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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That's the aim of MOGL, a restaurant loyalty mobile app that continues to gain credit union partners.
January 17 -
Students of Singularity University have a tough mission: build a company that helps one billion people within 10 years.
January 17 -
A tour of PayPal's innovation showroom offers a glimpse of the company's latest technology, how PayPal is tying together e-commerce channels, and how it intends to dominate the mobile wallet the way it has online payments.
January 16 -
Level, a maker of budgeting apps for millennials, rolled out an Android app Wednesday.
January 16 -
Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) plans to expand its tech banking division into New York this year.
January 15 -
The Massachusetts community bank joins the small but growing list of banks letting consumers schedule appointments online.
January 14 -
Transaction data tied to rewards comes with a twist: donating cash back to charity. The California startup called Mogl seeks credit union partners.
January 13 -
BBVA Compass announced Friday its five finalists for a social media contest that sought fresh ideas for small businesses on the bank's Facebook page.
January 10 -
The new online savings account Dream adds to the online bank's existing savings and CD mix and comes with some twists: deposit restrictions and goal-based account tools expected to come by yearend.
January 10 -
Regions Bank's newest appointment scheduling feature highlights how banks are using technology to tie online and offline channels and transforming branches into better sales and services hubs.
January 8 -
Expensify announced Saturday a feature that lets a business customer of its expense report software share access with one other person.
January 6 -
Amazon is combining on-device tech support with videoconferencing. Will banks follow suit and provide personal human support in their apps?
January 6 -
In a mash-up of online banking, call center customer support and old-fashioned branch visits, Regions Bank is providing customers a web tool to schedule live meetings with its bankers.
January 3 -
New Year's Eve is a time for reflecting on what the heck happened in the last 12 months -- even on Twitter.
December 31 -
Small Business Payments Company seeks to partner with banks to provide better online tools to small business owners, an area that's been ripe for disruption for years. The product forecasts companies' cash flow, which gives rise to more cross-sale opportunities for banks.
December 20 -
FIS (FIS), one of the largest fintech providers worldwide, announced Thursday a new board member: Les Muma, the former founder and chief executive of Fiserv (FISV).
December 19 -
Long before personal financial management websites like Mint ever existed, credit unions and banks began offering holiday-related products meant to remove mental math from gift giving and travel expenses on a tight budget.
December 18 -
It is the season for added expenses and, for many, worrying about cash flows. Financial service providers report holiday products are popular with customers, though not a money-maker. Next-generation financial management software could let people segment their money into goals through one account.
December 18 -
Banks will soon have one more way to spend their marketing dollars online.
December 17 -
Thoma Bravo LLC, a private equity investment firm, announced Tuesday its sale of Entrust, a digital identity and information company, to Datacard Group.
December 17