Call For Nominations
Americas Greenest Banks 2010
From the smallest community banks to global banks that are carbon neutral, there are loads of industry best practices when it comes to "green" or sustainability initiatives. BTN's April issue will recognize banks that are setting the most impressive and measurable examples of green initiatives. Is your bank one of them? Become a beacon for the industry.
February 1, 2010
Competition Roils Tech Seas
Banking's fundamental business models and regulatory structure have changed, or are about to. "New normal" consumers are expecting innovation and real-time access. Beneath this is a vendor community that's in a flux all its own, with consolidation and enterprise vendors making aggressive plays for the market.
Billing
Payments Get Cleared For Landing
Institutions and vendors want to put more billpay function on the online banking start page, in search of stickiness and an easier road to mobile phone payments
Direct Access
CU Pushes Twitter Banking
Vantage's tweetMyMoney offers financial services. It will see who follows.
Security
Finally, a CyberCzar. Now What?
The recent cyber standoff with China has everyone from Google to banks unhappy. What can Howard Schmidt do about it?
Consumer Payments
P2P Payments Grow, Primarily Online
Mobile person-to-person payments are limited, though there's signs they'll pick up as access improves
Going Green
Northern Trust Tracks Green Performance
Data analysis helps clients link energy use and emissions to the financial performance of investment targets
R&D
Banks Incubate The Innovation Fixation
Banks are increasingly using innovation "labs" to develop and field test new products and services. But what practical benefits are they getting for their cutting-edge work?
Contactless
Has 'Tap and Go' Lost Its Touch?
There's lots of issuer activity, but marketing has waned and consumer enthusiasm is tepid
Loss Mitigation
Daylight Come and They Need Loans Paid
Experian's Tallyman is part of a parade of new collections products.
Plugged In
Educators Getting Schooled in Cybercrime
School districts are easy prey for online banking scams; browser security plug-ins may offer some relief
Portfolio Management
New MBS World Calls For Better Vision
Tech firms and institutions like Wells Fargo are automating and integrating MBS portfolio management tasks to improve visibility into performance, accounting and pricing
Vendor Watch
Community Banks Go Multi-Channel
Community Bank of Pasadena California operates in the shadows of some of the nation's biggest banks. To compete it needed an e-banking platform that could serve the bank's business clientele as well, if not better, than the big banks.
Corporate Payments
Positive Protection for Corporate Payments
JPM's Khan says automated payments are actually safer than paper checks
Call for Nominations
America's Greenest Banks 2010
Has your bank made impressive progress when it comes to promoting environmental awareness and sustainability? Tell us about it and become a beacon for the industry.
Firing Line
You Are Not Your Target Market
Blippy, Foursquare, even the iPad, have legions of critics—like me—who don't see the value. But non-believer status shouldn't get in the way of progress.
Perspectives
Desperately Seeking Innovation
Corporate cash management hasn't changed all that much in 30 years. Now's the time for a revolution.
