Digital banking

'Can anyone say recipe for disaster?': Comments of the week

11/29/18

Readers weigh in on consumers taking on more debt, President Trump's criticism of the Federal Reserve and Zions CEO Harris Simmons as Banker of the Year.

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Small banks warned not to over-rely on fintech partnerships

11/29/18

Building alliances with startups is the most affordable route for community banks that want to offer innovative services, but industry officials cautioned that they must be balanced with smart internal investments, too.

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Onur Genç to become BBVA global CEO in December

11/28/18

He will take over as CEO from Carlos Torres Vila, who becomes chairman at year-end. Still unknown: who will run the company's U.S. bank once Genç moves up.

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Is fear of fraud holding back faster payments?

11/28/18

Proponents of real-time payments systems say banks must embrace them given consumer demand for more immediacy and transparency, even if criminals will try to exploit them.

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Community Banker of the Year: WSFS Financial's Mark Turner

11/27/18

Through timely investments, opportunistic dealmaking and a laser focus on employee engagement, Turner has Wilmington, Del.-based WSFS on the cusp of becoming a regional power.

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Connecticut group applies for national bank charter

11/26/18

Nexos National Bank would be led by Gordon Baird, a former Citi executive. A former New York banking commissioner is set to join the proposed bank's board.

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The right approach to digital-only banks

11/26/18

Traditional institutions shouldn’t just develop stand-alone online banks on top of existing infrastructure. They’d be best served building these “parallel” banks from the ground up.

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Banks flock to personal lending, but at what risk?

11/22/18

Unlike online lenders, banks are focusing primarily on consumers with solid credit scores. But unsecured loans to prime borrowers have a limited track record, so it’s hard to predict how they’ll perform when the economy inevitably weakens.

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Regional banks are spending heavily on tech. Is it enough?

11/20/18

Are midsize banks in position to disrupt, or are they investing billions in technology because they can’t afford not to?

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HSBC to offer online small-business loans in Canada

11/19/18

The lender is working with the fintech Biz2Credit to offer both secured and unsecured digital loans.

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