Digital banking

HSBC discovers consumers trust robots for surgery over savings

05/24/17

Andy Maguire faces a challenge: tasked with upgrading HSBC's digital-banking systems, he has discovered that customers are twice as likely to trust a robot for heart surgery than for picking a savings account.

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Don't end branching to compete digitally. Just do it better

05/24/17

Regulatory restrictions on market entry can shield banks for only so long from problems like those faced by traditional retailers. But financial institutions can take these steps to stay competitive in the ever-digital world.

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The evolution of the ATM

05/23/17

Automated teller machines have come a long way since Barclays rolled out the world’s first ATM at a branch in north London 50 years ago. Here’s a look at some of the milestone moments and key innovations in ATM technology over the past five decades.

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Savings app maker Long Game raises $4M

05/23/17

Long Game uses behavioral economics and the mass popularity of lottery games to redirect lottery spending toward savings.

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Open banking is inevitable. Let’s rethink data security, too

05/23/17

Better information security will remain the foundation of success as the financial services industry moves quickly to engage new business models.

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If banks wait for APIs to be mandated, it will be too late

05/22/17

Users want more control over their data and more seamless integration with their financial tools. Banks and credit unions cannot wait for a regulation like PSD2 to move forward.

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'Mediocre, but it works': Comments of the week

05/19/17

Readers opine on legacy core systems, the negative messaging around the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Jamie Dimon defending his Trump ties, and more.

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Tech giants will not be silent about blockchain for long

05/18/17

It is not startups but rather Silicon Valley’s biggest names that are best-positioned to compete with banks in the blockchain race.

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Banks need to stop keeping COBOL on life support

05/16/17

Banks have resisted the need to switch their core systems, but how long can a financial institution continue to operate on a foundation of dust?

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SoFi scales up wealth business in bid for more wallet share

05/16/17

The Silicon Valley lender that caters to affluent millennials has ambitions to become a one-stop shopping destination for financial services.

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