Digital banking

Can an exec from Amazon reboot Simple?

11/14/18

The online-only bank hopes new leadership can help it overcome its rocky past three years.

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Fintechs to law enforcement: Let’s be partners, not adversaries

11/09/18

A new group aims to foster collaboration between fintechs and state and federal officials in the fight against crime — without hindering legitimate business innovation.

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Sizing up the real fintech threat to banks

11/07/18

Will it be a bigfoot from Amazon, Google and Apple, or death by a thousand bites from niche rivals? Or can banks rally and fend off the insurgents?

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Window may be closing for small banks to compete for small business

11/06/18

Big banks and fintechs are aggressively adding digital capabilities to process applications quickly, creating a sense of urgency for community banks.

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Even in the cloud, banking is tied to legacy tech

11/02/18

Serverless computing has its proponents — Capital One and BBVA among them — but the service hasn’t yet proven it can fulfill general systems needs in banking.

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Bye plastic, BofA's digital agenda, Fed’s big-bank supervision revamp: Top stories of the week

11/02/18

Synchrony CEO Margaret Keane says plastic cards will be gone in five years; David Tyrie is succeeding the high-profile Michelle Moore as BofA's digital chief; Fed outlines a new approach for its post-crisis supervisory program; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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PenFed denies AML allegations; BofA's digital chief is leaving

10/31/18

The credit union says employee charges that its AML program is deficient are false; Michelle Moore, who helped launched the Erica digital assistant, wants more time with family.

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What’s on the agenda for BofA’s new digital banking chief?

10/30/18

The high-profile Michelle Moore will step down at year-end, to be replaced by David Tyrie. More synergy between digital operations and consumer products, while maintaining financial discipline, seems to be an important priority.

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Popular Bank's bid to streamline small-business lending

10/30/18

The New York unit of Popular has contracted with Biz2Credit to automate commercial loan approvals and handle the underwriting for applications under $100,000.

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Robo-adviser pushes deeper into core banking systems

10/30/18

SigFig is partnering with Citizens Bank to launch an advice platform in its effort to become a direct competitor to legacy core systems providers.

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