Digital banking

How HSBC is spending its $17 billion tech budget

06/11/19

Jeremy Balkin, head of innovation at HSBC Bank USA, shares how the bank is investing in retail innovation, including a $350 million core system.

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Cloud banking vendor for small institutions gets big boost

06/10/19

Alkami Technology said it would use its latest round of $55 million in funding to expand the white-label services it currently offers small banks and credit unions.

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Marcus won’t suffer fate of JPMorgan’s Finn: Goldman exec

06/10/19

The digital bank is a whole new line of business for Goldman, meaning there's no risk that it is cannibalizing from the main institution, said Omer Ismail, the head of the bank's U.S. consumer business.

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First failure since ’17, BB&T’s retention play, demise of JPMorgan’s Finn: Top stories of the week

06/07/19

The Enloe State Bank in Texas becomes the first bank to fail in 17 months; BB&T dangles promise of bonus payments to top executives if they stay; where JPMorgan Chase’s Finn experiment went wrong; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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Where did JPMorgan Chase's Finn experiment go wrong?

06/06/19

The bank launched Finn in an effort to attract millennials. But there were problems with how it implemented the digital-only brand, experts said.

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Higher returns or deposit insurance? Fintech bets on answer

06/06/19

Boston-based Trio is openly offering its cash management account as capital at risk, offering big incentives if consumers agree to sign up for an uninsured account.

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JPMorgan to shutter Finn and shift customers to Chase Mobile

06/06/19

A year after launching the digital bank, JPMorgan Chase has concluded that the millennials it targeted don't need a separate brand.

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Will banks take 'self-driving' payroll for a spin?

06/05/19

On-demand wage delivery has caught on in other industries. Banks have taken notice.

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Exec departures at Deutsche Bank, SoFi; N.Y. Fed chief warns on 'bad apples'

06/05/19

The chief operating officer for the Americas at Deutsche Bank, as well as SoFi's heads of marketing, risk and capital markets, are all moving on; John Williams tells bankers they need to do more to clean up misconduct at their companies.

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The tech banks are using to boost deposit growth

06/04/19

Regional and small banks are striking digital partnerships and launching new savings offerings as they attempt to steal away business from bigger institutions.

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