Customer experience

Fed looks at relaxing big bank rules; Wells western retail chief leaves

10/02/18

The central bank is mulling measures to broaden the number of banks receiving reg relief; Lisa Stevens was a top deputy to the former retail chief during the phony accounts scandal.

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Do you omnichannel? Some customers insist on it

10/01/18

Financial firms must follow customers from mobile devices to desktop and back without missing a beat.

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Most Powerful Women in Banking, tellers reimagined, growing deposits: Top stories of the week

09/28/18

Our 16th annual Most Powerful Women in Banking rankings; why Regions did away with teller jobs; small banks lagging in deposit share; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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The challenge for virtual banking: Getting bots to care

09/28/18

AI-powered assistants will change the customer experience for the better, but first they must achieve a more human level of service, executives said during a discussion at Finovate.

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Alexa is expanding its reach. Will banks miss out?

09/21/18

Amazon's voice assistant will soon be in cars and even microwaves, but banks have not yet proven to customers they can serve them with conversational tech.

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Why those high-profile bank glitches just won't stop

09/18/18

Several hard realities, including legacy technology and the pace of change in software and apps, leave firms vulnerable to outages that stir public outcry.

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Union Bank names Warner Bros. exec its digital chief

09/18/18

Julie Demarigny will be in charge of mobile and online strategies at the San Francisco bank.

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Banks shouldn't make promises they can't keep

09/06/18

Financial institutions need to manage expectations about what they can offer customers or they risk losing credibility with customers.

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Mentees are BMO Harris' latest fintech partners

08/17/18

The bank is working with SpringFour and Genivity, two graduates of its mentorship program, and plans more such partnerships.

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What's holding back voice banking

08/08/18

Voice assistants impress at tech demos, but new research shows bank customers aren't ready to ask a speaker about their accounts just yet.

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