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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Wearable identity startup Bionym, one of BTNs top 10 fintech companies to watch, released Monday its software development kit documentation and an online forum to get developers coding apps for its forthcoming wristband, which is called Nymi.
November 25 -
Consumers have opted in to receiving e-statements. Now banks need to get them to agree to stop receiving paper statements to actually offset operational costs.
November 22 -
NCR Corp. will install more than 2,000 NCR ATMs for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in the U.K.
November 22 -
A new web-based application that lets people link their financial accounts to receive, organize and manage their bills and financial statements in a single view has launched after about a year of user testing.
November 21 -
Financial technology giant FIS announced this week its latest client win: Indias first women-focused public sector bank, Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd.
November 20 -
The copier company-turned-business processing outsourcer for banks and other companies is testing a new option for at-home agents: pods, complete with work desks and video capabilities, that are designed to serve as a private workspace for remote staff.
November 20 -
A prototype of what wearable computing apps could look like in banking came to market Monday.
November 18 -
As his new leadership book hits stores, Ray Davis opines on the branch revolution taking place in banks.
November 15 -
Mint, the personal financial management tool that inspired copy-cat entrepreneurs around the world, updated its mobile app Monday to include Trends, a feature that lets people view transaction data by category, merchant, account, date or tags.
November 14 -
BBVA seeks developers across the world to help it create new services, applications and content through a contest that runs through Dec. 3.
November 14 -
Santander Consumer USA announced Wednesday a partnership with predictive talent analytics firm PeopleAnswers to guide its hiring decisions.
November 13 -
Requiring customers to sign up for online banking before they can enroll in mobile could deter would-be digital customers from some transactions.
November 11 -
Bankers and tech vendors assert that mobile apps must be independent of online banking at BAIs Retail Delivery conference.
November 11 -
Banks nationwide have collectively reduced their total number of branches by 390 during the third quarter, according to data announced Monday by SNL Financial.
November 11 -
Capital One (COF) is allowing customers to access its mobile banking app with "pattern passwords" unique patterns traced on the screen of the phone with a finger.
November 8 -
Banks nationwide agree: Costly branches must evolve to accommodate modern times, but question marks remain on the how. Higher functioning ATMs, tablet-equipped employees, and video tellers are some of the ways financial institutions are testing out new branch models.
November 8 -
John Chen, a director for Wells Fargo and Walt Disney, will serve as BlackBerry's new executive chairman and interim chief executive.
November 4 -
FICO announced Monday it's partnering with lenders to publish consumers' scores in their digital and/or paper statements for free.
November 4 -
Recognizing that money issues stir up emotions, and wanting to draw people into its branches, Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) partnered with a software company to read people's feelings about money via a webcam on its new site: EmotionScan.
November 4 -
Moven, a financial services startup, now lets users activate and deactivate debit cards from their smartphones.
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