Bank technology

Teach customers to save and maybe they'll stick around

02/10/17

Banks are helping customers build healthy financial habits through their apps. The tools could also strengthen customer retention when rates go up.

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Breaking Banks: Mobile Money in Kenya

02/09/17

The story of MPESA, Kenya’s mobile money system, and how it came to partner with banks to give all people access to financial services.

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As chatbots take hold, banks have their pick of styles

02/09/17

The services that Kasisto, Personetics, North Side and Teller offer banks to automate interactions vary in their levels of personality and the workload they can handle.

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Corporate boards are on board with blockchain, survey finds

02/09/17

Some say 2017 is a make-or-break year for the recordkeeping technology spawned by bitcoin. According to a survey released Thursday, most executives in financial services and IT are putting their money on "make."

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Nothing to see here? Banks' latest cybersecurity concern

02/08/17

The latest cyberattacks on banks (and others including the Democratic National Committee) can no longer be found by traditional means, as they lurk in memory and necessary computing tools.

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Moven expands into Europe with U.K. launch

02/07/17

The digital personal financial management company is eyeing Europe as it expands its geographic footprint.

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Citizens seeks edge in middle market with tech partnership

02/07/17

By partnering with matchmaking platform Opportunity Network, Citizens will be able to better connect corporate clients to deals worldwide.

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Thomson Reuters makes two deals in a hot identity space

02/06/17

The information giant agreed to buy two data businesses from the DTCC as regulators' demands for transparency fuel calls for shared industrywide solutions.

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PNC names new chief security officer

02/06/17

In an newly created role, Deborah Guild, the bank’s current chief technology officer, will lead a revamped security unit.

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Valuing a digital bank isn't so Simple

02/03/17

With another $60 million in writedowns, BBVA Compass has taken $90 million in goodwill impairment charges related to its $117 million acquisition of the neobank Simple.

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