Penny Crosman is Executive Editor, Technology at American Banker and its publisher, Arizent. Prior to taking on this role, she was Editor in Chief of Bank Technology News. She has held senior editorial roles at Bank Systems & Technology, Wall Street & Technology, Intelligent Enterprise, Network Magazine and Imaging Magazine.
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A blueprint for a shared ledger for digital money would include central bank digital currencies, bank deposits and e-money from companies like PayPal — but not unsupervised cryptocurrencies.
November 28 -
The fall of a major cryptocurrency exchange and subsequent drop in digital currency prices represent an opportunity to some bankers, who say investors and businesses will turn to regulated companies for crypto help.
November 15 -
Banks are starting to use the technology, which protects cloud-based data while it's being used by an application.
November 10 - Theo Lau and Brad Leimer, who run the consultancy Unconventional Ventures, offer three possible visions for banks' future — ranging from gloomy to upbeat — and advice on how financial institutions can make the best-case scenario a reality.Sponsored by IntraFi
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Chime, Varo, Upstart and Stripe are among the many companies that have recently laid off more than 10% of their workforce. Banks could benefit from a chance to scoop up tech talent.
November 7 - Software development
The Platform Solutions group, headed by former chief strategy officer Stephanie Cohen, is building embedded banking solutions for corporate clients.
November 1 -
Speakers at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking gala acknowledged that many women have made it to high positions, but the number of female CEOs is still tiny.
October 27 - How banks can take advantage of the internet's latest iteration, according to Alex Tapscott, managing director of the digital asset group at Ninepoint Partners and co-author of the book Blockchain Revolution.Sponsored by IntraFi
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The bank is using Google Assistant technology to power its virtual assistant, Fargo, according to Michelle Moore, head of digital at Wells.
October 24 -
The challenger bank is taking an ever more do-it-yourself approach to technology and trying out customers' interest in buying cryptocurrency. It plans to offer a combined debit and credit product soon.
October 20