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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Bank Marketing Strategy blogger Jim Marous, former senior director of marketing services at Harland Clarke, has been recruited to direct marketing agency New Control.
September 14 -
Improving the customer experience was a major theme emerging from the demos displayed during day two of FinovateFall, a two-day event showcasing financial services innovations from startups and established fintech companies.
September 14 -
Mary Wisniewski finds MoneyDesktop, LearnVest, and Dashlane among the worthy early Finovate demoers.
September 13 -
Disappointed with gift registry options online, Betterment LLC CEO Jon Stein was inspired to launch a new service that lets account holders create an online registry to receive money.
September 10 -
MasterCard has acquired Truaxis Inc., a Silicon Valley start-up that crunches payment data to target special offers and discounts from merchants to debit and credit cardholders.
September 7 -
The world's second-largest payments network has been "looking at the offer and reward space for a while," says chief product officer Tim Murphy.
September 6 -
3Rivers Federal Credit Union in Fort Wayne, Ind. will use a web-based end-to-end loan origination system by LendingQB to help grow its mortgage lending business.
September 6 -
Banks like BBVA Compass, USAA and ING are turning to a flurry of new social recruiting services to help them lure the best and brightest.
September 6 -
It's tempting to blame China and Eastern Europe for bank-targeting malware. But more than half comes from within our own borders.
August 31