Fintech

'In the worst cases, people die': Comments of the week

03/03/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

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A public or private blockchain? New Ethereum project could mean both

03/01/17

The effort to create an enterprise Ethereum could lead to robust private blockchains, but one of the key strengths of the project has to do with Ethereum’s roots as an open-source platform.

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Made in the USAA: Bank to license its own tech

02/28/17

USAA has granted development rights to some of its patented security technologies to Persistent Systems to create authentication and security-related products.

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The role venture capitalists can play in pairing banks and fintech

02/27/17

Capital One co-founder Nigel Morris discusses how his venture capital firm, QED Investors, helps banks and fintechs better understand each other.

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Just how different are marketplace lenders? Securitization pros unsure

02/27/17

It’s unclear whether connecting lenders and borrowers over the internet offers any advantages over traditional lending, according to panelists at the Structured Finance Industry Group conference in Vegas.

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How API partnerships could help banks win back small biz

02/24/17

Banks are partnering with tech companies to win back some of the small-business customers that the industry lost to fintechs.

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There are no heroes or villains in data access debate

02/24/17

The debate about which side is right about the appropriate method of opening up financial data access is a distraction from the real issue at stake: the pace of innovation.

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'They are coddled': Comments of the week

02/24/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

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Investors line up to refill fintech coffers

02/23/17

A core processing startup gets $16 million and a U.K. challenger bank raises $27.6 million.

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Working with the underbanked in the age of Trump

02/22/17

Although much of banking is cautiously optimistic about the Trump presidency, the financial firms and organizations that serve the unbanked see the election as a mixed bag at best so far.

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