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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An app that lets people compare crowdfounding projects across the world has debuted in iTunes.
December 16 -
A California startup is seeking community banks to pilot its transaction analytics service. The startup's grander vision: to also track customers' physical activities and reward them with better interest rates and small business deals as they move more.
December 12 -
The San Francisco bank has made recent upgrades to its mobile app that expand the account balances customers can see without logging into the app and add targeted marketing capabilities.
December 11 -
Barclays announced Monday a partnership with Techstars to launch a three-month accelerator program in the UK next year.
December 9 -
First Bankcard is one of the first issuers to make FICO scores available to bank partners customers for free online. The educational initiative required First Bankcard to build a special webpage.
December 9 -
As NCR Corp. proceeds with the tech acquisitions it announced this week Digital Insight and Alaric Systems, linking the new software with existing solutions and helping employees and customer newbies feel comfortable with their parent brand are NCR's initial priorities.
December 5 -
RevolutionCredit is looking to partner with creditors on its behavior data software for underwriting and prospecting.
December 4 -
Westpac is soliciting U.K. developers and designers to enter its new mobile and web banking app crowd sourcing idea contest.
December 4 -
PNC Bank has added a new twist to its annual tongue-in-cheek Christmas Price Index, which estimates the cost of gifts mentioned in a famous holiday jingle.
December 4 -
Industry observers note how quickly Thoma Bravo LLC made a profit on a company it just acquired in August, and call the purchase a coup for NCR that could help it satisfy a technical need among banks: better consistency among channels.
December 3 -
NCR Corp.'s (NCR) purchase of Menlo, Calif.-based Digital Insight Corp. for $1.65 billion is a bid to deliver an end-to end omnichannel experience to bank customers, according to company executives who commented on the deal.
December 3 -
NCR has been working to become a "hardware-enabled, software-driven business" for eight years. With its purchase of online and mobile banking vendor Digital Insight and transaction switching and fraud detection software company Alaric Systems, it's taken a big step forward.
December 2 -
NCR has been working to become a "hardware-enabled, software-driven business" for eight years. With its purchase of online and mobile banking vendor Digital Insight and transaction switching and fraud detection software company Alaric Systems, it's taken a big step forward.
December 2 -
NCR Corp. has agreed to purchase Menlo, Calif.-based Digital Insight Corp. for $1.65 billion. Separately, NCR also completed a purchase of Alaric Systems in London for $84 million.
December 2 -
NCR Corp. (NCR) has agreed to purchase Menlo, Calif.-based Digital Insight Corporation for $1.65 billion. The deal follows Intuit's sale of the mobile and online banking unit to private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC in July.
December 2 -
National Bank & Trust (NB&T) has launched a mobile app designed to teach young children about setting up savings goals, keeping track of their accounts and other money concepts.
November 27 -
Check, a personal financial management (PFM) company that lets users link accounts and pay their bills, found a unique use for its data gathering tools: evaluate how the government shutdown impacted consumers' spending patterns.
November 27 -
PNC's new video ads, which air on websites like Hulu, are targeted to viewers based on lifestyle and, it is hoped, will gain the Pittsburgh bank more customers.
November 27 -
Wearable identity and authentication startup Bionym released software development kit documentation and an online forum to get developers coding apps for its forthcoming wristband, called Nymi, on Monday.
November 26 -
Planwise is placing its financial modeling tools in places where people are making big financial decisions.
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