Digital banking

OnDeck Capital to replace its longtime finance chief

03/13/18

The online lender is hiring Kenneth Brause, a CIT Group executive, to succeed CFO Howard Katzenberg.

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Regulators need to step up their game to stop tech-based discrimination

03/07/18

Financial agencies must prepare themselves to evaluate the practical effects of automated decision-making in lending and other programs to better detect fair-lending violations.

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Citi developing digital-only bank, CFO says

03/06/18

Citigroup plans to launch an online bank that will be marketed nationally. It is one of several large companies with an online bank or niche platform in operation or on the drawing board.

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'Might as well buckle up and get used to it': Comments of the week

03/01/18

Readers weigh in on whether or not banks should take a stand on gun control, opine on digital banking outages, reflect on banks building more branches in the internet age and more.

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This neobank believes it can solve banks’ digital onboarding problem

03/01/18

The founders of Seed are hoping to bring to small-business banking what their previous company, Simple, brought to personal financial management: much-easier-to-use technology.

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To get ahead in banking, ignore the competition

03/01/18

Given the rapid pace of change across the industry, it’s wise for banks to focus on improving customer service rather than chasing the strategies of their rivals.

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Going more digital? Expect more fraud

03/01/18

Financial companies that derive most of their revenue from online and mobile channels have substantially higher fraud costs than do similarly sized companies that rely less on the Internet, according to a new report.

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Will JPMorgan’s splashy tech investment pay off?

02/27/18

The bank will spend an additional $1.4 billion on technology in 2018 to gain share and boost efficiency, executives said Tuesday. But they were peppered with questions about whether the big investment will yield a big financial return down the road.

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Overstock robo-adviser focuses on group others too often neglect

02/27/18

The retailer's foray into wealth management is a wake-up call for an industry that often overlooks female investors.

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SoFi's new CEO says bank charter remains an option

02/26/18

In an interview during his first day on the job, Anthony Noto also spoke about improving the firm's culture and the prospects for an IPO.

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