Technology

Drowning in Data, Banks Must Learn to Surf

07/22/13

The bank of the future is a humanizing bank, where the focus is on relationships, intimacy, depth, and human connection – supported by technology.

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Envisioning the Future Model of Banking; Capital Debate Continues

07/19/13

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

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How Banks Can Escape the Fate of 'Dumb Pipes'

07/19/13

Innovations from nonbanks will need a platform to provide distribution and the ability to scale quickly. Smart bankers will partner with startups to provide together what neither could do alone.

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Banks Get One Last Mulligan in Payments

07/18/13

After failing to respond to customer demand and missing tectonic shifts in money transmission and online and mobile payments, banks have an opportunity in the emerging area of cryptographic money.

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Introducing a New Series

07/15/13

What products and services will tomorrow's banks offer that truly add value and that customers will be willing, even happy, to pay for? We asked contributors to think big and broad.

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Compromise Needed on U.S. EMV Adoption Plan

06/26/13

Criminals will always find new ways to steal money. Banks still need a realistic timetable from the card networks to upgrade to chip and PIN.

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Virtual Currencies: 'Wait and See' Approach Best for Banks

06/25/13

Much must still be clarified about the new currencies and few have developed viable or secure business models that warrant defensive movement from the traditional banking sector just yet.

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In-Person Bitcoin Exchanges Are Thriving

06/21/13

Given the robustness of trade in some large urban areas, it is entirely possible to earn a living from buying and selling bitcoin.

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Avoiding Social Media Will Cost Banks Customers

06/17/13

Social channels may encourage complaints, but it is in banks’ best interests to publicly demonstrate they are fixing the problem.

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A 'Boundless Informant' for Financial System Could End TBTF

06/13/13

Regulators can use the power of Big Data mining and pattern-matching algorithms to seek out triggers of contagion across an interconnected financial system.

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