Data ownership

Staking out banks' place in the open financial web

06/07/17

By making it easier and safer to share data with third parties, Wells Fargo's Brett Pitts says he is strengthening the bank's relationships with customers.

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Scrap screen scraping? Europe's finding it's not that simple

05/24/17

Europe is debating whether to ban screen scraping, a practice that fintechs count on as a last resort. Innovation is at stake.

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Congress killed consumer data privacy. Industry should revive it

04/17/17

With the reversal of Obama-era rules requiring user consent for data collection, it is more important than ever for U.S. banks and fintechs to demonstrate a robust and consistent approach to data privacy.

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Wells-Finicity deal furthers data detente

04/04/17

The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.

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'You coddled millennial': Comments of the week

03/31/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

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Consumers will suffer without rights to their data

03/27/17

The industry needs to establish a clear set of rules and standards so safe and secure financial data access and sharing continues unrestricted.

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Wells Fargo latest to share customer data with Intuit via API

02/03/17

By partnering with Intuit, Wells Fargo is continuing its journey toward API-based data sharing, and away from screen scraping.

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How fintech could (one day) solve problem underlying Trump travel ban

01/31/17

The president's executive order reflects a lack of trust in the identity information shared between countries. In theory, blockchains are tailor-made to solve this problem, but current systems may not be up to the task.

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Why the JPM-Intuit partnership is a big step for data sharing

01/25/17

The deal points a way forward, not only to resolve the debate over screen scraping and ownership of customer data but to redefine banks' value proposition.

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JPMorgan Chase and Intuit partner to share data via API

01/25/17

Customers of JPMorgan Chase will no longer have to surrender their bank credentials in order to use Intuit products like Mint, TurboTax or QuickBooks. o

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