The Golden Contract Coalition, formed in mid-2016 to get community banks better deals with the “big three” core systems vendors, said banks need help with buying from fintech sellers as well. ... Read full article
The World Economic Forum announced on Tuesday an effort designed to strengthen fintech cybersecurity. ... Read full article
The negotiations between Amazon and big banks like JPMorgan Chase and Capital One to offer a checking-account-like product pose significant questions for regulators about the e-commerce giant pushing further into the banking space. ... Read full article
State-level support will give the digital assets industry much needed footing, said Caitlin Long, a former managing director at Morgan Stanley. ... Read full article
The online lender is taking a stand against businesses that sell assault weapons or that sell any type of firearms to people under 21. ... Read full article
With the U.S. military in mind, the Texas bank's CEO, Gabe Krajicek, created a corporate culture where employees name themselves after the legendary warriors and operate under a mission to "win the war." ... Read full article
Promontory Interfinancial Network, a provider of bank products and services, goes to great lengths (sometimes literally) to retain its employees over the long term. ... Read full article
The retail lending unit of Marlette Funding meets regularly to make sure all employees are invested in its quarterly goals. ... Read full article
Honoring the 20 innovative firms in American Banker's inaugural ranking of Best Fintechs to Work For. ... Read full article
The online lending platform takes corporate culture seriously but encourages employees not to take themselves too seriously. ... Read full article
The fintech industry has some cool workplace quirks, but behind the fun factor is a serious mission to build an enthusiastic, satisfied workforce. ... Read full article
Many of the companies named to this year’s Best Fintechs to Work For ranking share a willingness — even an eagerness — to involve rank-and-file staff in decisions about how the company is run. ... Read full article
To attract new customers, banks are getting rid of the paper-based payments process between builders and subcontractors. ... Read full article
The Russia probe puts a national spotlight on a Chicago bank exec; CFPB's Mulvaney and Sen. Warren face off (again) while a credit union CEO takes a surprising position on the industry's tax exemption. ... Read full article
The founders of Seed are hoping to bring to small-business banking what their previous company, Simple, brought to personal financial management: much-easier-to-use technology. ... Read full article
A former executive at SunTrust has joined Cardlytics Inc. to help the company expand its partnerships with other banks. ... Read full article
The goal of the competition is to increase diversity in the financial technology industry. ... Read full article
While the $632 million-asset nbkc bank was the smallest known participant in the recent round of funding for Greenlight, the investment wasn't its first foray into fintech. ... Read full article
Since stepping down as CEO of Webster Bank last month, James Smith has spent much of his time co-chairing a panel tasked with solving his home state’s fiscal and economic woes. Banks, and perhaps even fintechs, could be a part of its comeback story, he ... Read full article
The Boston mutual, which lost its innovation team when it spun off Numerated last year, has hired a State Street executive to oversee a plan to encourage all employees to be more creative. ... Read full article
