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Why startup Finxact just got $30M from the ABA, SunTrust, others

01/25/19

The core-banking vendor won the investment and ringing endorsements from the trade group and several banks because its open system and cloud delivery could eventually challenge entrenched tech players.

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Even in the cloud, banking is tied to legacy tech

11/02/18

Serverless computing has its proponents — Capital One and BBVA among them — but the service hasn’t yet proven it can fulfill general systems needs in banking.

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Why IBM's purchase of Red Hat matters to banks

10/29/18

The merger could help make open source and cloud computing more commonplace at banks. But it may have an unintended consequence as well.

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Are fintechs a systemic risk?

09/06/18

Concentration risk, threats to data privacy and the potential for discrimination are among the unintended consequences of letting fintechs and tech giants dabble in financial services without bank-like regulation, an expert says.

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Feds look into the ether; pressure grows on Deutsche chairman

05/01/18

Agencies are examining regulating cybercurrencies not named bitcoin; is Paul Achleitner to blame for the German bank’s problems?

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Why veteran of a legacy vendor joined core banking startup crowd

05/09/17

Frank Sanchez, a former FIS executive, is launching a new cloud-based core banking system aimed at large community banks looking to ditch mainframes.

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