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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Whatever the reason that Plaid, a prominent data aggregator, can no longer access data from Capital One, the situation demonstrates how fragile fintechs are when they lose banking access.
June 29 -
Readers react to Capital One restricting data access, opine on whether or not the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure is unconstitutional, weigh in on Rep. Maxine Waters as Financial Services Committee chairman and more.
June 28 -
Startups such as BREAUX Capital are trying to reach consumers historically underserved and underrepresented in financial services.
June 25 -
Readers weigh in on Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting's comments about discrimination, opine on President Trump’s pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, respond to new anti-money-laundering legislation and more.
June 21 -
Readers respond to a bill designed to modernize the anti-money-laundering rules, applaud the acting head of the CFPB’s decision to fire the members of the bureau’s advisory councils, opine on when a bank ought to communicate it has been hacked and more.
June 15 -
USAA's lawsuit accusing Wells of infringing on its remote-deposit patents is new territory: bank-on-bank fights over intellectual property.
June 11 -
When asked if other banks were being sued, USAA said the lawsuit names only Wells Fargo because the bank is one of the biggest adopters of remote mobile deposit capture and has failed to license the technology.
June 8 -
Readers react to members of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's advisory board getting fired, opine on Sen. Elizabeth Warren slamming deregulation, weigh in on facial recognition technologies and more.
June 7 -
Readers react to acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney easing mortgage reporting requirements, opine on facial recognition systems, weigh in on Wells Fargo’s attempts to change its culture and more.
May 31 -
Readers celebrate first quarter earnings, weigh in on banks using blockchain, slam a postal banking proposal and more.
May 24 -
Readers react to Wells Fargo’s CEO slamming the media, weigh in on regulatory relief, opine on gambling and payments and more.
May 17 -
Readers weigh in on the role banks play on gun control, chime in on Wells Fargo’s latest brand campaign, slam the idea of postal banking and more.
May 10 -
A new set of principles by Envestnet’s Yodlee, Quovo and Morningstar's ByAllAccounts aims to settle a much-debated issue in data sharing: which party is liable when a hack occurs.
May 10 -
Readers applaud acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney’s cost-cutting ideas, slam recent calls for postal banking, opine on banks limiting their business with firearms dealers and more.
May 3 -
The Michigan bank hopes conversational technology can get customers to talk more freely about their financial health.
May 1 -
Readers weigh in on the action at Wells Fargo’s annual meeting, debate the idea of changing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s name, chime in on a postal banking proposal and more.
April 26 -
Readers weigh in on the use of blockchain in property records, Mulvaney's efforts heading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the need for financial standards in banking and more.
April 13 -
With consumer privacy issues in the spotlight, Citibank is betting its app — as an offering from a trusted data partner — will be more appealing than those from unknown brands or companies that have less liability if security breaches occur.
April 10 -
Readers react to Mick Mulvaney’s proposal to restructure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, opine on Community Reinvestment Act reform ideas, weigh in on emojis in digital banking and more.
April 5 -
While the banking industry is divided on the use of conversational technology, the San Francisco company believes chatbots can make it easier for customers to discuss their finances.
April 3
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