Fintech

Bank earnings should be good; Goldman's priority

10/10/18

Slower-than-expected lending and "lackluster" trading could be concerns; new CEO David Solomon sets his sights on fixed income.

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This fintech's mission: Don't replace banking, simplify it

10/09/18

Bank Novo isn't a business lender (lots of firms already do that) or an account provider (it has a bank partner for that). Instead, it provides small businesses tools to track and analyze their banking activities.

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Where personal financial management tools fall short

10/05/18

They are good at helping track savings, spending and debt, but they do not always provide consumers with a complete picture of their financial health.

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Let well-capitalized small banks play in the sandbox: Panelists

10/05/18

Speaking at an industry conference Thursday, two tech executives and a community banker said that community banks should be allowed to experiment with new products without worrying about running afoul of regulators.

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Smartphone brand can reflect creditworthiness: FDIC study

10/04/18

A paper released by the agency’s Center for Financial Research says aspects of someone’s digital footprint — including whether they use Apple or Android — help predict likelihood of default.

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Money laundering and backlogs dent ING's image as tech leader

10/04/18

In seeking to make make ING the most digitally advanced lender in Europe, CEO Ralph Hamers' motto has been to "disrupt yourself before a competitor does it first." It's safe to say the tumult at the company during the last few weeks isn't what Hamers had in mind.

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A slowdown with a silver lining in community banks’ future?

10/03/18

The economy could “positively slow down in mid-2019” and consumer debt levels are a huge concern, but technology and lessons learned from the crisis could still create opportunity for small banks, says Beneficial’s Gerry Cuddy ahead of a big speech on current conditions.

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NetSuite angles for speed-to-market advantage over fintechs

10/02/18

With startups eating away at bank offerings, Oracle’s enterprise management platform is rolling out a new feature to streamline product development for business clients.

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Making business analytics as easy to use as a smartphone

10/02/18

Envestnet|Yodlee wants accessing data to be as simple as selecting a song to play, while bringing institutional analytic power to the bank branch level.

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Fee-fighting app expands into savings, money management

10/02/18

Truebill, which started as a subscription management app and grew into one targeting bank fees, is now offering automated savings and financial management.

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