Miriam Cross is a Washington-based reporter covering bank technology and fintech at American Banker. Previously, she was an associate editor at Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.
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Tony Macchi will be in charge of the Massachusetts community bank's ongoing digital transformation
By Miriam CrossJune 15 -
A combination of user-facing apps helped drive scores from 27 to 73. Ingram is one of American Banker's Innovators of the Year.
By Miriam CrossJune 14 -
Michelle Moore, head of consumer digital at Wells Fargo, uses three principles to try to create user interfaces customers will come back to.
By Miriam CrossJune 13 -
Gotsch is one of American Banker's Most Influential Women in Fintech.
By Miriam CrossJune 13 -
Ally Financial, TD Bank and Park View Federal Credit Union are experimenting with custom settings so users can tweak color contrast, font styles and more.
By Miriam CrossJune 7 -
Kinective, a product of IMM, CFM and NXTsoft, will help banks and fintechs connect using application programming interfaces.
By Miriam CrossJune 6 -
The intersection of fintech and ag banking is still ripe for innovation. Banks and fintechs are looking for specialized solutions for their ag customers, from harvesting data to managing cash flow fluctuations.
By Miriam CrossMay 25 -
Holy Trinity Baptist Church Federal Credit Union has about $24,000 in assets, making it one of the smallest credit unions in the U.S. But it has survived and thrived over the past 50-plus years with low overhead and a small but loyal membership.
By Miriam CrossMay 25 -
Although no laws have yet passed, most of the bills introduced thus far do not consider EWA products to be loans. California is an exception.
By Miriam CrossMay 19 -
The bank's new Long Game app rewards users for saving and dangles the chance to win cash prizes.
By Miriam CrossMay 17 -
The bank is focusing on pre-seed companies that specialize in fintech or other forms of technology and have diverse founders.
By Miriam CrossMay 16 -
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are particularly active as they build educational microsites and drive digital lending with EV manufacturers.
By Miriam CrossMay 15 -
The fintech already has a number of large bank partnerships, including Morgan Stanley at Work and Wells Fargo.
By Miriam CrossMay 12 -
The credit card company believes that its Prism subsidiary will better serve other financial services companies as an independent firm.
By Miriam CrossMay 10 -
Charlie, a digital banking service, will advance users their Social Security benefits and will try to act like a "smart, kind and trusted nephew."
By Miriam CrossMay 10 -
Miriam Sheril, who helped build FedNow and is currently at a fintech, dispels misconceptions about what Orthodox Jewish women can do in the workplace.
By Miriam CrossMay 5 -
Meow and Vesto are two firms that help companies invest idle funds in safe instruments such as Treasury bills.
By Miriam CrossMay 2 -
Greenwood and Kinly aspire to build wealth among the Black community.
By Miriam CrossMay 2 -
Metropolitan Bank Holding is rescinding a $7.5 million loan it made to its CEO, and canceling a stock purchase he used the proceeds to fund, after determining that the loan was likely impermissible.
By Miriam CrossMay 2 -
True Digital, which helps financial institutions zero in on vendors, says midsize banks have a unique need for its product.
By Miriam CrossApril 26















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