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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Umpqua CEO Raymond Davis expects banks to focus on customer service and building smaller branches in the years to come.
May 21 -
First Trade Union Bank unveiled an app for iPad that includes standard mobile banking feature such as allowing customers to deposit checks, pay bills, schedule payments and view accounts.
May 20 -
BNP Paribas announced Hello bank! will be rolled out this summer to four European markets.
May 17 -
With the ever-increasing regulation burden, community banks with small staffs struggle to keep up with new and changing rules. Some have deployed software to streamline their compliance to-do lists. Bank of the Sierra in Porterville, Calif., is one of them.
May 17 -
nCino, which sells cloud-based bank operating software, scored a new client in Square 1 Bank of Durham, N.C.
May 16 -
Two Standard Chartered customers aim to earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for making mobile banking transactions at a high altitude.
May 15 -
The Google operating system's share of the smartphone market rose to 74% in the first quarter, Gartner reports. However, bankers continue to cater to multiple platforms.
May 14 -
Sainsbury's Bank announced it will outsource its retail banking operations to FIS as it becomes a wholly owned bank in the coming months.
May 10 -
New research from Synergistics points out the unintended consequences of branch closures.
May 9 -
New research suggests that consumers are becoming more comfortable using mobile devices for their financial services' needs.
May 8 -
Its the first financial services firm to deploy passive voice biometrics as the primary way of authenticating wealth management customers who call in, according to vendor Nuance Communications.
May 8 -
Cash transaction network PayNearMe announced the addition of six-year Wells Fargo veteran Billy Robins as vice president of business development.
May 6 -
MidSouth Bank of Tennessee recently deployed software to speed up the process for documenting and calculating the allowance for loan and lease losses.
May 2 -
CIOs at an enterprise technology conference dish on pain points and hint at solutions.
April 25 -
Chase's mobile banking functionality earned first place in a new report from Forrester that evaluated 15 large retail banks around the globe.
April 25 -
Nebulous security challenge questions like, "Who's the best man in your life?" have got to go.
April 24 -
As DDoS attacks continue to cause online banking disruptions, experts share best practices on what to say to customers through social media channels. The second of a three-part series on the cyberattacks on banks.
April 19 -
Gavin Michael has been named head of digital for the New York bank's consumer and community division.
April 19 -
The San Francisco company that built software to help consumers reach their financial goals is now seeking banks willing to adopt its platform. This is the sixth and final profile of up-and-coming fintech startups.
April 18 -
PFM software company Pageonce has eight million customers already of its PFM software. Fifth in a series of six profiles of up-and-coming fintech startups.
April 18