Core systems

Microsoft wants bigger piece of cloud banking market

03/01/21

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 security and compliance features of its year-old offering.

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This startup bank's mission: Environmental justice

02/10/21

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.

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What PNC has in mind for BBVA's technology

11/30/20

BBVA USA was one of the first U.S. banks to deploy a real-time core system and to purchase a neobank. Here's what PNC may keep, and what it may jettison, after it acquires the U.S. unit of the Spanish banking giant.

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Most Powerful Women to Watch: Jennifer Smith, Zions Bancorp.

09/29/20

Smith, Zions' chief information officer, is overseeing a broad range of tech projects, the largest being a multiyear overhaul of the bank's core system.

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New PPP angst, forbearance balloon payments, Scharf backlash: Top stories of the week

09/25/20

Waiting for the SBA to sign off on PPP loan forgiveness; banks criticized for requiring balloon payments on loans in forbearance; how backlash over Scharf remarks affects Wells Fargo’s diversity push; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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Live Oak outpaces larger rivals in moving core system to public cloud

09/21/20

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.

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