Technology

Chase reaches deal on passwords; Mnuchin on bank regulation

01/25/17

Bank customers will be able to check information on Mint, TurboTax and QuickBooks without sharing their JPM passwords; Treasury secretary nominee says regulation should account for bank "complexity and activity"

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'Getting the chatbot to upsell': Comments of the week

01/20/17

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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Should customer analytics belong only to banks?

01/19/17

As artificial intelligence makes analytics better, the question of who gets to benefit from the intel will come up more. Fintech startup wallet.ai believes customers should be told of propensities that might be hurting them.

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FIS launches networking group for fintech firms

01/17/17

FIS is forming a network for the inaugural class of its VC Fintech Accelerator program.

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'Thanks, Daddy Cordray': Comments of the week

01/12/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader responses to AmericanBanker.com articles, social media, and from around the web.

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Kasisto continues chatbot momentum with $9.2 million funding

01/12/17

Kasisto, a provider of chatbots to banks, announced Thursday a $9.2 million Series A funding round led by Propel Venture Partners with participation from Mastercard and Commerce Ventures.

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Financial data gathering needs a common standard

01/12/17

Financial innovation will stall unless we, as an industry, collaborate on a universal data gathering standard.

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Mnuchin to divest; Bank charters for fintech firms?

01/12/17

Mnuchin to divest; fintech firms may be able to get bank charters

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Online business lender Funding Circle raises another $100M

01/11/17

The U.K.-based firm has raised $373 million from investors since it was founded in 2010.

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Regulation hampers innovation: B of A's Moynihan

01/11/17

Simple innovations -- such as those that would bring the underbanked into the financial mainstream -- are often stymied by regulation, says Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan.

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