's secret weapon is the Apple wallet

04/03/17

Amazon's lending its considerable brand and heft to a cash payment model that borrows a vital piece of real estate from Apple Pay.

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Why this venture capitalist wants to make traditional VC obsolete

04/03/17

Blockchain Capital wants to raise $10 million by issuing its own digital token, a method the firm says is the future for startups, VCs and everybody else.

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Will change to credit reports reshape how banks vet borrowers?

03/30/17

The credit bureaus will change the way they include information about tax liens and civil judgments in credit reports. This could spur lenders' use of alternative credit data.

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B of A commits $1.5 million to boost Charlotte fintech effort

03/30/17

The money is intended to help the North Carolina city become a fintech hub.

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