App gap poses threat to community banks
Small banks are being warned to slow down mobile tool development and check vendor arrangements, as researchers repeatedly find vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cybercriminals. ... Read full article
Small banks are being warned to slow down mobile tool development and check vendor arrangements, as researchers repeatedly find vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cybercriminals. ... Read full article
Other aggregators came to the bank's defense, while one CEO suggested Plaid's very public protest was unfounded. ... Read full article
People welcome help managing their money, and they don’t mind their own data being analyzed, as long as the result is easy-to-digest information and recommendations they can act upon, JPMorgan’s Kelli Keough said at the In|Vest conference. ... Read full article
Capital One Financial Corp. is limiting how account data flows to outside apps for managing finances, prompting a backlash from the bank’s customers who say they have been locked out of their own information. ... Read full article
Banks will need to evolve further and faster to reach consumers in an interconnected, always online world, according to industry leaders. ... Read full article
At American Banker’s Digital Banking conference in Austin, industry leaders grappled with philosophical questions about artificial intelligence and the rapidly evolving expectations of customers. ... Read full article
New European Union privacy rules could serve as a guide for U.S. banks. ... Read full article
Deadlines imposed by U.S. and EU regulators are giving banks intercontinental whiplash. ... Read full article
Envestnet's aggregator rolls out PFM features meant to appeal to younger clients — and links to Alexa. ... Read full article
The technology platform powerhouse is betting on integration, but competitors eye disruption. ... Read full article
A new set of principles by Envestnet’s Yodlee, Quovo and Morningstar's ByAllAccounts aims to settle a much-debated issue in data sharing: which party is liable when a hack occurs. ... Read full article
Citigroup, Synchrony and other banks are using so-called "journey analytics" to spot weaknesses along the entirety of a customer's interactions with the bank. ... Read full article
Consumers who regularly pay their bills on time for things such as their cable and mobile phones should be able to build their credit histories. ... Read full article
Banks often get pushback for spending on improvements to service, but these investments could help retain customers for decades. ... Read full article
The agency's acting chief said hundreds of data breaches justified a halt on collecting information from firms, but experts question that logic. ... Read full article
SunTrust let about eight weeks pass before telling the public that data tied to 1.5 million customers had been stolen. ... Read full article
Readers weigh in on the use of blockchain in property records, Mulvaney's efforts heading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the need for financial standards in banking and more. ... Read full article
With consumer privacy issues in the spotlight, Citibank is betting its app — as an offering from a trusted data partner — will be more appealing than those from unknown brands or companies that have less liability if security breaches occur. ... Read full article
Developers will struggle to create apps that can be used seamlessly across institutions unless banks can learn to share programming data in a consistent way. ... Read full article
A startup called Spring Labs has launched a blockchain network with the goal of getting lenders and data providers to share data to help verify customers' identity. ... Read full article