Digital banking

Human touch, shmuman touch: Consumers love direct banks

06/29/17

Consumers are giving branchless banks far higher satisfaction ratings than traditional banks because of higher rates, fewer fees and better functionality, a J.D. Power study finds.

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Online lender Pave closes to new customers, explores strategic options

06/29/17

The New York-based company saw its fortunes fade after riding an earlier wave of investor enthusiasm about marketplace lending.

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Overheard at Digital Banking 2017

06/26/17

The following are some of the noteworthy things we heard at American Banker’s Digital Banking 2017 conference held earlier this month in Austin, Texas.

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‘Why the double standard?’: Comments of the week

06/23/17

Readers weigh in on chatbots, Amazon’s physical footprint expansion plans, alternative credit data and more.

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Banks should avoid replicating their millennial strategy for Gen Z

06/22/17

Banks continue to struggle in wooing millennials, but their customer acquisition challenge is about to get even more complicated as Generation Z comes of age.

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Hardware issue causes digital banking outage at PNC

06/20/17

Customers of the Pittsburgh company were unable to access their accounts via online and mobile channels for several hours on Tuesday.

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Chatbots to humans: Move aside, I got this

06/19/17

The chatbot at DBS’s digital bank in India handles most customer service questions but can also sense when it is time to hand something off to a real person.

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Two big names turn to blockchain in digital ID chase

06/19/17

Microsoft and Accenture have unveiled a blockchain-based digital-identification system in connection with the ID2020 international initiative.

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U.S. Bank taps McKinsey exec to head consumer banking

06/19/17

Tim Welsh will succeed Kent Stone, who is retiring. In his new role, Welsh will oversee the bank’s overall consumer and small-business strategy, as well as digital activities.

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Successful disruptors want brick-and-mortar. Why don’t banks?

06/19/17

Online retailers are investing in physical stores to build stronger customer relationships, but banks are reducing their footprints and ignoring opportunities to make customers happy.

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