Mary Wisniewski is deputy editor of BankThink. She also writes on a variety of subjects as part of American Banker's bank tech team. Previously, she was a blogger and editor at Bank Innovation. She also served as a fashion editor for National Jeweler, where she reported on fashion shows and jewelry news. Her work has also appeared in Billboard, Cracked and a number of business media outlets. Mary grew up in the Michigan suburbs and now lives in L.A. with a maltipoo, two record players and an espresso machine. Mary is endlessly curious and follows anything that grabs her. Current interests include fintech, literature, travel, good conversation, Cat Stevens and Gidget.
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Wells Fargo is touring music festivals, rodeos and other local events around the country with an Oculus Rift headset consumers can try on, part of a trend of banks using unconventional tactics to promote their brands.
August 21 -
As banks work to understand potential tech threats to their traditional business lines, Leader Bank in Massachusetts has built its own software to usurp one of its services lockboxes used by landlords.
August 20 -
The philanthropic arm of Wells Fargo is working with the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory on an incubator that grooms early-stage clean technology startups and validates their products.
August 18 -
Leader Bank in Massachusetts developed software to get renters paying their bills online. It solved a hassle for landlords, helping the bank win their business. Now, Leader is preparing to sell the ZRent tool to other banks.
August 17 -
Long proven popular in countries like the U.K., prize-linked accounts recently became legal for banks to offer in some states in the U.S. Blue Ridge Bank in Virginia is early to the market with a product that gives depositors a chance to win $200 monthly for every $25 they save.
August 13 -
Credit unions in a number of states have been offering prize-linked accounts for years, but up until recently, banks were unable to follow suit, but with a recent change in law, one small bank is offering a "Jackpot Savings" account.
August 13 -
As banks look to shorten their list of vendors, the industry's largest technology supplier is looking to lengthen its list of products and services.
August 13 -
The $9.1 billion acquisition of SunGard Data Systems would deepen FIS' bench in banking and asset management services and add products for capital markets, dovetailing with banks' desire to narrow the list of companies that serve them.
August 12 -
Though not as well-known as Facebook or Twitter, the image-collecting social media site has more than 1.3 billion "pins" about managing money and is gaining traction with banks such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Regions.
August 5 -
NCR and Diebold the two largest ATM manufacturers in the U.S. report that skimming is getting worse. One likely reason: the adoption of harder-to-skim EMV chip cards in this country starting in October.
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