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Fifth Third closing dozens of branches to help pay for digital upgrades
BMO signs deal with Amazon division to help digital shift
Microsoft wants bigger piece of cloud banking market
The company is emphasizing the software interoperability of the service it's launching that caters to banks, which are making huge investments in cloud computing. It will face off against big-tech rivals in the market like IBM, which touts the ... Read full article
This startup bank's mission: Environmental justice
Ken LaRoe, whose First Green Bancorp was sold a few years ago, is seeking approval for a de novo called Climate First Bank that would cater to low-income communities hurt by climate change and favor ecology-minded tech vendors. ... Read full article
First Horizon experiments with taking core to the cloud
The regional bank is switching VirtualBank, a digital-only unit added through a recent merger, to a core system that relies on Finxact software and Amazon Web Services. The move epitomizes the industry's cautious approach to cloud-based technology. ... Read full article
Morgan Stanley's transformation chief pushes cloud tech, diversity
Sigal Zarmi, who took on broader duties this fall, is modernizing the company's technological infrastructure and using reverse mentoring to combat bias in the workplace. ... Read full article
Google, IBM rush to sell banks cloud software
As the pandemic speeds digital adoption at financial institutions, the technology giants are pitching products that scan in data from mortgage documents and provide security and compliance controls used by in-house tech developers. ... Read full article
Why some banks still lean on mainframes
Sales of the tried-and-true hardware keep rising despite a global shift to the cloud, and a recent survey found that large companies continue to prefer the performance and security they get from big iron. ... Read full article
Live Oak outpaces larger rivals in moving core system to public cloud
The North Carolina bank deployed Finxact's new technology, which runs on Amazon Web Services, to make Paycheck Protection Program loans and will use it next to offer business savings accounts and CDs. ... Read full article
How COVID-19 cratered customer acquisition, profitability
New research finds that it's become harder than ever to acquire new customers — and equally challenging to engage newly acquired ones. ... Read full article
Capital One fine is latest wake-up call for banks using the cloud
A year-old data breach, which earned the company an $80 million OCC penalty this week, continues to offer lessons to banks as they put more sensitive information in the hands of cloud vendors. ... Read full article
Capital One to pay $80M in connection with massive data breach
Regulators found fault with the bank’s cloud migration efforts in the years that preceded a 2019 hacking incident. ... Read full article
BNP Paribas is latest bank to join IBM cloud project
The IBM-BNP collaboration and other new developments show that high-profile breaches haven't deterred banks from using the cloud to store data. ... Read full article
Google adds security layer to its cloud offering
JPMorgan Chase is one financial institution that plans to test Google Cloud’s new Confidential Computing product. ... Read full article
Cloud banking provider nCino plans to go public
The company, which has yet to turn a profit since it was spun off from Live Oak Bank, said it would use the proceeds for working capital and possibly to make acquisitions. ... Read full article
PPP loan forgiveness, BofA’s cost cutting, Amex’s cloud commitment: Top stories of the week
The SBA issues guidance on Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness; after staffing up for PPP, Bank of America may need to delay investments to meet cost targets; American Express has leaned hard on cloud tech to help employees work at home during the ... Read full article
Pandemic seals Amex’s commitment to the cloud
American Express began adopting cloud computing a couple of years ago and has leaned hard on the technology to help front-line and corporate employees work at home during the coronavirus crisis, its global head of infrastructure says. ... Read full article
What ransomware attacks on vendors mean for banks
Cybercriminals have targeted at least four financial services technology companies in recent months, potentially giving hackers back-door access to clients. Here’s how banks can guard against that. ... Read full article
Timely reminder about who bears responsibility for cloud security
Recent breaches and a pandemic-driven strain on cloud computing seemed to prompt a regulatory warning that banks, tech vendors and cloud hosts share an obligation to safeguard customer data — no matter where it resides. ... Read full article
