Customer experience

Mapping a way toward a frictionless customer experience

02/01/18

How do you eliminate "pain points" in the banking experience, increase wallet share and improve loyalty? Companies like Ally, Bank of the West and USAA are believers in tracking the customer journey to find the answers.

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BB&T commits $50 million for fintech investment

01/17/18

The move comes at a time when banks are becoming more aggressive in acquiring or investing in financial technology companies.

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Sorry for the inconvenience: Bank tech snafus in 2017

01/11/18

Capital One became the latest bank to feel customers' online wrath last week after reports that some customers were being charged twice for debit card activity. But they were hardly alone.

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An ex-banker’s bid to bring order-ahead trend to financial apps

01/10/18

First it was coffee and car service, and now it could be cashier’s checks and debit cards. Matt Krogstad left his bank job to build tech that lets bank customers order products at the press of a button and pick them up at a branch or get delivery.

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Forget 4Q results. Tax cuts will dominate earnings chatter

01/05/18

Banks have been in full cost-cutting mode in recent years, but with profits expected to increase substantially as a result of tax reform, all analysts and investors want to know is how they plan to spend their tax savings.

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When technology becomes a bank merger’s albatross

12/06/17

After two century-old community institutions merged in 2010, they never suspected it would take seven years before their operating systems got along.

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Would your bank go this far to help its customers?

11/30/17

A lot of lenders say they're dedicated to customer service, but here are six instances when Amarillo National Bank — whose CEO is one of our Banker of the Year award winners for 2017 — went above and beyond the normal call of duty.

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Mobile-only shift reshapes bank tech spending

11/09/17

As use of smartphone apps begins to surpass online channels at some institutions, banks are facing pressure to offer clients more robust services.

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Digital mortgages advancing, but borrowers still want more speed

11/09/17

Despite digital mortgage advances, borrowers think it still takes too long to get a loan, J.D. Power finds in its annual customer satisfaction ranking of originators.

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Onur Genc's (somewhat) offbeat growth plan for BBVA Compass

11/08/17

The regional bank’s first-year CEO is doing some expected things, like offering more products through digital channels, and making a few surprising moves, like inviting all credit card customers to switch to lower-rate loans.

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