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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Nicolas Kopp, head of N26 in this country, explains how the company plans to spend a chunk of the proceeds on its expansion here and add to the intensifying competition among fintechs.
January 10 -
Its data-driven financial management services for workers who live paycheck to paycheck — and a contract with Walmart — have attracted executives from Facebook, Slack and elsewhere as well as a major investment from the head of Box.
January 10 -
Despite controversy surrounding Ripple’s digital token, one bank is pushing forward to use it in cross-border payments.
January 8 -
Its early days yet, but decentralized apps will democratize finance, says Andrew Keys, cofounder of ConsenSys Capital, the financial services arm of ConsenSys.
January 8 -
The coming year will bring a wave of data-sharing deals between banks and fintechs, increased bank use of automated advice, marked changes to financial jobs as a result of automation, and much more.
January 6 -
Bank technologists see the potential for AI in lending, money laundering detection, fraud and other areas. Regulators and bank executives insist on “explainability.”
January 1 -
Several fintechs are testing apps that let customers gain more say over how third parties use their data — and hope to one day be able to give them the power to revoke access to it entirely.
January 1 -
A Colorado businessman's request for a preliminary injunction to stop the bank from using the name “Erica” has been denied. The overall case could still go to trial, but skeptical comments by the judge suggest BofA will likely prevail.
December 31 -
The software, which was developed by Feedzai, will eventually block payments that appear to be fraudulent or mistaken.
December 21 -
Among the most innovative CEOs of his generation, the former Umpqua chief and Pivotus founder is taking some of his best ideas to a new fintech as an adviser.
December 20
