The 2008 FinTech 100
2008 FinTech 100: Overview
With a growing number of banks failing and many more struggling, investing in technology may not be a top priority — or even feasible in some cases.
In Banking, HP Seeks Bigger Share by Changing Its Role
With a series of key announcements slated for the next several months, Hewlett-Packard is trying to boost its presence in the banking market by moving beyond its traditional ...
Vendors Changing Tactics in Credit Risk
Vendors of credit-risk management software are developing a new generation of tools designed to make it easier for lenders to identify borrowers who could get ...
SAP Following New Core Strategy
With a string of core-banking sales abroad in recent years, the enterprise software vendor SAP has shown that it can hold its own against the specialized providers that ...
As Sales Slow, Vendors Get Creative
Even though Financial Insights is still projecting spending increases in the banking, capital markets, and insurance sectors, the increases will be at a slower rate ...
CIOs Speak
Creating Efficiencies at a Small Bank
Lisa Welander knows that Heritage Bank will never be able to compete against the giants of the banking industry when it comes to technology development.
Adjusting to the Changing ATM Market
The modern ATM will soon be turning 40, and after years where the basic technology was relatively stable, it is suddenly going through a period of rapid evolution.
Regulatory Changes and Technology Use
Financial institutions have well-planned budgets, but during crises, organizations tend to freeze discretionary spending on technology.
ACI Benefiting from Advice-Driven Model
The payment technology specialist says a transformation program initiated three years ago is paying off, as a growing number of banks are asking for help stitching together ...
CIOs Speak
At BB&T, an Organic Quest for 'Direct Revenue'
Many bankers consider technology an expense, but for BB&T's chief information officer Paul Johnson, it must always have a return.
At Two Very Different Firms, the Same Goal: Justifying IT Spending
With the banking industry in the middle of a crisis, CIOs have a tough job: persuading a chief executive to spend money when their customers are moving in the opposite direction.
2008 FinTech 100: Methodology
Financial Insights and American Banker relied on a number of sources to gather the data used in the fifth edition of the FinTech survey.
