Fintech

The bank of the future: A (digital) financial mall

05/09/17

In the way that Gap and Victoria's Secret are ubiquitous in the malls dotting the suburban landscape, it is unlikely fintech partners will be exclusive to one bank.

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Breaking Banks: Irish fintech, the EU gateway

05/05/17

Irish fintech execs discuss the sector's growth in their country and the opportunities from Brexit.

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FIS wants to help banks dominate fintech relationships

05/05/17

By banding together, banks can negotiate better terms with startups and other tech companies, the vendor says.

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'Enormous, sometimes terrible power': Comments of the week

05/05/17

Readers weigh in the effect of Federal Reserve actions on wealth distribution, how a new startup could reduce overdraft fees, Watson's attempts to catch rogue traders, and more.

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Lending Club’s $30M quarterly loss is its smallest in the last year

05/04/17

The online consumer lender has struggled to bounce back from a scandal that turned its fortunes a year ago.

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Customers will only embrace tech changes if staff does first

05/02/17

Bankers are well aware of the industry transformation taking place. However, they need to convince employees that change is worthwhile before turning reimagined business models into realities.

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Bank-fee-killing service rolled out by fintech firm

04/27/17

The fintech company Truebill, which already cancels recurring subscriptions at customers’ requests, is now challenging banks’ late fees and overdrafts.

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Capital One shortens the machine-learning curve

04/26/17

The bank uses machine learning to customize content in real time on its website for every user, based on their behavior during their session.

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Predicting low balances will stop overdraft fees, this startup says

04/25/17

The startup Dave (just Dave) sells an app that forecasts short-term bank balances and sends users small-dollar advances when necessary, part of a wave of efforts to improve consumers’ financial health using digital tools.

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Online lender CommonBond to offer more types of student loans

04/25/17

The company that made its name refinancing student loans plans to delve deeper into originations after a trial run of sorts.

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